Monthly Archives: September 2011

Not All News is Bad

Posted on September 30, 2011 by R.P. Nettelhorst

Not all the news is bad. According to National Public Radio (NPR): Two years ago, America was importing about two thirds of its oil. Today, according to the Energy Information Administration, it imports less than half. And by 2017, investment … Continue reading →

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SpaceX Has Plans

Posted on September 29, 2011 by R.P. Nettelhorst

SpaceX has plans to make their Falcon 9 entirely reusable. For more information, visit SpaceX

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The Perseus Collection from Logos Bible Software

Posted on September 28, 2011 by R.P. Nettelhorst

The wonderful folks at Logos, the Bible software people, have given me early access to their new Perseus Collection, over 3000 volumes of material. The Perseus Collection includes Greek and Latin classics such as Aristotle, Plato, and Cicero, in the … Continue reading →

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Neutrinos

Posted on September 28, 2011 by R.P. Nettelhorst

“…We don’t allow faster-than-light neutrinos in here,” says the barman. A neutrino walks into a bar…” –Neutrinos: Everything you need to know, New Scientist, by Chelsea Whyte and Celeste Biever

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Faster Than Light?

Posted on September 22, 2011 by R.P. Nettelhorst

According to news reports, for instance MSNBC.com, the physicists at CERN have discovered neutrinos traveling slightly faster than the speed of light. They’ve run the test fifteen thousand times trying to find some mistake in their measurements and thus far, … Continue reading →

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Quote for the Day

Posted on September 22, 2011 by R.P. Nettelhorst

In ancient times, cats were worshiped as gods. They have never forgotten this. –Terry Pratchett

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Quote for the Day

Posted on September 20, 2011 by R.P. Nettelhorst

Authors like cats because they are such quiet, lovable, wise creatures, and cats like authors for the same reasons. –Robertson Davies, “mehitabel”

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Quote for the Day

Posted on September 19, 2011 by R.P. Nettelhorst

Love and faithfulness meet together; righteousness and peace kiss each other. Faithfulness springs forth from the earth, and righteousness looks down from heaven. The LORD will indeed give what is good, and our land will yield its harvest. Righteousness goes … Continue reading →

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Happy Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Posted on September 19, 2011 by R.P. Nettelhorst

Once again it is Talk Like a Pirate Day, an event which arrives every September 19. Talk Like A Pirate Day is an original concept created in a moment of temporary insanity by John Baur and Mark Summers.