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Monday, February 02, 2004

Radiation on Mars. This week's question: If and when people try to live on Mars, or even on the Moon, how will they be protected from radiation? By C. Claiborne Ray. [New York Times: Science] The answer given here is to pile up dirt over the living quarters, which makes some sense. But what about on the way to Mars? And what about times like we've had recently where the sun is kicking out massive amounts of matter during storms? 5:43:04 PM  Permalink  comment []

MacVCD X 4.2. An easy-to-use, Mac VCD, SVCD & QT movie player with full screen, floating window & more. [Mac OS X Downloads] 1:31:37 PM  Permalink  comment []

In case we lose our perspective on evil. The BBC says they're running gas chambers in North Korea. How did you feel when you saw the children die? [The Doc Searls Weblog] 1:23:14 PM  Permalink  comment []

Kerry in Doonesbury Here's a collection of Doonesbury strips from 1971, about John Kerry and the war. 11:39:32 AM  Permalink  comment []

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