During my sunrise time search for New Year’s, I stumbled on this description of a perihelion. Today, Earth is at its closest point to the Sun. It’s a separate issue from day length and season: distance instead of tilt. I had probably heard the term before; I forgot. Upon relearning it, a corner of my brain started […]
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Migraines: Only Attractive on Paper
Thought I would link you to this little infographic on migraines, because dear gods, my head. It’s only been for the past few years that I’ve started getting migraines. The first time it happened, I genuinely didn’t believe it was a migraine. Yes, fine, I needed dark glasses and earplugs to be able to tolerate […]
Happy Holidays, Have Some Stretchy Sugar
Because I am very, very tired, have this in lieu of a more coherent holiday post: Candy-making. Because science should be tasty.
Babel Glass: Translation is Magic
On October 1, 2013, CEATEC Japan opened for five days of technological wonders. The expo looks like a candy store of everything that has touch screens and wireless links and chrome and glass. This isn’t just a big tent for live-action infomercials, though. A lot of these products are still in the development stages, so we […]
Waiting for a Letter: Communication is Magic
I spent the better part of the weekend poised by the computer waiting for emails to come through so I could answer them. Instantaneous communication is generally great, except that now everyone expects it. The message goes through the instant you send it (sort of, unless you have an email provider that can’t sodding get […]