I thought I would give away a clue on how Santa moves about - its all STEM or S.T.E.M!
Start withlight ly made metal construction
A few of you may recall the Star Dust Mission
to comet Wildt 2 in 2004 and which used light-weight aerogel
to capture particles - OK in space but not so "hot on earth.
Therefore Santa uses other material, for example, this - but actually not!
More clues by December 24th!
W O B
Here is a very comprehensive Review of 3-D printer, Lulzbot-Taz
Monday, 7 December 2015
Calm
It is Monday and the world is still. I thought - heavy water at 4C - but the air temperature is plus 6C. And wind still except for the ducks - can you see them?
Beautiful reflections, don't you think?
Will soon have to cut the grass - or get the geese back! (I didn' say that, did I?)
W O B
The lighting has changed again so here are some artistic views about 30-40 minutes before sunset:
This is a reflection off the lake.
Beautiful reflections, don't you think?
Will soon have to cut the grass - or get the geese back! (I didn' say that, did I?)
W O B
The lighting has changed again so here are some artistic views about 30-40 minutes before sunset:
Saturday, 5 December 2015
Fog over Couchiching - Dawn
Look, I am in great spirits; please do not get the wrong impression from yesterday. I wrote it in part with sarcasm and definitely dark humour but with a slight smile at myself.
Here is another morning and another sunrise:
Went to a Christmas Market:
And when I returned the fog was even thicker:
And the wind was chilly.
W O B <- out of the East!
Here is another morning and another sunrise:
Went to a Christmas Market:
And when I returned the fog was even thicker:
W O B <- out of the East!
Friday, 4 December 2015
3 o'clock in the morning
It is now mid-morning, 5 swans are sleeping on the lake below me.
And I recall once again my nightmare. I must have awaken around 3am
and finally got out of bed at 3:51 - and yes it was cloudy, no aurora.
It all began last Sunday night when I received an email from the
library: 4 books were due but I could not renew them online. (Can,
maybe, now.)
So Monday afternoon I walked over to return 2, renew 2 books - and
incidently noticed that their 3D printer(!) was down for maintenance.
When I was back home I realized that I had left my library "card"
back at the library. I had asked the always friendly and helpful staff
to show me how to login to renew library books. Anyway my "card" was
found and I would pick it up next day.
That night/next day Tue I received an email from the European Space Agency,
ESA announcing a new computer model to the comet 67P Churyumov-
Gerasimenko being studied by the Rosetta Mission. The model came with
full 3D printing instructions. Sooo I packed up my 3D model that ESA
gave me last November for the landing(s) of Philae on 67P.
Vicki drove me over to the hospital for my hand rehab and as I got out
I noticed how bad . irregular the pavement surface was, as I stumbled.
After rehab I walked over to the library and picked up my "card" and asked
whom I should ask about the 3D printer. And began outlining an idea.
The idea has stalled for the moment but my brain has continued to "think".
I need some more info about how to control the size of the model, how much
material is involved and how long will it take. Ideally I would make
segments every - afternoon, say - over the course of say 45 minutes. And
then after several days I would have all the pieces to put together to
have - again say a 1:100,000 - model of 67P. I think it would be fun,
exciting for the library users and possibly be of general interest to
the citizens of Orillia.
During this daydream I stumbled and fell, my model rolled out of my hands.
the police thought it was a bomb and blew it up and killed me. And that
is when I woke up. Too much American news for me to handle.
Here is a video on 3D printing of 67P
One thing is certain: I am not a snowbird who migrates!
W O B
And I recall once again my nightmare. I must have awaken around 3am
and finally got out of bed at 3:51 - and yes it was cloudy, no aurora.
It all began last Sunday night when I received an email from the
library: 4 books were due but I could not renew them online. (Can,
maybe, now.)
So Monday afternoon I walked over to return 2, renew 2 books - and
incidently noticed that their 3D printer(!) was down for maintenance.
When I was back home I realized that I had left my library "card"
back at the library. I had asked the always friendly and helpful staff
to show me how to login to renew library books. Anyway my "card" was
found and I would pick it up next day.
That night/next day Tue I received an email from the European Space Agency,
ESA announcing a new computer model to the comet 67P Churyumov-
Gerasimenko being studied by the Rosetta Mission. The model came with
full 3D printing instructions. Sooo I packed up my 3D model that ESA
gave me last November for the landing(s) of Philae on 67P.
Vicki drove me over to the hospital for my hand rehab and as I got out
I noticed how bad . irregular the pavement surface was, as I stumbled.
After rehab I walked over to the library and picked up my "card" and asked
whom I should ask about the 3D printer. And began outlining an idea.
The idea has stalled for the moment but my brain has continued to "think".
I need some more info about how to control the size of the model, how much
material is involved and how long will it take. Ideally I would make
segments every - afternoon, say - over the course of say 45 minutes. And
then after several days I would have all the pieces to put together to
have - again say a 1:100,000 - model of 67P. I think it would be fun,
exciting for the library users and possibly be of general interest to
the citizens of Orillia.
During this daydream I stumbled and fell, my model rolled out of my hands.
the police thought it was a bomb and blew it up and killed me. And that
is when I woke up. Too much American news for me to handle.
One thing is certain: I am not a snowbird who migrates!
W O B
Thursday, 3 December 2015
"Science made me a better parent" ... ?
SCIENCE magazine just published a guest article by Ignacio Amigo which I thought was worth passing on.
It is called strangely enough:
Science made me a better parent
Last Christmas our children gave me a T-shirt with this on it:
I must be doing something right - eh!
Wise Old Bird
It is called strangely enough:
Science made me a better parent
Last Christmas our children gave me a T-shirt with this on it:
I must be doing something right - eh!
Wise Old Bird
Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Saturday November 7
Lake Couchiching, lake of the laughing or smiling waters, lake below a lake - translate the name or the idea as you wish. Fortune smiles here any way you want to look. The following were mostly taken from on the balcony but I start with the view that caught my attention:
I cannot believe that it took so long to post - but then I have not finished with Knossos or Alberta.
I had the idea I could pursuade you to accept this as an Orillia aurora:
What do you think? Is it dark enough?
It really was close to us - near enogh to touch. I moved two, yes 2 steps to my right for the next shot:
It left me with a glowing feeling:
W O B
I cannot believe that it took so long to post - but then I have not finished with Knossos or Alberta.
I had the idea I could pursuade you to accept this as an Orillia aurora:
What do you think? Is it dark enough?
It left me with a glowing feeling:
Tuesday, 1 December 2015
some editorials
Nobody has expressed an interest in the 2 themes I offered in the last entry. So here are a few editorials that came my way today via NATURE.
Under the skin - social rather than scientific
The fragile Framework to save our climate
The 2deg C dream
and maybe some humour - but dark: the solution to Fermi paradox?
Water worlds - or thanks for all the fish?
Under the skin - social rather than scientific
The fragile Framework to save our climate
The 2deg C dream
and maybe some humour - but dark: the solution to Fermi paradox?
Water worlds - or thanks for all the fish?
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