A while back (June 5 2009) Tom Levenson was talking about his book, "Newton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective Career of the World's Greatest Scientist," on Science Friday http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105012144. A caller asked the Levenson about Stephenson's work. Levenson said that the Newton's voice was so plausible that he had stopped reading them until he had finished his own book.
Also, don't give up reading the trilogy! It gets better and a lot of the pieces don't come together until the final book.
How about using that net for solar sails?
Maybe take advantage of the material to provide solar energy to the spacecraft (the material is supposed to be conductive)?
What would the side effects be if you were wearing a tin foil hat inside a MRI machine?
I hope it isn't anything like wearing a tin foil hat inside a microwave.
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A while back (June 5 2009) Tom Levenson was talking about his book, "Newton and the Counterfeiter: The Unknown Detective Career of the World's Greatest Scientist," on Science Friday http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105012144. A caller asked the Levenson about Stephenson's work. Levenson said that the Newton's voice was so plausible that he had stopped reading them until he had finished his own book.
Also, don't give up reading the trilogy! It gets better and a lot of the pieces don't come together until the final book.
Going to load this on my TI-994/A and see what the program is right now.
Great drug minimal side effects.
The mask thing isn't exactly so.
It is illegal for an adult to wear a mask in public in at least some states.
Occam's Razor - Simple explanation: More containers stink more of chicken poop.
Be careful not to cut yourself with that razor.
OMG Ponies! stickers would go over well.
How about using that net for solar sails? Maybe take advantage of the material to provide solar energy to the spacecraft (the material is supposed to be conductive)?
Spaceweather.com has a simple Satellite Flybys/Satellite Tracker. http://www.spaceweather.com/flybys/
What would the side effects be if you were wearing a tin foil hat inside a MRI machine? I hope it isn't anything like wearing a tin foil hat inside a microwave.
TV are easily startled, but they will soon be back, and in greater numbers