Centripetal Notion

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Buttercup Festival

Justin Ruckman published this entry on Sunday 14 January, 2007 at 7:13 pm. It's been filed in the Comics + Humor + Illustration category. {Share Your Thoughts}

(comic strip)

Comet McNaught Visible In Daylight

Justin Ruckman published this entry on Saturday 13 January, 2007 at 7:52 pm. It's been filed in the Astronomy + Universe category. {Share Your Thoughts}

This weekend McNaught is making its closest approach to the sun, causing the comet to slightly vaprorize and brighten enough to be visible in broad daylight.

Hugging Lions

Justin Ruckman published this entry on Saturday 13 January, 2007 at 1:44 pm. It's been filed in the Wildlife category. {Share Your Thoughts}

(videos)

Sulfur Hexafluoride

Justin Ruckman published this entry on Friday 12 January, 2007 at 5:42 pm. It's been filed in the Chemistry + Science category. {Share Your Thoughts}

(video)

Four Eyed Monsters: Free Online Screening

Justin Ruckman published this entry on Tuesday 09 January, 2007 at 1:06 am. It's been filed in the Film/TV + Internet + Technology category. {5 Comments}

On Tuesday, 9 Jan at 9:00 PM et (tonight), Four Eyed Monsters, an independent film with a lot of online cred, will be screened worldwide for free in Second Life.

The Emperor’s New Party

Justin Ruckman published this entry on Sunday 07 January, 2007 at 6:21 pm. It's been filed in the Culture + Life category. {4 Comments}

“The dynamic is completely different from a clothed party. People are so conscious of how they’re coming across that conversations end up being more sophisticated. You can’t talk about how hot that chick was the other night.”

Intergalactic Mass

Justin Ruckman published this entry on Sunday 07 January, 2007 at 5:40 pm. It's been filed in the Astronomy + Physics + Science + Technology + Universe category. {1 Comment}

“Astronomers have mapped the cosmic “scaffold” of dark matter upon which stars and galaxies are assembled. (…)”

On Free Will

Justin Ruckman published this entry on Sunday 07 January, 2007 at 5:38 pm. It's been filed in the Biology + Life + Philosophy + Psychology + Science category. {Share Your Thoughts}

“That means that the more reasonably you try to act, the more unpredictable you are, at least to yourself (…)”

Forests Forever

Justin Ruckman published this entry on Saturday 06 January, 2007 at 6:14 pm. It's been filed in the Art/Design + Environment + Interactive Design + Photography + World category. {Share Your Thoughts}

A website with beautiful photography of the world’s forests and some killer interactive design. I haven’t seen something this good since Earth Pilgrim or the site for Ashes and Snow.

George Carlin: The Planet Is Fine

Justin Ruckman published this entry on Saturday 06 January, 2007 at 6:13 pm. It's been filed in the Environment + Humor + World category. {3 Comments}

The planet has been through a lot worse than us. Been through all kinds of things worse than us. Been through earthquakes, volcanoes, plate tectonics, continental drift, solar flares, sun spots, magnetic storms, the magnetic reversal of the poles … hundreds of thousands of years of bombardment by comets and asteroids and meteors, worlwide floods, tidal waves, worldwide fires, erosion, cosmic rays, recurring ice ages … And we think some plastic bags, and some aluminum cans are going to make a difference? The planet … the planet … the planet isn’t going anywhere. WE ARE!