Hivemind question, lori, anyone? How is elevation measured on planets with no sea level? (Yes, I'm playing with Google Mars, why?)They just pick some arbitrary elevation as the standard for "sea level"
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Hivemind question, lori, anyone? How is elevation measured on planets with no sea level? (Yes, I'm playing with Google Mars, why?)They just pick some arbitrary elevation as the standard for "sea level"
I totally have a hole in my heart, but I thought it was just metaphorical.
In the grand tradition of ita's links on which you don't want to click, I present Rubber Johnny. I'm probably late to the game, but I still needed to share.
Not an ita-style link, but here's more Mars image geekery. [link]
more Mars image geekery
Too cool
up too late, awake too early. trying to find the upside.
up too late, awake too early. trying to find the upside.
More time to get stuff done!!!1!! WOO!!!!eleven
I don't know if everyone is getting tired of the Brokeback parodies but here is Brokeback Hospital. It's a well done House/Wilson vid.
Stone told The AP he and co-creator Trey Parker "never heard a peep out of Isaac in any way until we did Scientology. He wants a different standard for religions other than his own, and to me, that is where intolerance and bigotry begin."
Much as I hate to side with a smug jackhole over Isaac Hayes, I think Parker's right here. I could accept a simple "lampooning my religion made me too uncomfortable on a personal level to continue" without difficulty, but suddenly discovering a lofty moral objection after nine years of skewering just about every other set of beliefs out there reeks of phoniness.