Astro-Porn of the Day: First full-HD VIDEO OF MARS! Also, cats falling.

Last night, a friend of mine showed me a 360-degree panaoramic HD video of Mars as taken by the Curiosity rover. AMAZING AND GORGEOUS! Apparently, NASA didn't release it, but others (using stitching software) created this video from HD photos. Did I mention this is FROM MARS! (Note: Turn on full HD quality and turn off sound. Egad, who picks these soundtracks?)

And in other falling-toward-planets news, here's a video that examines the physics of falling cats. Ever wondered how they always land on their feet... without continuing to spin after they rotate feet-down? This is GREAT!

Science = LOVE

Chris

Today's wisdom... from the guy who invented the computer.

Today's inspirational quote by Russell Kirsch, the guy who invented the computer:

"...nothing is withheld from us what we have conceived to do. Most people think the opposite - that all things are withheld from them which they have conceived to do and they end up doing nothing."

Check out the full story (archived below). We all need to be open to meeting such people. Next time you're in a coffee shop and some weirdo starts talking to you, take the opportunity. You never know what you might learn.

( archived here because the blog is getting trounced into the ground )

Now I'm off to do something productive. In the words of a famous Wizard, "All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given to us."

What are you going to conceive of and do with your time this week?

Chris