Monday, July 12, 2004

Orion Nebula Orion Nebula in Oxygen, Hydrogen, and Sulfur (2004 July 13) [Astronomy Picture of The Day] 10:07:05 PM

We the People of the United States... "Who ordains and establishes?" It's pretty basic, ratified in 1788. In America, the people hold the elections. "Transparent grab for power or genuine threat?" [Daypop Top 40] 7:56:10 PM

Bambi Francisco's New Weblog Death Ride. I just did the Death Ride over the weekend. What an adventure. It was the hardest century I'd done. I didn't train as much as I should have -- about 500 miles during the prior three weeks -- but... [Bambi Francisco] 6:21:09 PM

BlogOn 2004 Blogging On Next Week. I'll be participating next Friday in BlogOn 2004: The Business of Social Media in Berkeley. Many of the usual suspects will be there, and we'll all learn something new. [Dan Gillmor's eJournal] 6:17:54 PM

Via Boston Globe A symphonic rainbow under the night sky. Boston Common was full of arts activity Friday night when the Commonwealth Shakespeare Company and the Boston Landmarks Orchestra were simultaneously performing "Much Ado About Nothing" and Beethoven's Ninth Symphony. Beethoven won by a landslide -- a park official guessed that the crowd for the Ninth was somewhere around 2,000 people, maybe more. [Boston Globe -- Living / Arts News] 6:08:47 PM

New Energy Energy heats up high tech. As oil prices rise, alternative energy technologies are looking more attractive, especially to venture capitalists. [CNET News.com] 6:05:08 PM