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A quick note…

Sorry about the lack of blogging yesterday me droogs. I am now in Austin with Pamela and Fraser at the American Astronomical Society meeting, and things’ll be getting started here in a few minutes… we’re hitting the ground running with a press conference on Hubble, and I’ll have something up about it soon.

Everything Pamela, Fraser, and I write will be mirrored at the Astronomy Cast site, so you can go there for one-stop shopping if you like.

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January 8th, 2008 7:52 AM by Phil Plait in Astronomy, Cool stuff, Science | 7 comments | RSS feed | Trackback >

7 Responses to “A quick note…”

  1. 1.   RAF Says:
    January 8th, 2008 at 8:30 am

    Oh, great…I get permanently banned from BAUT, the adminstration is out of town, so there’s no one to “argue for my re-instatement” to…

    Phil, would you please do me a favor? When you receive my email could you please look into it as soon as possible?

    Thanks…

  2. 2.   Murff Says:
    January 8th, 2008 at 8:57 am

    Tonight on the History Channel

    Mega Disasters: Gamma Ray Bursts (9pm central)

  3. 3.   chris rattis Says:
    January 8th, 2008 at 9:19 am

    You can’t lie to us Phil. We all know why you’re really in Texas… You were sent there to un-doom it. :)

  4. 4.   Evolving Squid Says:
    January 8th, 2008 at 9:34 am

    droogs?

    Getting sharpened up for a bit of the old ultraviolence? I never thought of astronomers as such a rowdy lot.

  5. 5.   Kimpatsu Says:
    January 8th, 2008 at 10:21 am

    Verily, my friend, you are in-vi-ted to a genuine or-gy! of visual and telescopic fun that has never been had since old Ludwig himself!
    —
    See, Phil, I’m as big a nerd as you are.
    And I remember the VERY FIRST DOCTOR!

  6. 6.   Sandswipe Says:
    January 8th, 2008 at 8:07 pm

    Droogs? Bolshy reference, ded. Gotta filly the meloda lewdies, else they’ll go shvat the ol’ nozh, an’ who wants to sobirat the krovvy, eh?

    Unless you’re referencing the russian word.

    I loved that book, (with real ending, originally taken out of the american version-and then movie- for no reason), but Enderby was probably his best work.

  7. 7.   Kimpatsu Says:
    January 9th, 2008 at 12:10 am

    Hey, Phil, while you’ve been gone, Florida has committed suicide.
    Read all about it on PZ’s site.

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