Comments on: Odds and ends, part whatever

By: Geoff

Geoff — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 02:19:42 +0000

I went to a big and experimental Firefly convention once that hadron glass.

By: That’s a rap | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine

That’s a rap | Bad Astronomy | Discover Magazine — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 18:54:09 +0000

[...] However, every day for weeks now I have been getting about a dozen or more emails, Facebook messages, tweets, smoke signals, and psychic flashes about the LHC rap. The same LHC rap I posted about over a month ago. [...]

By: Links of the Week (32/2008) :: cimddwc

Links of the Week (32/2008) :: cimddwc — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:53:27 +0000

[...] Phantastic photos from the LHC (via Bad Astronomy) [...]

By: Jose

Jose — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:47:32 +0000

one last test.
http;//farm4.static.flickr.com/3126/2744293781_03f1ef029c_o.png

By: Jeeves

Jeeves — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:14:10 +0000

Re. the eclipse: I was looking at a sequence of weather satellite images last week, and noticed sort of a dark smudge moving across the picture. Didn’t know what it was – until I remembered about the eclipse. Pretty cool to “discover” the moon’s shadow without someone pointing it out.

By: madge

madge — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 07:01:57 +0000

The LHC pictures are just amazing. That is without doubt the most impressive and beautiful machine we humans have EVER built. Go CERN!

By: themadlolscientist

themadlolscientist — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 06:38:23 +0000

@ neuralgourmet:

I LOLd……… I dunno why, but somehow I’ve always thought of Phoenix as “she” too! (And both Spirit and Opportunity as “he.”)

By: Cody B

Cody B — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 01:45:09 +0000

The LHC rap…oh just…no…

By: IMForeman

IMForeman — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:46:22 +0000

That’s not a Geico Caveman, Phil. That’s Cat Stevens!

See what I did there.

Of course, it could be Che Guevara. Or maybe it’s Samuel L. Jackson… that dude’s in everything.

By: IBY

IBY — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:29:29 +0000

We should celebrate the anniversary by watching all of When We Left Earth nonstop.

By: Donald

Donald — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 23:13:03 +0000

I love those pictures of the LHC. Any picture of any doomsday device built in any Bond/sci-fi film cannot compare to those. If an alien invasion fleet turns up the day it is switched on, and is promptly vapourised, I honestly won’t be surprised. Oh, and congratulations on the JREF gig, Phil.

By: Philip

Philip — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 21:30:52 +0000

There is this extremely funny LHC picture of the server room:
“Computer Center during the installation of servers”

With the billions spent on the project, they at least saved a few euros
on the operators monitor.

By: Sean’s Blog » Blog Archive » Awesome Pictures of The Large Hadron Collider

Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:45:10 +0000

[...] Phil at BadAstronomyBlog for the link (and congratulations as the new president of the JREF!) Share and [...]

By: neuralgourmet

neuralgourmet — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:04:13 +0000

Thanks for the mention Phil!

By: Clan:Rewired

Clan:Rewired — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:58:06 +0000

Wasn’t there some torture technique in Japan or China sometime where they would have prisoners stare into the sun unable to blink their eyes? I’m sure they went blind, and crazy, and dead…

By: Michael L

Michael L — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:39:32 +0000

This is a really cool video of the eclipse as well. Some guy caught an airliner transiting the sun!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LG7wY3fU1Us

By: kuhnigget

kuhnigget — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:37:04 +0000

Airplane shot of the eclipse was bitchin. Back in 1979, I watched one from about 16,000 feet above Yakima, Washington while in the front seat of a little Cessna. Still have the 8mm movie I shot of it. Pretty durn cool. And the best part…? I didn’t have to listen to a chorus of whoops and whistles and “oh my gawds!” I mean, really, some tour operator could probably make a mint selling eclipse tours for people who just want to watch the damn eclipse and not listen to the inane chatter that seems to come with them.

Borderline misanthrope, what can I say?

By: Richard Drumm The Astronomy Bum

Richard Drumm The Astronomy Bum — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:28:00 +0000

I plan to show the LHC rap at my astronomy club’s meeting Wednesday night. Something light to get them on their feet, ya know.
BTW, Phil, will you be moving to Florida now? Or will the JREF move to Boulder? Or telecommute via Skype? I doubt Mrs. BA would like moving so soon after the earlier move. I know -MY- wife would take a dim view of a move!
Rich in Charlottesville

By: Sili

Sili — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:06:50 +0000

The LHC rap, though, not so much.

Hater.

By: zer0

zer0 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:24:28 +0000

Kudos for enumerating your first item with zero!

By: Blu-Ray-Ven

Blu-Ray-Ven — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:08:07 +0000

the #4, the holy cat. i live in that area. i remember seeing that on the news i happend to come across. this is goofy when it comes to religion. but alot of places are like that i guess

By: Larian LeQuella

Larian LeQuella — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 18:04:29 +0000

I can’t imagine how busy your life just became! Still, I am very happy for you, and thanks for all the tid bits. I was getting bored just sitting here waiting on my flight.