Monday, April 26, 2010

Zombie


Apparently Femi Kuti played Madrid last night. Here is Fela.

Immigration

Very odd immigration law passes in Arizona. I wonder what criteria they'll use to define criminal behavior. Anyone caught walking the Sonoran desert or suspected to be Mexican?

Friday, April 23, 2010

How not to do science (Sample 1)

If you want to be a good scientist do the opposite of this. Why do news organizations always fall into these traps?. Shouldn't they send someone to find out what's going in Zimbabwe?. Hey, the guy has a 1 in 32 chance of guessing right.

Thoughts

Need to develop collective leadership i.e. no one can take credit if many helped achieve the same goal.

Rain


Massive Attack.

The Lost World

Gran Sabana, Venezuela. Go there and climb Roraima. One of the
top hikes in the world.

Thursday, April 22, 2010

Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Ipad

-How do you call an Ipad in Thailand?.
I(Pad) Thai

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

More ash


Latest from Eyjafjallajökull.

Friday, April 16, 2010

Nice meteor


Last night in Midwest, USA.

Doubts


What is the table equivalent of chairmanship?, tablemanship?.

Saona


A little Noro Morales to close the week.

Ash cloud


Moving around Iceland and the UK.

Thursday, April 15, 2010

Happy 75


The Village Vanguard turns 75 this year. Hope it can hold its spot on 7th Ave, NY for years to come.

Magnetars


It turns out that a magnetar might be responsible for the financial crisis.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010

Stranger


Dr. Dog.

Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Bien querida


Y los astrofísicos del sol y las estrellas.

Pale blue eyes


Lou Reed & Velvet Underground.

Good morning Ohio


Latest from The National

Friday, April 9, 2010

New York mornings


No one is awake yet.

Timescales. II



Australopithecus sediba, the latest hominid, probably walked South Africa 2 million years ago.

Thursday, April 8, 2010

Eclipsed by a disk

Nice result by acquaintances Ettore Pedretti/Nathalie Thureau who found that Epsilon Aurigae is eclipsed by a dusty disk. Infrared interferometry with six 1-meter telescopes.

Timescales

Art in Cave of Altamira, Spain 35,000-11,000 BC.

The Windmills of your Mind


Dorothy Ashby's harp remix.

Discoteca nacional


The latest from Clorofila/Nortec Collective.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Burn it blue


Caetano Veloso.

Monday, April 5, 2010

Hustle


By Tunng.