Isn’t the cosmos awesome?
Thursday, July 16, 2009 ·
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Spectacular Wide-Field View of Eagle Nebula in High-Res. Photo taken from Earth.
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Best line of the day, so far
Thursday, July 16, 2009 ·
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“JUDGE SOTOMAYOR: Thank you, Senator [Graham], for the opportunity to revisit that matter. I appreciate that the man who once said he’d drown himself if North Carolina went for Obama has a special contribution to make when it comes to the importance of thinking before you speak.”
Gail Collins in an amusing parody of this week’s dialogue.
Factoid of the day
Thursday, July 16, 2009 ·
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Guglielmo Marconi’s mother was Annie Jameson of the Jameson Irish Whiskey family.
Although Marconi’s invention of wireless telegraphy was an original and significant application of electromagnetic theory to commercial use, the family connection and money were instrumental in his early business success.
Idle thought
Thursday, July 16, 2009 ·
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How come I love it when I open my Twitter application and there’s 6 or 8 new Tweets, but hate it when I open it and there’s 23?
(That’s why I only follow a few people — so far.)
Idle thought
Thursday, July 16, 2009 ·
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Tom Watson almost shot his age in the first round of the British Open today. He’s 59. He shot a 65.
Best line of the day
Thursday, July 16, 2009 ·
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“In what some on Wall Street are calling the biggest blockbuster deal in the history of the financial sector, Goldman Sachs confirmed today that it was in talks to acquire the U.S. Department of the Treasury.”
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