Killing Time

A piece of dinosaur tail, complete with attached feathers

Burmese amber is full of surprises, like the recently found wings from an early bird (see http://bit.ly/2hpvCQK), but this latest find from the Hukawng Valley in Kachin state really takes the biscuit: the first incontrovertible dinosaur feathers found in amber (though they have turned up before, without chunk of attached dino to put any potential scepticism to rest (see http://bit.ly/1DTZQdF and http://bit.ly/1QpTFac, as well as in some well preserved fossil saurians. The unique and incredible piece (already shaped for jewellery use) was purchased by a sharp eyed palaeontologist at a gem market in the country last year, ostensibly as a tuft of plant matter (the feathers) accompanying some fossilised ants.

The loneliest man.

STS-41B, February 12, 1984

Mission Specialist Bruce McCandless II, is seen further away from the confines and safety of his ship than any previous astronaut has ever been. This space first was made possible by the Manned Manuevering Unit or MMU, a nitrogen jet propelled backpack. After a series of test maneuvers inside and above Challenger’s payload bay, McCandless went “free-flying” to a distance of 320 feet away from the Orbiter. This stunning orbital panorama view shows McCandless out there amongst the black and blue of Earth and space.

Image: http://grin.hq.nasa.gov/IMAGES/LARGE/GPN-2000-001087.jpg

紙のノート，使ってますか。 普通のボールペン，使ってますか。

今日はいわゆるライフハック的な，ノートの取り方術というか考えの仕方というか，そういうやつを書いてみたいと思います。大学院に入ってから，学部生時代に好き好んで使っていたルーズリーフをやめて紙のノートにし，シャーペンをやめてボールペンを使うことにしました。今日はその理由すなわち，そうしてよかったことについて書いていきますよ。

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本日東京を襲った雷雨。スカイツリーに落雷した瞬間です。 pic.twitter.com/UO4Kf80oO8

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