Not To Worry

Tweeted by @Camilla_SDO, "Do not worry! This is not the largest Coronal Mass Ejection ever. Just a glitch in @NASA_SDO & we are fixing it."

Very funny! Coffee up my nose, not so much.

Millimeters Matter... Splat!

Via Facebook friend Jennifer Tucker, 2.5 mm (0.1 inch) cream pies! Being Catapulted! At Insects!

Awesome.

...And Ron Schott

Via EpicPonyz (For non-geobloggers, Ron Schott has arcane powers when it comes to finding things in Google Earth)

Who Says Science Isn't Fun?

see more So Much Pun. Ahhh, science puns, the world would be so much emptier without you.

Twitchy Twitter

Not actually wrong, mind you, but technically, something is wrong with twitter.  Reminds me of an old aphorism in teaching:  "In theory, practice and theory are the same, but in practice, they're not." It took me a while to unravel that, and I'm still not sure whether it's mundane, profound, a truism, or just plain nonsense.

I've Been Thinking About This All Day

It was so deeply moving. All those lemmings, just jumping off the cliff after each other. Sorry, just writing this brings tears to my eyes.

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The Solution:

Oxygen has a liberal bias.

Give that time to sink in, then take whatever action you feel is appropriate. Based on a passing comment at Some Guy With a Website's fun comic this week.

Followup/clarification: some might choose a boycott.  That's entirely up to them.  Also, fresh water conforms to Islam's dietary guidelines.

Knowledgeably Corrupt

As syllogisms go, this is logically correct. However, the first premise is patently untrue, for better or for worse.

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Today's Useless But Amusing Trivia Tidbit

According to Balloon Juice, SpongeBob SquarePants gets twice as many viewers as Glenn Beck.

You're welcome.

(Fair disclosure: the author of this blog doesn't watch either of them.)

Vote For The Canadian!

Clay Bennett of the Chattanooga Times Free Press gets it right, again.  But I think all three of these characters are Canadian.  Can we just do like Caligula, and vote for the horse?

Do I Spend Too Much Time On The Internet?

Yes.  Yes I Do.

Geological Emergency

Buttersafe

This is Relevant Today

Pirates needed science, too, from SciAm. I think some of these are a wee bit less serious than others, but stop and think about it for a moment before you click over... if you were a stereotypical sea-faring pirate, what science would you need to know? I'm disappointed the article doesn't mention chemistry and geology, both of which might be useful in deciding which booty to bother with.

WARRRRRm Up

Yes, it's that time of year again... students are returning and partying, leaves are starting to trade in their summer greens for autumn golds and scarlets, and all around the internet, people are pretending that they're talking like pirates. I won't pretend: I enjoy the idea, but I don't think to actually talk like a pirate, and I don't think I've ever heard anyone doing so intentionally on this date. I and others talk like pirates on occasion to make a joke, but we don't overdo it for September 19, or avoid it at other times.

It's all about moderation.

I Can Has Be Helpful

Meant to capture this last night before I went back to internetless home, but at least I remembered this morning. I have nothing against dogs- rather fond of them, actually- but sometimes the tough decisions have to made.

All The President's Emails

I really enjoy this feature from The Guardian...

To: Hillary Clinton Subject: Re: Plan C

Sorry about Plan B, but I think it's impolitic for the President of the United States to phone a raving mad, pig-ignorant Florida preacher to ask him not to burn 200 Qur'ans, especially if the guy then goes ahead and does it anyway. So, Plan C: if you think you can arrange for a Blackhawk to fly over and dump water all over the bonfire, fine. Do we need legal justification, or can it just be a fun federal prank? B.

To: VPOTUS Subject: Re: Plan C

Hey Joe, in answer to your question about whether it's disrespectful to get 200 copies of the Qur'an wet, I can only say I HAVE NO FRIGGING IDEA BECAUSE I'M NOT A MUSLIM. Why are you even asking me? Anyway, last I heard – fingers crossed – the whole thing had been called off. I hope Hillary remembered to cancel that helicopter. Barack

Apparently This is Real

I saw this re-tweeted, and several of the pop-aggregators have posted it as well (this one is from The Daily What)... I'm starting to think it's not just a gag or identity thief. I can't wait for SP's response.

Followup: 4:28 PM- As expected, SP did respond as only she can. See Mock, Paper, Scissors.

Video Games Are Getting So Realistic

Consider, for example, the most recent edition of Space Invaders. (See Bad Astronomy for winning strategery)

He's Pausing to See if Anyone Argues

Either that or he's mentally double-checking his arithmetic, and is on the verge of changing his mind.

Via What Would Jack Do? The "Stupid Math Tricks" label has never been more appropriate.

Mmmm-Hmmm

We'll see what happens in a couple of months, but drawing on the old Star Wars riff, I have a bad feeling about this. Via Library Grape.