Armenian Genocide

I'm not doing well as a world citizen... I didn't realize that today was the rememberence day for the Armenian genocide, until it came up at the staff meeting at work that the engineers that we're working with in Armenia have the day off.

Mu may have changed over the lifetime of the universe

According to an articne in New Scientist based on a paper in Physical Review Letters, a group is claiming evidence that mu (the ratio of the mass of the proton to the mass of the electron) may have changed over time. Obviously, this would be a significant thing, and this result hasn't been confirmed yet, so it's very early.

Do the astrophysicists around these parts happen to know anything about this or the group that is making the claim?

Nine Million Bicycles

Anyone seen this?

Howe & Ser

It seems that they're the guys to ask when you need a cannon to be moved.

Good day to be blue

First, the corrupt politician from TX-22 resigns. Then the Massachusetts legislature passes a plan to provide health insurance to all. That makes two steps in the right direction....left!

Light Reading

If you have some leisure time, Geoffrey Chaucer has asked for his Tales to be proclaimed in April, the month being particularly fitting. On his blog he also has some touching reminiscences about the Pearl Poet.

If your time is more limited, I recommend Daniel Nussbaum's Oedipus, King (of the Road). It's a quick read.

And you can always marvel at the awesomeness of this picture of Bagger 288.