November 2010

scienceisbeauty: Enhanced image of the Moon taken with the NOAO Mosaic CCD camera using two of the National Science Foundation’s telescopes located at Kitt Peak National Observatory near Tucson, AZ. Credit: T.A.Rector, I.P.Dell’Antonio/NOAO/AURA/NSF Source: Moon and Stars, National Optical Astronomy Observatory This is the coolest photo of the moon I have ever seen. [See it bigger here.]

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Gefährliche Kurve [Dangerous Curve] Love this old photo of my cousin-in-law and US vet and super good guy Brent. Brent always has a smile on his face, even when he’s not standing in front of awesome signs. He shared this story about boot camp: I remember getting yelled at in Boot Camp for smiling. Drill

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markcoatney: publicradiointernational: Bubbler map — Wisconsin Englishes Linguistic map of water fountain vs drinking fountain vs bubbler. Or, should I say, bubblr. (via South 12th) “Bubbler”? Seriously? YES, BUBBLER! That’s what I call it. But I was born and raised in Milwaukee, so it makes sense. It’s like calling facial tissue “kleenex” – it was

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