tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post2558103248716436174..comments2024-02-07T22:52:15.919-07:00Comments on Partial Ellipsis of the Sun: A Blog for Scientists who like Words and Writers who like Science: ATLASGAL: Celebrating Holding Up New Images AND "Cool" ACRONYMSWord Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-89664162188749226982016-03-01T17:58:51.719-07:002016-03-01T17:58:51.719-07:00New post on "520-Million-Year-Old Fossils in ...New post on "520-Million-Year-Old Fossils in China Have Nerve and Verve" is now up.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-16598322148158386292016-02-28T11:11:51.871-07:002016-02-28T11:11:51.871-07:00Better than robots for walking on uneven surfaces:...Better than robots for walking on uneven surfaces: <a href="https://www.allaboutbirds.org/on-the-antarctic-peninsula-scientists-witness-a-penguin-revolution/" rel="nofollow">Adelie Penguins</a>.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-80056274869491971962016-02-26T06:59:57.021-07:002016-02-26T06:59:57.021-07:00Going to miss those words. . .Going to miss those words. . .Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-30516528515006475742016-02-26T06:58:00.934-07:002016-02-26T06:58:00.934-07:00Yes, the Ken Jennings article is linked in the one...Yes, the Ken Jennings article is linked in the one I posted. . .but the second one is new to me. Thanks, Paul.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-83596439180416060682016-02-26T06:41:22.829-07:002016-02-26T06:41:22.829-07:00Simplifying the S.A.T. vocabulary is sure to resul...<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/crosswords/game/special/superattenuated-sat-farewell" rel="nofollow">Simplifying the S.A.T. vocabulary is sure to result in cross words from linguaphile cruciverbalists.</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-42315714491461995542016-02-25T22:58:55.834-07:002016-02-25T22:58:55.834-07:00http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2012-11-12/dayli...http://www.cntraveler.com/stories/2012-11-12/daylight-saving-donut-arizona-ken-jennings-maphead<br /><br /><br />http://blog.bigskycountry.net/index.php/2012/03/14/comment-on-daylight-saving-time-posters-attributing-a-quote-to-an-old-indian/Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-17911974750602172182016-02-25T17:06:49.419-07:002016-02-25T17:06:49.419-07:00I gno, mon. . .
Wait, weren't we just here? H...I gno, mon. . .<br /><br />Wait, weren't we just here? Hard to tell in Colorado ;-).Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-78754424588414420102016-02-25T16:55:53.800-07:002016-02-25T16:55:53.800-07:00Just keep your digital sundial handy.Just keep your digital sundial handy.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-29588395909946266752016-02-25T16:34:53.610-07:002016-02-25T16:34:53.610-07:00I could go for this.<a href="http://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article62292437.html" rel="nofollow">I could go for this</a>.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-4905439655664830562016-02-25T15:27:15.472-07:002016-02-25T15:27:15.472-07:00I am getting a bit wigged out about not being able...I am getting a bit wigged out about not being able to post for awhile. . .<br /><br />OK, over that. Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-38756410519638272222016-02-25T14:45:30.483-07:002016-02-25T14:45:30.483-07:00The Maizie replacements do nothing for me.The Maizie replacements do nothing for me.Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-12893011308037790722016-02-25T14:42:43.894-07:002016-02-25T14:42:43.894-07:00I wonder how Atlas would look in one of those sill...<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/joshua-browder-bot-for-parking-tickets-2016-2" rel="nofollow">I wonder how Atlas would look in one of those silly English barrister wigs?</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-1061060301944919912016-02-25T14:34:35.345-07:002016-02-25T14:34:35.345-07:00They're also working on Maizie's replaceme...<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8YjvHYbZ9w" rel="nofollow">They're also working on Maizie's replacement.</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-45744713123589045952016-02-25T14:16:55.797-07:002016-02-25T14:16:55.797-07:00Agreed. I see Sandia National Labs had a hand in t...Agreed. I see Sandia National Labs had a <i>hand</i> in this development but didn't see how they settled on the name "Atlas."Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-22402136679200495162016-02-25T13:57:14.004-07:002016-02-25T13:57:14.004-07:00I was thinking that, for the sake of the guy with ...I was thinking that, for the sake of the guy with the stick, I hope Atlas is good with Asimov's First Law.janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-28703600075826691642016-02-25T13:52:35.674-07:002016-02-25T13:52:35.674-07:00Toddler-esque! I'd walk out that door, too, af...Toddler-esque! I'd walk out that door, too, after all that hockey stick nonsense.<br /><br />Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-81205092438434575942016-02-25T13:29:24.938-07:002016-02-25T13:29:24.938-07:00Another Atlas in the news.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVlhMGQgDkY" rel="nofollow">Another Atlas in the news.</a>janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-30998471699354705762016-02-25T07:51:51.626-07:002016-02-25T07:51:51.626-07:00Paul, I like it!Paul, I like it!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-79288153909967516002016-02-25T07:46:13.532-07:002016-02-25T07:46:13.532-07:00Steph Tackling A Really, Really Interesting Leap Y...Steph Tackling A Really, Really Interesting Leap Year?Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11114786604125384958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-18564773226663929392016-02-24T21:07:22.456-07:002016-02-24T21:07:22.456-07:00Tie one on!Tie one on!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-23914659253073909162016-02-24T21:06:35.441-07:002016-02-24T21:06:35.441-07:00Lego, acronyms within acronyms within. . .wild huh...Lego, acronyms within acronyms within. . .wild huh?<br /><br />Any guess on STARRILY?! ;-)<br /><br />Is there a situation there?Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-41788461911600557132016-02-24T21:03:52.973-07:002016-02-24T21:03:52.973-07:00jan, I gno, mon!jan, I gno, mon!Word Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15491300694641304112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-15001385742823865412016-02-24T18:38:12.448-07:002016-02-24T18:38:12.448-07:00I want one of them digital sundials! I also want t...I want one of them digital sundials! I also want to pack up and move to the La Boca neighborhood. Who could be depressed living there?<br /><br />Re: acronyms within acronyms: APEX is the first "A" in ATLASGAL. When will ATLASGAL turn up as the "A" in some other acronym. How far will this "telescoping," so to speak, of acronyms within acronyms within acronyms within acro... etc. go, anyway?<br /><br />LegoBelievesNavyFrogmenSayItIsA"Snafu"WhenTheirValveRegulatorsMalfunction:ScubaNormalAllFouledUp!legolambdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18081014756741740081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-31789337773414072142016-02-24T18:26:06.304-07:002016-02-24T18:26:06.304-07:00A BOlometer is used to measure Southwestern neckwe...A BOlometer is used to measure Southwestern neckwear, right?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1915875085991225575.post-29358951532576599192016-02-24T18:18:31.844-07:002016-02-24T18:18:31.844-07:00Do you know what they call the pointer on a sundia...Do you know what they call the pointer on a sundial in Jamaica?janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05927176621372532733noreply@blogger.com