Couple of things. First, I suffered a terrible tragedy: my computer's hard drive crashed and I've been in the difficult process of restoring everything. Recommendations about what programs I should download are welcome. On a similar note, I'm sick of Windows, and have decided to wean myself onto Linux. I'm going to keep windows for the time being and run Linux from a flash drive; I'm starting with Linux 4 Newfriends (Chrome Vanilla by Hexxeh), haven't quite figured out how to open the .img file yet.
Geek Squad does not employ any geeks, they simply employ people who know how to use the internet better than their grandmothers. Apple Geniuses are not geniuses. Back in the day, words used to mean something. Internet Explorer is for little old ladies who want to see the picture their grandchild sent to them on the intermail.
Have fun with those links? lol. Now some real news: Apparently male mallards produce natural anti-bacteria in the most unlikely of places. If we could replicate this in humans, perhaps we could slow the spread of STDs!
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Friday, April 1, 2011
Two for the price of one lunar diaries
Author's note: The goal of the series is to present life on the moon, with its ups and its downs. Life is still life, whether it's here or on a distant planet, and humans will still struggle with many of the same challenges. This post does contain themes that may not be suitable for young children.
January 25, 2074
Dear Diary,
Thomas is late for his shift. On another, hopefully unrelated, note, someone opened an emergency escape hatch. They did it at the exact same time that the shift overview and turnover was being done, so we didn't notice immediately. Those hatches lead to a tunnel with rungs to climb up to the surface, but the tunnels have very little oxygen! If whoever opened the hatch is inside, they are in grave danger. If they have opened the air-tight escape door at the top, they're in even greater danger. A team is suiting up to go into the hatch now; they said none of the emergency space suits is missing. Hoping for the best.
~Cheung
Dear Diary,
What a difficult day! Thomas climbed up to the surface; the rescuers found his body, and brought him back to the doctors, but there was nothing they could do. This tragedy has shocked everyone. Thomas was a wonderful, kind man; to lose him like this will be hard on everyone. Others will make up for his shifts; but all of us are like a family here, and losing a member of that family is very painful. We'll be busy here in counseling; taking it especially hard is the student I had assigned to check in on him every day. I told her not to blame herself, but she will need more help than that in the coming days. Must be going; have a lot of work ahead of me.
~Tara
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January 25, 2074
Dear Diary,
Thomas is late for his shift. On another, hopefully unrelated, note, someone opened an emergency escape hatch. They did it at the exact same time that the shift overview and turnover was being done, so we didn't notice immediately. Those hatches lead to a tunnel with rungs to climb up to the surface, but the tunnels have very little oxygen! If whoever opened the hatch is inside, they are in grave danger. If they have opened the air-tight escape door at the top, they're in even greater danger. A team is suiting up to go into the hatch now; they said none of the emergency space suits is missing. Hoping for the best.
~Cheung
Dear Diary,
What a difficult day! Thomas climbed up to the surface; the rescuers found his body, and brought him back to the doctors, but there was nothing they could do. This tragedy has shocked everyone. Thomas was a wonderful, kind man; to lose him like this will be hard on everyone. Others will make up for his shifts; but all of us are like a family here, and losing a member of that family is very painful. We'll be busy here in counseling; taking it especially hard is the student I had assigned to check in on him every day. I told her not to blame herself, but she will need more help than that in the coming days. Must be going; have a lot of work ahead of me.
~Tara
yeah another lunar diary
January 22, 2074
Dear Diary,
Sorry I haven't been writing often. I sure do hate writing!! Wish I could just record my thoughts vocally and have them transcribed, but the transcription software doesn't like my accent and I've been trying to practice my English. And my penmanship.
I asked Sara out yesterday. She's a wonderful woman! And those tig bitties! ;) But mostly she's a wonderful woman and a respected colleague. It's so sad, I'm going to be moving soon! Just a few more months and I'll be in Lunar 2! It's amazing, we can just see the edge of the grid for Lunar 2 from the gardens. I went and looked today...I wish we could see how the construction is coming along beneath the grid, but after the robots blasted the hole and put up the dome, I guess there wasn't much else to see. Right now they should be working on the underground light rail that will connect the lunar colonies, if I remember correctly. At least I'll have that to connect me to beautiful Sara. But who knows, maybe I'll meet someone new when the Lunar 2 colonists arrive. I wonder if I'll even have time to come visit Lunar 1! I'm going to be awfully busy, especially during the first few months, giving each of the new colonists a complete physical and a patient file, teaching the new Student doctors...I'm also worried about that; do I have all the training I need? will my students understand me? I'm not sure I'm even ready to be a teacher! I bet the rest of my team is worried, too, tho we don't really talk about it. I should go to the rec center and paint. That always helps me calm down. Maybe a painting of Lunar 2!
~May
Dear Diary,
Sorry I haven't been writing often. I sure do hate writing!! Wish I could just record my thoughts vocally and have them transcribed, but the transcription software doesn't like my accent and I've been trying to practice my English. And my penmanship.
I asked Sara out yesterday. She's a wonderful woman! And those tig bitties! ;) But mostly she's a wonderful woman and a respected colleague. It's so sad, I'm going to be moving soon! Just a few more months and I'll be in Lunar 2! It's amazing, we can just see the edge of the grid for Lunar 2 from the gardens. I went and looked today...I wish we could see how the construction is coming along beneath the grid, but after the robots blasted the hole and put up the dome, I guess there wasn't much else to see. Right now they should be working on the underground light rail that will connect the lunar colonies, if I remember correctly. At least I'll have that to connect me to beautiful Sara. But who knows, maybe I'll meet someone new when the Lunar 2 colonists arrive. I wonder if I'll even have time to come visit Lunar 1! I'm going to be awfully busy, especially during the first few months, giving each of the new colonists a complete physical and a patient file, teaching the new Student doctors...I'm also worried about that; do I have all the training I need? will my students understand me? I'm not sure I'm even ready to be a teacher! I bet the rest of my team is worried, too, tho we don't really talk about it. I should go to the rec center and paint. That always helps me calm down. Maybe a painting of Lunar 2!
~May
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