redbird: closeup of me drinking tea, in a friend's kitchen (Default)
2009-07-20 03:31 pm
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OK, that's maybe a little too cute.

This morning, I was surprised Google was just displaying their usual logo. But OK, it's their site, and they tend to quixotic choices.

I've been using the built-in calculator today, so I've been there quite a bit. A few minutes ago, I noticed they had put up this logo, with the extremely cute letter l.

First thought, you're running late. Second thought, maybe not. Sure enough: they put it up at, or very close to, the to-the-minute anniversary of the moon landing.

Why not? We're that sort of geeks, right?
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redbird: the famous Apollo photo of Earth from space, with clouds (earth)
2008-02-20 10:53 pm
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Partly cloudy eclipse

After a discouraging forecast, the sky cleared, and looking out the window a bit after 9 (EST) we could clearly see the eclipse starting. We went outside together shortly before totality. The effect was weird: the moon dimmed a bit more, and then brightened, as clouds drifted away. And then they drifted back. We didn't get the red or orange color the nice people at NASA predicted (based on lack of recent major volcanic eruptions), but we enjoyed the view. There were very few other people out there; some were probably in the park, and it was a cold night.
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redbird: the famous Apollo photo of Earth from space, with clouds (earth)
2008-02-20 10:53 pm
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Partly cloudy eclipse

After a discouraging forecast, the sky cleared, and looking out the window a bit after 9 (EST) we could clearly see the eclipse starting. We went outside together shortly before totality. The effect was weird: the moon dimmed a bit more, and then brightened, as clouds drifted away. And then they drifted back. We didn't get the red or orange color the nice people at NASA predicted (based on lack of recent major volcanic eruptions), but we enjoyed the view. There were very few other people out there; some were probably in the park, and it was a cold night.
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