Intelligent Design Discussed Intelligently

June 11, 2013 scaine 0

  So, after my last post on Neil deGrasse Tyson talking about UFOs, I watched both clips again because they’re just so damn good. At the end of the second clip, I was offered this video, where deGrasse Tyson does a presentation on Intelligent Design. […]

Isaac “The Man” Newton

June 11, 2013 scaine 1

  My man, Neil deGrasse Tyson, talks about his man, Sir Isaac Newton. I love how naturally deGrasse Tyson makes you interested in things that wouldn’t normally interest you. And while that first clip was great, this one covering UFOs will let you see deGrasse […]

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Kickstart your project

August 9, 2011 scaine 0

I’ve just come across Kickstarter – a site where you can pledge money to software development projects in return for incentives.  The more you pledge, the better the incentive.  It’s like pre-ordering, but your pledged money is taken immediately, which gives the developer funding to […]

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Great Ubuntu Software

June 22, 2010 scaine 2

Just a quick list of top-quality Ubuntu software that you may or may not have heard about.  In no particular order.  Many are installable from the repository, while others might require a little google/search for their PPA (I’ve kicked you off with a link for […]

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Earthrise

November 17, 2007 scaine 0

I sincerely hope this works.  If it does, you can see the earth rising over the moon, from about 100K above the moon’s surface.  From this Register article. Shame – that embedded object didn’t work.  You can still see the movie by using the link above, […]