The star is half the size of the Sun and there are Saturn and Jupiter look-a-likes. The planets orbit at half of the radius that Saturn and Jupiter do. Stars like OGLE-2006-BLG-109L aren't found often. Normally a star only has one planet orbiting it. Micro-lensing is the process used to find objects far away by looking at distortions in light by gravitational pulls of larger objects.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7333155.stm
Monday, April 7, 2008
Crypto-Gram
There is a really interesting newsletter known as Crypto-Gram (ha ha. If you don't get it, go stick your head in a paper clip). This newsletter is centered around cryptography and is written by Bruce Schneier, an expert in cryptographic analysis. Even if you aren't into cryptography (which is actually a really interesting topic and plays a major part in the World Wide Web) there are many articles included in the newsletter concerned with Internet security and many other random topics. It is a very good and safe newsletter to subscribe to and it is truly interesting. You receive it free once a month from Bruce Schneier himself and it is really a fascinating read.
http://www.counterpane.com/crypto-gram.html
http://www.counterpane.com/crypto-gram.html
Me and My Monkeys
Well, as you should all know, I am half monkey half human due to a tragic yet fascinating accident with Asympotatoes. Ever since the scientific world has found out about my incredible condition, they have been running tests, asking me questions, etc. It is nice to sometimes get some time to myself to relax and read some articles about my new family. One of the most interesting articles I have found so far is an article talking about chromosomal gender differences between monkeys. This article discusses the fact that male monkeys would rather play with male toys (such as trucks, GI Joes, etc. for those of you who saw the words “male toys” and had something sick come to mind, shame on you). This is a really interesting article that you should all read.
http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/04/07/monkey-play-toy.html
Animal that Really Known Their Way Around Asympotatoes
As has been discussed, Asympotatoes allow you to bend the universe around one self in magnificent ways. Scientists, previously in denial about these amazing manipulators, are now having to come to grips on the existence of Asympotatoes. Several animals have been found in both the wild and in captive that have incredible powers that can only be explained by the existence of Asympotatoes. One example of such amazing animals is the lung less frog, more properly known as Barbourula kalimantanensis. This frog has harnessed the power of the Asympotatoes to allow itself to breath through its skin. This frog, although truly amazing, may not be around for long. Gold mine pollution is destroying the rivers in which these little creatures live. So if you want to read a story of a truly amazing creature, see the link bellow.
Asympotatoes and Time Travel
After several weeks of working with complicated equations and experiments, my colleague and I have realized that it is in fact possible to travel through time using the power of Asympotatoes. I will not go into great detail, mostly because many of the bugs are stilling being worked out. However, I believe that I have found proof that at some point in the near future, I must discover how to travel through time with Asympotatoes, for there is a site that is made by a man remarkably similar to myself. I believe that because this site is so similar to my life, I must have written it, however, I have no knowledge up to the present time of ever having created this site. Therefore, I must have created the site several years from now, having traveled back in time with the power of the Asympotatoes to do so. This is the only logical answer so such a conundrum, and to help you all ponder this problem, I will provide the link to this magic site bellow.
So i begin
So I shall begin my reign of historical information. On this day in 1827 the first friction matches were sold a great day for pyros everywhere. Matches are a wonderful thing. I personally prefer the diamond strike on box matches. Book matches are ok but can be overly frustrating. Bic lighters are good for disposable lighters. There are also kits to turn bics into pressurized butane lighters. Zippo's are the preferable butane lighter because of all the tricks and fun stuff you can do with them. Pressurized butane lighters are fun but it is worth spending the extra money on them becaue the cheaper ones become useless after some use.
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