Word-whore. I write 'em. I talk 'em. Information, politics, media, and the cybers. I drink. I use bad words. All publication is a political act. All communication is propaganda. All art is pornography. All business is personal. All hail Eris! Vive les poissons rouges sauvages!
My week of Monday 8 to Sunday 14 July 2024 was far less busy than I’d planned, because both of the podcast guests I’d booked in went down with throat infections. Still, I finally posted an episode recorded a couple weeks back, and started planning a Queensland expedition for October.
Continue reading “Weekly Wrap 737: Admiring an enormous American car while my podcast guests fall ill”
The winter series of The 9pm Edict continues with astrophysicist Rami Mandow, founder of SpaceAustralia.com. There’s a new telescope to talk about, and much more.
Continue reading “The 9pm Space Telescope Titillation with Pulsar Boy Rami Mandow”
In this episode we discover the cause of international conflict, we learn the precise secrets of foreplay, and Nicholas Fryer gives us the latest on prime minister Scott Morrison.
Continue reading “The 9pm Arch Window of the Technological Cold War Butt-Mouse”Stilgherrian’s links for 21 July 2008 through 25 July 2008, gathered by a small, well-trained pig, washed by hand and exposed to cool, dry air:
This small image doesn’t do justice. Go to NASA’s Astronomy Picture of the Day site for the full 3354-pixel wide version and spend a few quiet moments gazing at the breathtaking beauty of another planet.
This is the stadium-sized Victoria Crater, which the rover Opportunity reached a couple of weeks ago.