Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Stuff below the fold

Mao beats Hitler, but few notice.

indeed on youtube most of the videos are by right wing types. History Channel's take HERE.

But if you understand Chinese, check out Yuan Tengfei's speech.
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Look to the sky. Jupiter is making a close pass to earth...look in the east at sunset.
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another day, another cyclone...should hit south of here.

what's the difference between a cyclone and typhoon?

The terms "hurricane" and "typhoon" are regionally specific names for a strong "tropical cyclone". A tropical cyclone is the generic term for a non-frontal synoptic scale low-pressure system over tropical or sub-tropical waters with organized convection (i.e. thunderstorm activity) and definite cyclonic surface wind circulation

more HERE.


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BoingBoing wonders is stoicism is making a comeback.

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gamma ray flashes coming from earth will be examined by a new satellite:
"The small satellite, with a big mission, is appropriately named "Firefly." Sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the pint-sized satellite will study the most powerful natural on Earth — lightning..."


presumably, unlike it's namesake, it it too small to have it's on "companion" on board.
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