Thomas Neill Cynical Quote
“Of those who say nothing, few are silent.” Thomas Neill http://bit.ly/yqdsKf
A Couple of Grouses
In the spring, the black colored male attracts the more brownish female by making sounds similar to bubbling or hissing. Illustration by Edward Lear. Continue reading → http://bit.ly/yYvseV
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-29
How the Apollo 1 Fire Changed Spaceship Design Forever http://t.co/MiLpV8kd via @SPACEdotcom # @zauberwort @cinnamon_carter @AstroMillennium @SquallPL @Deniseselmo Thank you all for the RTs! # Ron Paul: I don’t think we should go to the moon. I think we maybe … Continue reading → http://bit.ly/y81s8s
Peter McArthur on Satirists
“A satirist is a man who discovers unpleasant things about himself and then says them about other people.” Peter McArthur http://bit.ly/x6iArP
AstroBlog Follow Friday & Weekly Stumbles For 2012-01-27
This week I recommend to follow @Astro_yyz for interesting tweets from Katrina, an amateur astronomer from Toronto, Canada. For more Twitter follow suggestions see our astronomy list @TheAstroBlog/astronomy Weekly Stumbles: Revisiting the ‘Pillars of Creation’ In 1995, NASA’s Hubble Space … Continue reading → http://bit.ly/zpsclK
A. A. Milne on Disorder
“One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries.” A. A. Milne English juvenile author (1882 – 1956) http://bit.ly/zp935Z
Richard Feynman on Science
“I believe that a scientist looking at nonscientific problems is just as dumb as the next guy.” Richard Feynman US educator & physicist (1918 – 1988) http://bit.ly/zanFjO
Bertrand Russell on Controversies
“The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.” Bertrand Russell British author, mathematician, & philosopher (1872 – 1970) http://bit.ly/zEa4mQ
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-25
Scientists design solar cells that exceed the conventional light-trapping limit http://t.co/GgMZUEZx via @physorg_com # RT @iPhoneVen Merging the old with the new: Elegant base for the iPhone. http://t.co/Lw4mSR3I # Military launches fastest plane ever, then loses it… http://t.co/kpG6PY6g via @mothernaturenet … Continue reading → http://bit.ly/wsXaNU
Aeschylus on Wisdom
“It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish.” Aeschylus Greek tragic dramatist (525 BC – 456 BC) http://bit.ly/yS2cSq
Cullen Hightower on Mistakes
“Laughing at our mistakes can lengthen our own life. Laughing at someone else’s can shorten it.” Cullen Hightower http://bit.ly/zQp5DZ
James Thurber on Questions
“It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.” James Thurber US author, cartoonist, humorist, & satirist (1894 – 1961) http://bit.ly/xKNyad
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-01-22
@cinnamon_carter @cinnamonshelper @RyukyuMike Thank you for the RTs! I really appreciate it # AstroBlog Follow Friday & Weekly Stumbles For 2012-01-20: Astronomers using the partially completed ALMA observatory… http://t.co/SNDidp1Y # This week I recommend to follow @NASA_Astronauts to hear from … Continue reading → http://bit.ly/yQCpdb
Cute Marten Among Flowers
I like how this small marten peeks through the flowers and gives us this charming gaze! Its fur varying from yellow to brown is very beautiful, which unfortunately makes them quite valuable to fur trappers. Continue reading → http://bit.ly/ydxvvW
TechBlog Follow Friday & Weekly Stumbles For 2012-01-20
Just hours after Senator Harry Reid announced he was delaying a vote on the PROTECT IP Act, Rep. Lamar Smith, the sponsor of the Stop Online Piracy Act, followed suit and announced he would be delaying consideration of the companion legislation. Continue reading → http://bit.ly/zjRg3Q
