A relatively straightforward speculative article. The Physics of Extra-Terrestrial Civilizations A couple of quibbles. When you read old speculative articles they often seems a bit quaint, as the then-current latest technology is given more emphasis than later seems warranted. Paul Davies speculates that a space-faring civilization could use nanotechnology to build miniature probes to explore [...]
Monthly Archives: October 2005
Medieval Times
10-Oct-05Took my son Cedric and guests to the 6pm show on October 8th in Buena Park – at his request – for his 13th birthday. (I now officially have two teenagers.) You can order your tickets online from their website (a nice touch). When ordering they hit you up for an add-on “Royalty Package”. The [...]
Election day – replacing Chris Cox
02-Oct-05Checking out the supplies and paperwork (fun) before Tuesday’s election. Noticed the roster is a bit longer In fact there are 1885 voters listed – almost twice last year. They delivered 8 voting machines (versus 5 last year). I will have 3 other poll workers versus 4 workers last year. Admittedly, the last election was [...]