This latest batch of wildfires suprised me with the speed that they threw smoke and ash into the air. We’re nowhere near the fires but the ground in our neighborhood is covered with it and we continue to have “snowflakes” falling from the sky.
The sun is reddish beige in the middle of the day.
In the spirit of firing up the Large Hardron Collider, I recently read (well, listened to on audio) A Briefer History of Time by Hawking and Mlodinow. Even though I had more than my share of phyisics and math in college I prefer this, ah, more accessible version. It’s a nice short read that gives some context to the questions we’re trying to answer with the LHC.
(c) CERN, Image courtesy of Boston.comJust wanted to point out some great photos (and humorous user comments) on Boston.com of the Large Hadron Collider, which at 27km long is the largest particle accelerator and one of the most important scientific experiments of our time. My favorite user-generated one-liner: “I hope it’s not running Windows Vista.” Its amazing to see such beautiful photos of technology that could change our understanding of the very fabric of our universe. Thanks to Brad Feld for posting about this; otherwise I wouldn’t have seen it.
Image courtesy of NASA/MODIS Rapid Response.Another smoky day in paradise, though in our neighborhood we have things much easier than folks in San Diego who are calling their own answering machines to see if their houses are still standing.
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