a non-linear, unsteady aerodynamic effect occurring when aerofoils rapidly change angle or, in simpler terms, how the bumblebee is able to fly
In: Arch/Anthro| Family
18 May 2008You may remember, gentle reader, back some time ago I wrote a post about my part-time hobby of tracing my genealogy. My sister-in-law and I have made some progress and it seems the family is mostly UK-ish. We’ve found a Welsh bit and some Irish bits along with a healthy dose of English and Scottish [...]
In: Arch/Anthro| TechSci| Think
24 Jan 2008On this post, way back in the day I wrote about how thought-provoking Mike Wesch’s Web 2.0 video was. I appreciated the fact that he created it with the input and assistance his anthropology class. That says a lot about his teaching style. I’ve always worked harder for a teacher that involved me instead of [...]
In: Arch/Anthro| History
21 Jan 2008I would spend my time learning how to do this kind of stuff instead of slaving for the big bucks the old fashion way.
Boy, these are the days I wish I lived in Europe so I could get to Italy easier to check out this new exhibit at the the Museo Nazionale Romano Terme di [...]
In: Arch/Anthro| History
27 Dec 2007I really have no clue how to talk like a pirate but I did find an article about Captain Kidd’s ship being found pretty dang interesting. It seems the ship, Quedagh Merchant, was sitting on the bottom of the ocean in about 70 feet of water near the Dominican Republic. It’s visible from the surface [...]
In: Arch/Anthro| History
23 Jul 2007Found a lovely article from the BBC (again) about the largest Viking treasure every recovered. It’s a fantastic find not only in terms of what it tells us about how far Vikings traveled for trade, pillaging and looting (there’s stuff in there from Ireland, France, Russia, the Middle East, Scandinavia) but also in terms of [...]