Things I learned while trying to get to sleep last night

Eddie spends a lot of the night trotting around the building and most of his routes cross me at some point.

There is a limit to the number of times Blotchy will let Tapestry smack in the face for sleeping near me and even though Taps took off as soon as Blotchy stood up, she still can't outrun him.

Waking up to find Nameless staring intently at my face isn't half as disturbing as waking up to find her leaning over my face apparently in mid-bite (Note: no teeth made contact. As soon as she saw I was awake, we stared at each for a while and then she flounced off). She better not have decided I am food.

Things I learned while trying to get to sleep last night

Eddie spends a lot of the night trotting around the building and most of his routes cross me at some point.

There is a limit to the number of times Blotchy will let Tapestry smack in the face for sleeping near me and even though Taps took off as soon as Blotchy stood up, she still can't outrun him.

Waking up to find Nameless staring intently at my face isn't half as disturbing as waking up to find her leaning over my face apparently in mid-bite (Note: no teeth made contact. As soon as she saw I was awake, we stared at each for a while and then she flounced off). She better not have decided I am food.

Things I learned while trying to get to sleep last night

Eddie spends a lot of the night trotting around the building and most of his routes cross me at some point.

There is a limit to the number of times Blotchy will let Tapestry smack in the face for sleeping near me and even though Taps took off as soon as Blotchy stood up, she still can't outrun him.

Waking up to find Nameless staring intently at my face isn't half as disturbing as waking up to find her leaning over my face apparently in mid-bite (Note: no teeth made contact. As soon as she saw I was awake, we stared at each for a while and then she flounced off). She better not have decided I am food.

A personal jet-pack for the 21st century

Shorter John Siracusa: e-books' coming domination of publishing is inevitable, do you hear me? Inevitable!

Nicked from Charles Stross, who pretty much would have to be more positive about e-books than I am.

A personal jet-pack for the 21st century

Shorter John Siracusa: e-books' coming domination of publishing is inevitable, do you hear me? Inevitable!

Nicked from Charles Stross, who pretty much would have to be more positive about e-books than I am.

A personal jet-pack for the 21st century

Shorter John Siracusa: e-books' coming domination of publishing is inevitable, do you hear me? Inevitable!

Nicked from Charles Stross, who pretty much would have to be more positive about e-books than I am.

Happy 50th to Me (Eventually)

I just noticed that MESSENGER will go into orbit around Mercury on March 18, 2011, which happens to be my birthday.

Here's a stupid question: MESSENGER's primary mission ends one year after it finally goes into orbit around Mercury. PLANET-C examining Venus from 2010 to 2012. Earth, of course, has so many satellites around it two of them recently collided. MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY should reach Mars in 2012. DAWN will be in the vicinity of Vesta from 2011 to 2012.

[knock wood re funding for some of those]

Is 2012 going to be the first year in which all the Terrestrial planets (and a minor planet) have at least one probe in orbit around them?

Happy 50th to Me (Eventually)

I just noticed that MESSENGER will go into orbit around Mercury on March 18, 2011, which happens to be my birthday.

Here's a stupid question: MESSENGER's primary mission ends one year after it finally goes into orbit around Mercury. PLANET-C examining Venus from 2010 to 2012. Earth, of course, has so many satellites around it two of them recently collided. MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY should reach Mars in 2012. DAWN will be in the vicinity of Vesta from 2011 to 2012.

[knock wood re funding for some of those]

Is 2012 going to be the first year in which all the Terrestrial planets (and a minor planet) have at least one probe in orbit around them?

Happy 50th to Me (Eventually)

I just noticed that MESSENGER will go into orbit around Mercury on March 18, 2011, which happens to be my birthday.

Here's a stupid question: MESSENGER's primary mission ends one year after it finally goes into orbit around Mercury. PLANET-C examining Venus from 2010 to 2012. Earth, of course, has so many satellites around it two of them recently collided. MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY should reach Mars in 2012. DAWN will be in the vicinity of Vesta from 2011 to 2012.

[knock wood re funding for some of those]

Is 2012 going to be the first year in which all the Terrestrial planets (and a minor planet) have at least one probe in orbit around them?

In light of 2012

[Poll #1348318]

Clarification: I did mean simultaneously.

In light of 2012

[Poll #1348318]

Clarification: I did mean simultaneously.

In light of 2012

[Poll #1348318]

Clarification: I did mean simultaneously.

An interesting development

Seen in my LJ in-box:

James,
I’ve heard recently that you are asking people to forward you links to online complaints that were made about myself and DNA Publications, Inc. just before it went out of business. I’ve been looking into the same thing myself as many of the complaints that were posted online were flat out not true. At the time, there was nothing I could do about it. Currently, I have an attorney contacting the people who have posted actionable material to have it corrected or removed. The legal term that applies here is Resurrection Of A Lie. I'd appreciate it if you could pass along any links you think might have relevance.
Thanks.
Warren Lapine

An interesting development

Seen in my LJ in-box:

James,
I’ve heard recently that you are asking people to forward you links to online complaints that were made about myself and DNA Publications, Inc. just before it went out of business. I’ve been looking into the same thing myself as many of the complaints that were posted online were flat out not true. At the time, there was nothing I could do about it. Currently, I have an attorney contacting the people who have posted actionable material to have it corrected or removed. The legal term that applies here is Resurrection Of A Lie. I'd appreciate it if you could pass along any links you think might have relevance.
Thanks.
Warren Lapine

An interesting development

Seen in my LJ in-box:

James,
I’ve heard recently that you are asking people to forward you links to online complaints that were made about myself and DNA Publications, Inc. just before it went out of business. I’ve been looking into the same thing myself as many of the complaints that were posted online were flat out not true. At the time, there was nothing I could do about it. Currently, I have an attorney contacting the people who have posted actionable material to have it corrected or removed. The legal term that applies here is Resurrection Of A Lie. I'd appreciate it if you could pass along any links you think might have relevance.
Thanks.
Warren Lapine