Comments for Random Dispatches http://lindsayrgwatt.com/blog A snapshot of what was going through my mind when I clicked the "publish" button Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:36:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 Comment on Interesting Ad by the bro http://lindsayrgwatt.com/blog/2008/10/interesting-ad/#comment-20 the bro Wed, 29 Oct 2008 04:04:15 +0000 http://lindsayrgwatt.com/blog/?p=164#comment-20 I'm surprised that A the German government accepts this nuclear waste so willingly, and B that France doesn't just drop it all in Tahiti or somewhere else less conspicuous... I’m surprised that A the German government accepts this nuclear waste so willingly, and B that France doesn’t just drop it all in Tahiti or somewhere else less conspicuous…

]]> Comment on Changing Times by the bro http://lindsayrgwatt.com/blog/2008/10/changing-times/#comment-18 the bro Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:45:14 +0000 http://lindsayrgwatt.com/blog/?p=139#comment-18 How about Puerto Rico? Guantanamo bay? How about Puerto Rico? Guantanamo bay?

]]> Comment on Changing Times by lindsayrgwatt http://lindsayrgwatt.com/blog/2008/10/changing-times/#comment-17 lindsayrgwatt Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:28:40 +0000 http://lindsayrgwatt.com/blog/?p=139#comment-17 I know, I know - but there's actually a good reason. Turns out that in order to burn as little fuel as possible when you launch a rocket into space (a serious problem), they try to launch them as close as possible to the equator. (Earth's linear velocity is highest there) Merritt is pretty far south. Now add to that the fact that it's on the Ocean and you fire a rocket Eastward (as the world turns that way), and, should an accident occur, the debris will fall out to see rather than over the continental U.S. So, alas, there's a good reason to put the damn thing there... I know, I know - but there’s actually a good reason. Turns out that in order to burn as little fuel as possible when you launch a rocket into space (a serious problem), they try to launch them as close as possible to the equator. (Earth’s linear velocity is highest there)

Merritt is pretty far south.

Now add to that the fact that it’s on the Ocean and you fire a rocket Eastward (as the world turns that way), and, should an accident occur, the debris will fall out to see rather than over the continental U.S.

So, alas, there’s a good reason to put the damn thing there…

]]> Comment on Don’t Expect To See Me Out Too Much by the bro http://lindsayrgwatt.com/blog/2008/10/dont-expect-to-see-me-out-too-much/#comment-16 the bro Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:31:56 +0000 http://lindsayrgwatt.com/blog/?p=126#comment-16 In your closing line you obviously seem to have forgotten the Brew-Thru, America's greatest institution after the Continental Congress... In your closing line you obviously seem to have forgotten the Brew-Thru, America’s greatest institution after the Continental Congress…

]]> Comment on Changing Times by the bro http://lindsayrgwatt.com/blog/2008/10/changing-times/#comment-15 the bro Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:25:25 +0000 http://lindsayrgwatt.com/blog/?p=139#comment-15 Why build a heavy industry complex in such a beautiful place? Couldn't they have dumped NASA in the middle of Nevada or Arizona? Why build a heavy industry complex in such a beautiful place? Couldn’t they have dumped NASA in the middle of Nevada or Arizona?

]]> Comment on Nowhereland by the bro http://lindsayrgwatt.com/blog/2008/10/nowhereland/#comment-14 the bro Mon, 20 Oct 2008 04:02:31 +0000 http://lindsayrgwatt.com/blog/?p=146#comment-14 the japanese are a sad bunch of people, in a way... The Yukon is a great example of what happens if you don't diversify your economy. Take notes, Fort Mac! the japanese are a sad bunch of people, in a way…

The Yukon is a great example of what happens if you don’t diversify your economy. Take notes, Fort Mac!

]]> Comment on So That’s Where All The Woolly Mammoth’s Went… by Pages tagged "random" http://lindsayrgwatt.com/blog/2008/07/so-thats-where-all-the-woolly-mammoths-went/#comment-6 Pages tagged "random" Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:43:01 +0000 http://lindsayrgwatt.com/blog/?p=21#comment-6 [...] bookmarks tagged random So That’s Where All The Woolly Mammoth’s Went [...] bookmarks tagged random So That’s Where All The Woolly Mammoth’s Went

]]> Comment on Err Lingus by Quebec: No Love from Map-Makers http://lindsayrgwatt.com/blog/2008/06/err-lingus/#comment-5 Quebec: No Love from Map-Makers Sun, 06 Jul 2008 16:02:51 +0000 http://lindsayrgwatt.com/blog/?p=3#comment-5 [...] some reason, I keep coming across maps that seem to misplace Quebec. This Aer Lingus map showed upstate New York in up-province Quebec.  Now today I came across this map in [...] [...] some reason, I keep coming across maps that seem to misplace Quebec. This Aer Lingus map showed upstate New York in up-province Quebec.  Now today I came across this map in [...]

]]> Comment on Err Lingus by Walk In Brain » Blog Archive » Thank you for flying. We have no idea where we are. http://lindsayrgwatt.com/blog/2008/06/err-lingus/#comment-4 Walk In Brain » Blog Archive » Thank you for flying. We have no idea where we are. Wed, 25 Jun 2008 14:37:48 +0000 http://lindsayrgwatt.com/blog/?p=3#comment-4 [...] If you ever fly the double-entendre-y-named Irish airline Aer Lingus, double-check to make sure you’re in the right country when you land. [...] [...] If you ever fly the double-entendre-y-named Irish airline Aer Lingus, double-check to make sure you’re in the right country when you land. [...]

]]> Comment on Err Lingus by Aer Lingus needs a geography lesson.. « Sunny spells and scattered showers http://lindsayrgwatt.com/blog/2008/06/err-lingus/#comment-3 Aer Lingus needs a geography lesson.. « Sunny spells and scattered showers Wed, 25 Jun 2008 08:33:49 +0000 http://lindsayrgwatt.com/blog/?p=3#comment-3 [...] Strange Maps, Lindsay Watt) [...] [...] Strange Maps, Lindsay Watt) [...]

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