You know that thing, where a group of ravens steal a hunk of smoked pork and then proceed to repeatedly drop it on your car in order to break it up into more palatable pieces? My poor car: Found on the ground next to my car: I hate when they do that; don’t you? To answer some of the questions I’ve received about this: I have no idea where the pork came from. In fact, I don’t even know if it’s pork. Luckily, no dents. Yes, I registered scorn with the ravens: I shook my fists at them and referred to them in very disparaging terms. [...]

What do you make of this? I did a search in TweetDeck for the words “Does anyone”. Scrolling through some results I noticed more than one result that mentioned a sewing machine. Then I realized the tweets were identical. So I did another search for “Does anyone sewing” and came up with dozens of results, all identical. So I went to Twitter.com and ran the search and voilà! Does anyone know what a decent price for a sewing machine? I’m looking at buying one and don’t want to pay too much. — Rai Fidelis(@_raifidelis) April 24, 2013 Does anyone know what a decent [...]

The Alaska Zoo has an adorable polar bear cub, by the name of Kali. The zoo recently posted a video of Kali, purportedly throwing a bit of a fit. I’m not sure he wasn’t actually practicing his Brazilian heavy metal singing voice. (Music Credit: Sepultura ‘Roots’ / Vocals: Kali the Polar Bear) [...]

It is my intent to review this book without spoiling any of the important plot devices. I dove into this story without a clue as to what I was in for, other than that it was about an Earth that had become overcrowded–and that much can be gleaned from the title. I recommend you do the same: get a hold of this title, whether in print or on Kindle, and consume it. Go. Since you’re reading my words–and not yet the author of the story’s–I suppose you want a little bit more. Robert Bloch">Robert Bloch (best-known for writing ">Psycho, the basis for [...]

This email alert just came to me from UAA (bold formatting mine): UAA Campus Community: Respect is an important value at UAA and safety is our highest priority. For those reasons, we are compelled to inform you that an inappropriate incident involving a female cadaver occurred in the Health Sciences Building’s Gross Anatomy Lab sometime between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. In addition, an act of vandalism to building furniture occurred Wednesday afternoon in the same building. Criminal investigations are underway and additional security measures were implemented immediately. Students and staff should take appropriate precautions, including extra vigilance, avoiding isolated areas of buildings, [...]

51 years ago today, the Atlas rocket boosters that John Glenn, inside his Friendship 7 capsule, was strapped to the top of ignited. Millions of Americans watched as the resulting 350,000 pounds of thrust vibrated the vehicle that was about to take the first American into orbit around the Earth. CAPCOM (Capsule Communicator): 3… 2… 1… 0. John Glenn: Roger. The clock is operating. We’re underway. Launch of Friendship 7, the first American manned orbital space flight. Astronaut John Glenn aboard, the Mercury-Atlas rocket is launched from Pad 14. / Source: NASA Minutes later, John Glenn became the fifth human in space and [...]

If you live in the United States, consider this scenario: Canada is hell-bent on erasing Mexico from the map. Ottawa organizes and funds a militia and sends them to a suburb of D.C. to set up a state within a state, setting into place the resources and framework needed to begin terrorizing Mexico. What’s more, this Canadian militia has no qualms about terrorizing the U.S. to meet their ends; a number of U.S. leaders are assassinated in car bombs if they seem like they might speak out against Ottawa. The Canadian militia regularly moves into neighborhoods in the U.S. Southwest, hiding [...]

Ever wondered about the track’s humanity has left on other worlds? If so, you’ll probably appreciate this infographic from Karl Tate and Space.com. Source Space.com: All about our solar system, outer space and exploration It’s a fairly intuitive image, so there’s not a lot I need to say. I’m jealous of the miles of tracks that were laid down by the Apollo astronauts in their moon buggies. Could you imagine? I hope to live long enough to see just as many human-driven miles on Mars. The post Alien Footprints appeared first on 46BLYZ. [...]

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qa7icmqgsow?rel=0&hd=1] 27 years ago today, seven explorers gave their lives in the pursuit of scientific understanding. 73 seconds after lift-off, Challenger broke apart and disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean. We remember Michael J. Smith, Dick Scobee, Ronald McNair; (back row) Ellison Onizuka, Christa McAuliffe, Gregory Jarvis, Judith Resnik. We thank them for assisting in this planet’s quest to reach for the stars. *This post originally published on January 28, 2011. The post Remembering Challenger appeared first on 46BLYZ. [...]

I still cannot get over the fact that I live in a time in which I can post a video about an asteroid mining company. Enjoy: [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xkM80kdXkg?rel=0] For more about Planetary Resources, read this post. The post Sunday Matinee – Update from the Asteroid Miner’s Shop appeared first on 46BLYZ. [...]