Science Etcetera Mercuryday, 20071205

December 5th, 2007

Bruce Schneier Facts

“Every time Bruce Schneier writes a fully general halt-checker, God kills a passenger pigeon. This is why passenger pigeons are extinct.” Check out this and other Bruce Schneier Facts (author of Applied Cryptography). Bite me Chuck Norris! (HT Clint)

Hooray!!! After much public and congressional outrage, NASA intends to make one last roller-coaster ride of a repair mission to the coolest space toy ever deployed, the Hubble Telescope.

Whew! and Hooray!!! The Spirit Mars Rover successfully escaped from a sandy patch and will now find a safe spot to ride out the Martian winter. It is now 1,304 days past its warranty.

The Anatomical Chart Company has Brain Baseball Caps and other clothing on sale.

Gooooooooo Redfield Lab! Where all the scientists are also bloggers!

Just in time for Christmas, Discover This has got a cool Sustainable House model kit.