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Public talk - online | Galaxy Zoo Blog. Tonight I went to a talk at SIUE by the astrophysicist Chris Lintott. This was an amazing talk about the latest in using the public to help in massive scientific data classification and his current project the Galaxy Zoo. Everyone should take some time to check out the Galaxy Zoo and to help with projects like this. The human mind is still one of the greatest and underutilized computers we have.

Labels: astronomy, SIUE, space

KPC 10:46 PM |

DecaffeinatID: simple security log monitor | Hack a Day. This looks like a good tool for you to have on your Windows Laptop if you are a security freak.

Labels: computer

KPC 9:01 AM |

Gay Runs Wind-Aided 9.68 Seconds to Make Olympics | nytimes. I watched this race and it was amazing. Too bad there was a little too much wind or this would have been a new world record. This is still the fastest anyone has ever run the 100 meter. This summer will be one to watch in Beijing.

Labels: Olympics

KPC 9:33 PM |

Photographer Documents Secret Satellites -- All 189 of Them | Wired. This is pretty cool. You always knew there were a bunch of satellites up there that were watching us. Now here is a guy who is watching them. Nice read if you are interested.

Labels: astronomy, space

KPC 9:28 AM |

MPAA says it shouldn’t have to provide evidence to convict pirates because it’s ‘very difficult’ | crunchgear. Has our society really come to this. Is there such apathy to all things that people will just say your wrong and you will be wrong. We founded this country on "Innocent until PROVEN guilty". Not on "well I think they did it so you have to give us money." Please people write your congressperson and get involved in politics. These people represent US.

Labels: politics, stupid

KPC 5:59 PM |

Firefox 3 optimized builds for G5 / Intel. Here is a link to optimized Firefox 3.0 builds. I would suggest you try one of these builds as they will run faster on your Mac.

Labels: computer

KPC 10:51 PM |

Record in 110-Meter Hurdles Falls | NYTimes.com. Wow this is fast. I am looking forward to all the new competitions in the next couple weeks for Olympic qualifications.

Labels: sport

KPC 4:04 PM |

GLAST Off! "NASA's Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST for short) left Earth onboard a Delta II rocket. 'The entire GLAST Team is elated,' reports program manager Kevin Grady of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center. 'The observatory is now on-orbit and all systems continue to operate as planned.' Read today's Science@NASA story to learn about some of the exciting new science GLAST is expected to accomplish."

Labels: astronomy, nasa, space

KPC 3:39 PM |

The .Mac to MobileMe transition: what you need to know | AppleInsider. A very nice overview of what to expect with the .Mac to MobileMe transition. This is a must read if you currently have a .Mac account.

Labels: apple

KPC 3:59 PM |

Holding on to an anachronism | The Enquirer. This is kind of a heart warming story. Maybe there is still some good left in society.

Labels: news

KPC 7:15 AM |

SIUE: A league of their own | St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Well it looks like SIUE will be joining the Ohio Valley Conference in their move to Division 1. This seems like a good conference and a good fit for the university. I was a little afraid that we would be out played in the conference we joined.

Labels: SIUE

KPC 9:28 AM |