Oct 10 2008

Colonization

Tag: General,Rants — Nicholas Guindon @ 23:33

Hey everyone,

This is an article by Stephen Hawking where he explains why it is not only necessary but urgent to colonize space. At the moment the United States gives NASA a laughable 0.12% of it’s GDP. Hawking points out that was a mere 0.25% (less than the 0.3% they enjoyed during the Apollo program) we could be advancing in leaps and bounds towards a worthwhile goal: surviving. Continue reading “Colonization”

Oct 04 2008

(Mediocre) Handiman

Tag: General — Nicholas Guindon @ 20:34

Hey everyone,

Since I had no classes this week due to Rosh Hashanah we decided to take advantage of the time to add some simple bells and whistles around the house. That meant putting together shelving in the garage and laundry room, a cabinet in my bathroom and some hooks here and there. We bought a drill, since I had to put about 100 screws into studs, which would have obliterated my wrists. Continue reading “(Mediocre) Handiman”