This last week there's been a shuttle mission going on, carryng out the final repairs to the hubble telescope. It's been streamed on NasaTV, which i was watching everyday until i discovered you can just watch the edited highlights on youtube.
After work done over the 5 spacewalks, several with various technical difficulties (read: the fucking latch wouldn't open) and technical solutions (read: just ripped the bloody handrail off), the hubble was all fixed and ready to go again.
On flight day 9, the crew released the hubble telescope from the shuttle's payload bay and the two machines began drifting their seperate ways. I'd like to emphasise 'drifting' is meant relative to each other.. they're actually both travelling around 17,000 mph.
Anyway, like most of the Spacewalk videos i think it's pretty beautiful, especially in HD (which this is also available in) so i'm linking it in the blog.
Planned landing is friday, but theyre still putting up video and Astro_Mike is still tweeting (Mike is the guy filming everything and interviews scooter in the 'scooters corner' feature)
Thursday, 21 May 2009
Tuesday, 12 May 2009
Think i just watched one of the most embarrasing interviews on TV.
For those of you who cant face watching it all, i've written out the whole dialogue below- though i've slightly paraphrased it since the dialogue doesnt quite cover everything.
DS: Hey there susan, great to have you! so are.. oh god.. so, are you happy these days?
SB: huh? OH MAN its started, think of something to say.. ANYTHING..
DS: wtf did u just say? ok we're obviously talking different languages here.. ill just speak loudly and slowly and maybe you'll understand me..
SB: Haha, ergh, shit.. ok ill just keep acting like lonely quiet woman.. thats my image.. they'll love it
DS: oh god i didnt understand that, this slow talking isnt helping.. plus shes ugly so shes obviously stupider than me.. ok ill use lots of face expression and body language and maybe she'll pick up on me..
SB: /fake laugh um, i dont like these questions.
DS: heh heh, thats great.. ..whatever it was you just said.
DS: ok, ill ask a question about sex life.. i mean in america people are always getting famous to come on tv and boast about that, right? huh, she's never kissed anyone? is that some british joke..?
SB: shit shes asking about the.. about the bad experience.. please, i dont need to remember this..
DS: she really IS being honest about the failures of her love life.. this doesnt fit in with American values at all! my training hasn't prepared me for this... AAWKWAARRRDD...
DS: ok what about money. EVERYONE loves talking about their money, right?
SB: No, not really.
DS: Are u a commie? No i cant say that.. lets say your superstitious.. yeh.. you must be superstitious, right?
SB: something like that.
DS: right. just keep saying 'fair enough', diane.. whatever it takes to keep u looking open minded..
DS: finally i can say this: i cannot BELIEVE they let you come on TV looking like that. i mean in MY country we dont let anyone go NEAR a camera without making sure theyve been fitted with half a ton of plastic enhancements and enough chemicals to be classified a toxic hazard. we call it a MAKEOVER. i mean, god
SB: oh. really. do they now.. those beautiful people. *jealous twitch* im not jealous.. but you'll have to wait n see.. cuz i might do it anyway
DS: so. your mates? if u had any? wow.
SB: yeh i think they were gobsmacked.
DS: hah!!! did i just made out a word!? its that weirdass one ive heard brits use! brill!
SB: whew! i said something she liked! i better say it again..
DS: yeh ok, shut up.
DS: right, the family unit moment.
SB: yeh i know what to say here, ive seen it at oscars. thanks for supporting me, *wave*
DS: ok so lets imagine you blonde, in leather, and, oh man, i cant believe im even kidding myself with this..
SB: /embarrased laugh heh.. oh, yeh, i know the type u mean
DS: er.. LOL! UR DANCE LOOKS CRAP
SB: er.. dance?
DS: thatARE YOU BEING RUDE TO ME i mean yeh that dance you did that looks stupid.. thankgod for botox
SB: oh.. did i just do that..? oh i hate television.. Lets just.. let me keep my dignity here. i dont have much
DS: yeah.. ladylike? did u seriously ask ME to keep it ladylike? well anyway. i see your fans sent you some stuff. that was nice of them. whats it say?
SB: welldone, and good luck.
SB: um, maybe if i stand still, it'll make a comedy silence..
DS: right. thats it, right? hey you know what? i cant be asked to wait for my proper exit so im gonna use that right now!! later, susan!!
SB: bye. YAY
For those of you who cant face watching it all, i've written out the whole dialogue below- though i've slightly paraphrased it since the dialogue doesnt quite cover everything.
DS: Hey there susan, great to have you! so are.. oh god.. so, are you happy these days?
SB: huh? OH MAN its started, think of something to say.. ANYTHING..
DS: wtf did u just say? ok we're obviously talking different languages here.. ill just speak loudly and slowly and maybe you'll understand me..
SB: Haha, ergh, shit.. ok ill just keep acting like lonely quiet woman.. thats my image.. they'll love it
DS: oh god i didnt understand that, this slow talking isnt helping.. plus shes ugly so shes obviously stupider than me.. ok ill use lots of face expression and body language and maybe she'll pick up on me..
SB: /fake laugh um, i dont like these questions.
DS: heh heh, thats great.. ..whatever it was you just said.
DS: ok, ill ask a question about sex life.. i mean in america people are always getting famous to come on tv and boast about that, right? huh, she's never kissed anyone? is that some british joke..?
SB: shit shes asking about the.. about the bad experience.. please, i dont need to remember this..
DS: she really IS being honest about the failures of her love life.. this doesnt fit in with American values at all! my training hasn't prepared me for this... AAWKWAARRRDD...
DS: ok what about money. EVERYONE loves talking about their money, right?
SB: No, not really.
DS: Are u a commie? No i cant say that.. lets say your superstitious.. yeh.. you must be superstitious, right?
SB: something like that.
DS: right. just keep saying 'fair enough', diane.. whatever it takes to keep u looking open minded..
DS: finally i can say this: i cannot BELIEVE they let you come on TV looking like that. i mean in MY country we dont let anyone go NEAR a camera without making sure theyve been fitted with half a ton of plastic enhancements and enough chemicals to be classified a toxic hazard. we call it a MAKEOVER. i mean, god
SB: oh. really. do they now.. those beautiful people. *jealous twitch* im not jealous.. but you'll have to wait n see.. cuz i might do it anyway
DS: so. your mates? if u had any? wow.
SB: yeh i think they were gobsmacked.
DS: hah!!! did i just made out a word!? its that weirdass one ive heard brits use! brill!
SB: whew! i said something she liked! i better say it again..
DS: yeh ok, shut up.
DS: right, the family unit moment.
SB: yeh i know what to say here, ive seen it at oscars. thanks for supporting me, *wave*
DS: ok so lets imagine you blonde, in leather, and, oh man, i cant believe im even kidding myself with this..
SB: /embarrased laugh heh.. oh, yeh, i know the type u mean
DS: er.. LOL! UR DANCE LOOKS CRAP
SB: er.. dance?
DS: thatARE YOU BEING RUDE TO ME i mean yeh that dance you did that looks stupid.. thankgod for botox
SB: oh.. did i just do that..? oh i hate television.. Lets just.. let me keep my dignity here. i dont have much
DS: yeah.. ladylike? did u seriously ask ME to keep it ladylike? well anyway. i see your fans sent you some stuff. that was nice of them. whats it say?
SB: welldone, and good luck.
SB: um, maybe if i stand still, it'll make a comedy silence..
DS: right. thats it, right? hey you know what? i cant be asked to wait for my proper exit so im gonna use that right now!! later, susan!!
SB: bye. YAY
Saturday, 9 May 2009
With enough stupid sound effects you can get away with anything pt 2
1. firstly, you've obviously grossly misunderstood the concept of cooking. when this stuff is processed and prepared properly (i.e. NOT raw and hairy, and mixed into a hot dog) it is apparently quite acceptable. and ive never heard of anyone dying from any of it.
2. this, gillian, is what we call the other stuff on the pig. that's right, when you kill an animal you dont just get the flesh, you literally get the full works of animal parts. what do u expect the slaughterhouses to do with it all? do you seriously think by telling people not to eat it it's just going to dissappear? cuz the pigs dont really have much of a choice about growing them you know..
3. by discouraging people from buying products with this stuff in, you're putting pressure on farmers to produce more flesh to make up the difference. this means the farmer has to produce more animals.. for the same price though of course, because people are only buying the same quantity of end product. how can anyone expect farmers to practice expensive high quality farming methods (eg organic) and then insist on being so wasteful with the product?!
4. At least all these 'additives' you have 'revealed' to us are bloody NATURAL, and have probably been eaten by our ancestors for centuries. show me the effects of sodium benzoate on body organs or hydrogenated fats on cells and i will start seeing your point!!
Tuesday, 5 May 2009
Humans are great..
OMFG a red button!
What you're actually looking at here is the big red 'ABORT' button for a huge laboratory machine that is going to make a baby star. with lasers. For real, peeps.
(Y'know, the kind of big red abort button they DIDN'T have in half life or watchmen or various other experiments that were doomed to go wrong, because the writers had actually anticipated someone getting trapped inside..)
(Y'know, the kind of big red abort button they DIDN'T have in half life or watchmen or various other experiments that were doomed to go wrong, because the writers had actually anticipated someone getting trapped inside..)
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