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The Wild Blue Yonder (via Queer Merced)
September 14, 2010
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NASA Geek – Curiosity Rover Takes a Test Drive
September 13, 2010
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NASA’s latest Mars rover, Curiosity, passed an agility test by successfully navigating a set of ramps. Each wheel can maneuver independently, allowing for the flexibility needed to traverse the rocky Martian surface autonomously. Set for launch in late November 2011, the car sized mobile science machine will study Mars for two years or more.
For NASA’s latest article, check out this JPL site.
More pics after the jump.
Hot Chocolate Finder
September 12, 2010
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Now that’s some Hot Chocolate.
TEDG 2nd Anniversary! (via Queer Visalia)
September 12, 2010
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Superstitious Thinking Prevents Rational Thinking (via Tulare County Atheists)
September 12, 2010
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Delivery, Space Station Style
September 12, 2010
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The latest Russian unmanned Progress supply ship docked with the International Space Station this morning, as the orbiting complex flew above central Asia. The unmanned cargo vessel flew itself up to the Space Station, did a fly around to align itself for docking, then docked. That’s like a delivery truck, minus a driver, coming to your house from another state, pulling up to your garage, opening the door, pulling in and closing the door behind itself. All the while never breaking any traffic laws, causing any accidents, or scraping the paint on the garage walls.
Now the crew aboard the station will unload the supplies, fill it with trash, and in December sometime cut it loose to burn up in the Earth’s atmosphere.
We may have beat them to the Moon, and designed the most complex space vehicle ever, but the Russians have perfected the art of unmanned docking and assembly line spacecraft production. With the impending retirement of the Space Shuttles, we will rely on Russia for many years to come for access to space for our astronauts. We’ll be “spaceship-pooling” with them, and picking up the tab.
Old Glory
September 11, 2010
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This flag flew over the U.S. Capitol Building on my birthday, a few years ago.
Amateur Television
September 11, 2010
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One of my hobbies is HAM radio. On some of the frequencies, we can do live television. Here’s a picture of something on my TV right now. The Ham who owns the repeater has his ID running now, earlier another operator had some live video broadcasting from his “shack”. Here are some links that can show you more.
JimmieJoe / KC6YRU 
Abraham Lincoln – Gay American?
September 13, 2010
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For four years, Abraham Lincoln and Joshua Speed shared one bed. At the time, it was common for two men of limited economic means to sleep together, but Lincoln and Speed’s arrangement continued long after the young future President could afford his own bed. Lincoln, in letters to Speed, said “I do not feel my own sorrows more keenly than I do yours,” and “You know my desire to befriend you is everlasting.” Lincoln signed letters to Speed “yours forever”, a phrase not used even with his wife, Mary Todd. Lincoln’s lifelong struggle with “melancholia”, his professed affection for Speed, and his reported awkwardness around women lead some to believe Lincoln was gay.
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