The View From Mars

--- My little corner of the Red Planet

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Once lived on Earth, contemplating a return.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2009 12:30AM

Look Quick,the Green Comet Is Leaving The Neighborhood Fast

 Comet?  GREEN Comet?  As in Josephine the Plumber's best buddy?

comet     No!  This comet!!  2

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 Here is something that excites me about horizon-event on the  green revolution: production of synthetic diesel fuel in small chemical factories at about $1.00 per gallon.

This is not bio-diesel -- it is digested scrap material and waste cellulose from crops and trash that would oth… Read full post »

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Golden Age

I used to read a lot of sci-fi, much of it  from the so-called "Golden Age of Science Fiction" in the 1940's and 50's.  In those books, there was  rarely a problem with power.  It was there, generated by "atomics" or other technology that the authors were confident would… Read full post »

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JANUARY 10, 2009 2:55AM

First 5 Years On Mars - Spirit Rover Reports A-OK-UPDATED

This post is about a week late, but there is that pesky delay between the 2 planets. And the celebration has been really big around here.

Portrait of My SUV
Five years ago, Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) Spirit and Opportunity bashed heads with the god of war, and won.  Their touchdowns on the… Read full post »
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DECEMBER 4, 2008 12:07PM

LA Times: "No sympathy for Detroit at a Kia plant in Georgia

Not too far from my own little piece of Terra Firma, a new Korean (KIA) automobile production plant is being built.  You can read an LA Times article about the local take on the Big 3 car makers bail-out here.

Old postcard of downtown West Point, GA.  Doesn't look a… Read full post »

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OCTOBER 8, 2008 9:23AM

That One?

What in the world was this all about?

Well that's just a rhetorical question.  We know the press will jump all over it as evidence of the racial tension that exists between John McCain and Barack Obama.  And it apparently does exist in the mind of John McCain anyway. … Read full post »

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OCTOBER 6, 2008 3:41PM

Earth at Night; how to gain a totally different perspective

If you were to travel to the Moon, or to, say, Mars, this is how you might see the Earth at night:

  Terra Terrain At Night - Composite View

Given that this is a bit hard to view at this limited scale, take a look at the web page view of the composite picture  over here.Read full post »

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