It’s only a matter of hours now before Times Square will ring in the new year. Check out Wired’s photo gallery of preparations before the ball drops, including making sure the gigantic screens work, pictured below. A video feed of the night’s events, sponsored by Countdown Entertainment, will be beamed onto the many screens in [...]
The Amateur Astronomy Association of New York City will be presenting a lecture on the Best Astronomy Pictures of the Day 2008. Dr. Robert J. Nemiroff, professor in the department of physics at Michigan Technological University, will be giving the lecture. This lecture series is held at the Kaufmann Auditorium of the American Museum of [...]
The move to our new server and split with Loss of Privacy has gone well. We should now be able to post more frequently and much more on topic. Enjoy!
Some sad news from my hometown as the owners of the Middletown Psychiatric Center can’t seem to pay their property taxes and so the city has bought a lien against the outstanding taxes. Considering the big plans that were supposed to be in the works, I hope something can be worked out. At the former [...]
My nephew is a volunteer fireman. He sent me this link today that shows him in action. You can see him at about 16 seconds in, carrying a fire extinguisher. He was pretty excited that he actually got filmed.
