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      Astronomy Fun Facts.

      August 13th, 2008 by mike d. in Astronomy, Geekdom, Quickthoughts

      I’ve started reading an astronomy text book. So you’ll probably see more of these fun facts as the summer progresses.
      Fun Astronomy Fact #1: It takes about 1.3 seconds for light to travel from the moon to Earth.

      I’ve started reading an astronomy text book. So you’ll probably see more of these fun facts as the summer progresses.

      Fun Astronomy Fact #1: It takes about 1.3 seconds for light to travel from the moon to Earth.

      Authored by: mike d.

      Traffic Influence

      August 13th, 2008 by mike d. in A Day In The Life...

      When I’m driving, I often think about my circle of trafficular* influence. If I make a decision to change lanes on a highway, for instance, how far would you have to go before my decision would not influence even the slightest change in traffic patterns? Clearly, the cars immediately surrounding me would have to modify their behavior, and likewise the cars immediately around those cars. Our highway systems is extremely interconnected, could my decision to change lanes ultimately result in the slight modification in traffic somewhere very far away?

      Of course, the larger the decision the bigger the impact. If I snake through traffic and cause three accidents, those accidents will likely have a substantial circle of influence. I wonder if anyone’s done computer simulations to test this… or if it’s even possible to test.

      Either way, I think it’s a fun concept to think about.

      *NICE.

      Authored by: mike d.

      Today will be a lot of work.

      August 13th, 2008 by mike d. in Quickthoughts, Work

      Work is a lot like a race. A non-stop relay where you pass the baton to yourself lap after lap. Sometimes you can look at the last lap favorably, other times you curse your slow speed. I wonder which day today will be.

      Work is a lot like a race. A non-stop relay where you pass the baton to yourself lap after lap. Sometimes you can look at the last lap favorably, other times you curse your slow speed. I wonder which day today will be.

      Authored by: mike d.
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