We need more women to pursue STEM careers and take back tech!
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Author: Jon Moss
Audiobook Review: Rendezvous with Rama by Clarke (4 Stars)
Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C Clarke
Read by Peter Ganim
Original novel winner of the following awards: Hugo Award for Best Novel (1974), Nebula Award for Best Novel (1973), Locus Award for Best Novel (1974), British Science Fiction Association Award for Novel (1974), Jupiter Award for Best Novel (1974), Seiun Award for Best Foreign Novel (1980), John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (1974)
Synopsis: At first, only a few things are known about the celestial object that astronomers dub Rama. It is huge, weighing more than ten trillion tons. And it is hurtling through the solar system at inconceivable speed. Then a space probe confirms the unthinkable: Rama is no natural object. It is, incredibly, an interstellar spacecraft. Space explorers and planet-bound scientists alike prepare for mankind’s first encounter with alien intelligence. It will kindle their wildest dreams…and fan their darkest fears. For no one knows who the Ramans are or why they have come. And now the moment of rendezvous awaits – just behind a Raman airlock door. Includes an exclusive introduction by Hugo Award-winning author Robert J. Sawyer
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Picturing The Hobbit | Tor.com
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2012/12/picturing-the-hobbit#more
Fantastic (pun intended) artwork celebrating Tolkien’s The Hobbit.
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Watch “1st fire winter 2013” on YouTube
It may be frigid and nearly down to the single digits outside, but it’s going to be warm and toasty in the Moss Home fir the next three days.
Have a great weekend everyone!
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Article: Verizon quietly unleashes its LTE monster, tripling 4G capacity in major cities
Verizon quietly unleashes its LTE monster, tripling 4G capacity in major cities
Happy I’m a Verizon customer.
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These Decorations Make Me Smile
Have a very Merry Christmas!
Decorations Making Me Cringe
My building continues its tradition of untraditional completely politically correct unholiday decorations. I came back from a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday vacation to this … whatever you might call it … ‘greeting’ me at the elevators:
I’ll have to see this ‘festive’ accretion for at least another thirty days.
My consolation though is my twice daily ‘fix’ of proper Christmas decorations when I drop off riders at Crown Center, headquarters of Hallmark.
To see what my building accosted us with last year, follow this link.
Devoted GM fan gets the ride of a lifetime at Fairfax plant – KansasCity.com
http://www.kansascity.com/2013/12/03/4667087/devoted-gm-fan-gets-the-ride-of.html
84 years young. Why do I get teary-eyed over these types of articles? Read all the way to the last sentence and then maybe you’ll understand.
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Things are not looking up for dark-sky watchers | Pacific NW | The Seattle Times
http://seattletimes.com/html/pacificnw/2022206066_nightskiesxml.html
Good and touching article about the loss of dark skies.
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Article: Hackers Are Attacking Millions Of Computers And Demanding Ransom In Bitcoins
Hackers Are Attacking Millions Of Computers And Demanding Ransom In Bitcoins
http://www.businessinsider.com/cryptolocker-ransom-in-bitcoins-2013-12
Something else to worry about this month.
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