Wednesday, November 13, 2002

I'm up there: Sign Up for Mars! No, it's not a scam ("Lunar Real Estate For Sale", "Give Someone a Star For Christmas"). This one is bona fide. From NASA. Names submitted via a web form will be burned to DVD, carried to Mars in a 2003 rover mission, and photographed on the surface. Via BoingBoing 10:43:30 PM    comment []

Decapitating Maggie Thatcher: Man denies Thatcher statue charge [This is London: London News] 10:38:13 PM    comment []

What has Raumpatrouille to do with Stargate? Well, read this: Yadda Yadda Yadda! Interview with Peter De Luise and Peter Woeste: "While visiting the set of Stargate, Robert Vogel had the chance to talk to Peter De Luise and Peter Woeste. Peter De Luise works as director and creative consultant for the show, working closely with Peter Woeste, who's originating from Germany and, as director of photographly, has set many Stargate episodes in the right frame." 2:29:10 PM    comment []

UFOs in historical paintings and photographs. Interesting website: Hello and welcome to my website. For a number of years I have been intrigued by old artwork that appears to depict UFOs. The artwork in my collection consists of frescos, tapestries, illustrations, oil paintings and early photographs. Although some of the artwork represents actual sightings, others feature UFOs in a religious context. One can only guess at why these artists chose to insert UFOs into their artwork. Via linkfilter. 1:58:11 PM    comment []

Interesting article by Rebecca Blood about the history of weblogs. Via Webmonkey. 12:09:19 PM    comment []

If this wasn't such a serious topic, it could almost be funny: Bomb police to pose as tramps [This is London: London News] 12:00:22 PM    comment []

Found another Andrew Loomis link. Wonderful stuff. Creative Illustration by Andrew Loomis 11:54:02 AM    comment []

Exactly. Now may I panic please? Or not? Or what? Terror scare in Britain: to panic or not to panic?. Politics: Confused signals from government as FBI ports alert is played down. [Guardian Unlimited] 10:15:51 AM    comment []

Any companies out there who don't make people redundant? Cable & Wireless confirms 3,500 job cuts. Business: Telecoms company Cable & Wireless today announced it is to cut around 3,500 jobs worldwide as part of a restructuring of its troubled Global division. [Guardian Unlimited] 10:12:11 AM    comment []