We live in science fiction :-)

Antimatter belt around Earth discovered by PAMELA craft
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-14405122
Dr Bruno said that, aside from confirming theoretical work that had long predicted the existence of these antimatter bands, the particles could also prove to be a novel fuel source for future spacecraft


http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21128245.500-antiproton-ring-found-around-earth.html

Satellites had already discovered positrons - the antimatter partners of electrons - in the radiation belts. Now a spacecraft has detected antiprotons, which are nearly 2000 times as massive.

Between July 2006 and December 2008, PAMELA detected 28 antiprotons
PAMELA samples only a small part of the inner radiation belt, but antiprotons are probably trapped throughout it. "We are talking about of billions of particles," says team member Francesco Cafagna from the University of Bari in Italy.

fauna

Did you know that titis are a sort of monkey?
Also, there is such a thing as a Pink Fairy Armadillo. Apparently it is four inches long. And pink.
And Oncillas are spotty cats with big eyes.

It occured to me in passing I knew nothing about the fauna of south america, so, you know, wiki.
... I made more words too. I was looking for a word. That word turns out to be 'mouse' but you never know.

Torchwood eps 2 and 3

I watched two more of Torchwood.
I watched them on fast forward and I'm still bored.
I did slow it down a couple of times to watch Jack have conversations, so I still like Jack, but I'm pretty sure I could watch Jack in re-runs and know him just as well by now.
Also the pictures that should be pretty keep bugging me with the lighting and colors. I don't even know why. I definitely don't know why it bugs me. They just all look weird all the time. and they did something to Gwen's hair. and I think Jack is using a different color dye. And I'd quite like to quit noticing now.

So, spoilers
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I just now watched two episodes but I feel like I can't remember enough plot for one.

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I miss Jack.

After watching two hours of his show.

:-(


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Ways characters in Torchwood say very wrong things

Okay, so I can't sleep and I'm having a bad brain day, and my brain has decided to chew over Torchwood.
This was on the list of reasons I didn't start watching this season.
Sometimes I should listen to me.

Spoilers for Miracle Day up to ep 3.
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I need to get my brain a new track. I've tried listening to music and reading stuff but my brain remains unhelpful.


Since CoE I have spent a truly ridiculous amount of time and brain space going over the whole thing and thinking on where+when I, if I had time travel, and lived in the appropriate universe, knowing what I know, would intervene to make everything turn out different. It's not a one point intervention. ( Read more... )

Of course I do know this is nuts. I mean, I'm in this universe. I can stop thinking about this. Any time now. Really.

... then my brain will pick another groove. I don't know which yet, I just know it always has something to chew on.



I get fed up of stories which just kill people and make their lives miserable. that's easy. that's the problem you set up at the start of the story. The tricky story, the good one, the ones we need quite often, that's the story of how to keep people alive and well and happy. Just stating the problem is rubbish. I want to fix things.

... I'm not very good at fixing things.
*sigh*