Aw, one of my coworkers is on NOVA. Mario Livio, one of my favorite work science-explainers. And not just for his accent. He's got a fascinating bio and is a really engaging speaker. [link] I never miss one of his talks.
I battle evil. But I don't really win. The bad keeps coming back and getting stronger. Like that kid in the story, the boy that stuck his finger in the duck.
Buffy ,'Showtime'
Natter 73: Chuck Norris only wishes he could Natter
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Apr 15, 2015 4:11:08 pm PDT #24583 of 30000
Jesse - Apr 15, 2015 4:12:19 pm PDT #24584 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
OMG, I can't believe that's finally on! I was trying to raise money for that show 2+ years ago.
shrift - Apr 15, 2015 4:12:43 pm PDT #24585 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
Stanley Cup Playoffs are more stressful when you can't drink.
Edit: And I'm officially not looking at the score anymore. Nope.
sarameg - Apr 15, 2015 4:35:49 pm PDT #24586 of 30000
Awesome! And here's an article by him regarding Hubble's 25th [link]
That he recognized the importance of the archive means a lot to me. It is actually revolutionary in astronomy. Used to be, and still is, data languishes unavailable after the primary investigator observes it and publishes. It's in a cabinet, on a hard drive, undiscoverable to anyone else unless you know to ask.But our mission created a model to put it out there, in a discoverable form to the whole world, as a comprehensive policy. And then we opened up our hosting services to more than Hubble. Mostly space missions, but when resources are provided, we've taken on other data.
I'm glad to be a part of that.
-t - Apr 15, 2015 4:59:15 pm PDT #24587 of 30000
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
That's a really big thing, sarameg. My inner History of Science student is in awe.
sarameg - Apr 15, 2015 5:00:27 pm PDT #24588 of 30000
Jesse, did you have the same for the next ep, Invisible Universe? That's a Hubble-centric one. People, remind me! (Also, look up when we're having Events so I make sure to get in early enough to get parking. Fuck, forgot about that.)
Jesse - Apr 15, 2015 5:06:26 pm PDT #24589 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I was just working on the Math Mystery thing, but still!
shrift - Apr 15, 2015 5:17:54 pm PDT #24590 of 30000
"You can't put a price on the joy of not giving a shit." -Zenkitty
But our mission created a model to put it out there, in a discoverable form to the whole world, as a comprehensive policy.
That is a seriously cool mission to have.
sarameg - Apr 15, 2015 5:28:17 pm PDT #24591 of 30000
And we're getting better at it! The ultimate goal is to have it layered such that you can click your way to your skill level, over multiple missions. Right now, still largely aimed for a professional audience, but we're moving towards integrating with the public outreach pretty pictures. [link]
Zenkitty - Apr 15, 2015 5:34:25 pm PDT #24592 of 30000
Every now and then, I think I might actually be a little odd.
sarameg, I was just clicking around and don't fully understand how to use it, but damn, that's wonderful.