Monthly Archives: September 2008

to make a mark

Posted on Thursday, 2008 September 25 by Anton

Some work of fiction, possibly Varley’s Steel Beach, mentions a service called First Footprints that takes tourists to untrodden parts of the Moon. I’d pay extra for a temporary inflated tent so as to make bare footprints.

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Martian months

Posted on Monday, 2008 September 22 by Anton

Most proposed calendars for Mars have 24 months, and various systems have been offered to name them. Here’s one more: use the names of the 24 brightest stars, in order of longitude right ascension (relative to the rotation axis of … Continue reading →

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hyperreality

Posted on Monday, 2008 September 22 by Anton

Dad has often mentioned that when he first got eyeglasses he was surprised to see that trees had discrete leaves; I never found that to be a big deal. But now I sometimes find that blades of grass stand out … Continue reading →

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accumulated miscellany

Posted on Friday, 2008 September 19 by Anton

cause for doubt By the way, if I ever use the construction The X is just that, a X, slap me. I found an unintentionally funny bit: Do you remember the old adage about how power corrupts, and absolute power … Continue reading →

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