Saturday, May 31, 2008

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Bainbridge Is. ferry terminal
Seattle

Friday, May 30, 2008

The Prime Directive

Brazil's Fundação Nacional do Indio (National Indian Foundation) has published aerial photos of a new "uncontacted" tribe found in a remote area of the Amazon near the border with Peru (FUNAI - in Portuguese).

"These pictures are further evidence that uncontacted tribes really do exist," said a statement. "The world needs to wake up to this, and ensure that their territory is protected in accordance with international law. Otherwise, they will soon be made extinct."

We should do everything possible to protect these people and their way of life, although unfortunately I do not have high hopes for their survival now that they've been discovered.

Harvey Korman: You'll be missed

I loved Harvey Korman, one of the funniest comic actors in the USA. He was great in Mel Brooks films such as Blazing Saddles and High Anxiety. I also fondly remember the "Gone with the Wind" skit in the Carol Burnett show. We'll miss you Harvey!

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The Smith Tower
Seattle

Thursday, May 29, 2008

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Downtown Seattle
View from the Smith Building

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

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Downtown Seattle

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Monday, May 26, 2008

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Seattle Aquarium resident

NASA's Phoenix lands on Mars!

After almost a year traveling, and "7 minutes of terror" breaking atmo, NASA-JPL's Phoenix has landed. You can see the first pictures of a sunny day in Mars here. Well done!

Sunday, May 25, 2008

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Pioneer square
Seattle

Saturday, May 24, 2008

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Seattle aquarium
Another view

Friday, May 23, 2008

Thursday, May 22, 2008

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Sculpture at the EMP
Seattle

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

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Seattle, under the 5th Ave. monorail

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

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Pike's Place market - Seattle

Monday, May 19, 2008

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Pike's Place market - Seattle

Sunday, May 18, 2008

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EMP - The Experience Music Project - Seattle

Saturday, May 17, 2008

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The Space Needle
Seattle

Friday, May 16, 2008

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Seattle Sculpture Park
with a fisheye lens

Thursday, May 15, 2008

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Seattle Sculpture park

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

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Railway line behind the Post Inteligencer building - Seattle
(same line as yesterday's - different view)

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

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Rail line by Elliott Bay - Seattle

Monday, May 12, 2008

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Street performer and his dog
Downtown Seattle

Sunday, May 11, 2008

Cinco De Mayo Carnival time lapse video

This one is very cool. Shooting 1 second exposures every 2 seconds
A total of 2683 images in this video, played back at 12fps.


Cinco De Mayo Carnival from Andrew Curtis on Vimeo.

(if you cannot see the embedded video here, you can always try the source at this other link).

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The Space Needle - Seattle

Saturday, May 10, 2008

Just in case you didn't know Ben Stein was such an ass

From Ben Stein interview on the Trinity Broadcasting Network

Stein: When we just saw that man, I think it was Mr. [PZ] Myers, talking about how great scientists were, I was thinking to myself the last time any of my relatives saw scientists telling them what to do they were telling them to go to the showers to get gassed.


Yes, Ben Stein went there. He equates PZ with Nazis who gassed Jews by the hundreds of thousands.

As Phil puts it:

Great guy, huh?

There is nothing too onerous for that foul little man to say. Nothing. And then he turns around and talks about "God’s love". What an evil hypocrite.


Hard to believe there are awful people like that left in this world.

Evolving an eye

With al the BS being spewed by idiots like Ben Stein in his nonsense movie, the scientists at Expelled Exposed have made a great short educational video of how eyes have evolved.



or click here for YouTube.

Via Bad Astronomy

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Elliott Bay - Seattle

Friday, May 09, 2008

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Restaurant - Seattle

Thursday, May 08, 2008

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Seattle's Belltown neighborhood

Wednesday, May 07, 2008

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Pacific Center Mall - downtown Seattle

Tuesday, May 06, 2008

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Seattle Convention and Trade Center

Monday, May 05, 2008

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Façade - downtown Seattle

Sunday, May 04, 2008

Saturday, May 03, 2008

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Seattle from the Westin's North Tower - looking south

Friday, May 02, 2008

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The Roosevelt Hotel
Downtown Seattle

Thursday, May 01, 2008

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Fraternal Order of Eagles building
Downtown Seattle