Concrete Achievements

Month: July 2005

  • Impactful

    Deep Impact hit comet Tempel-1 today, with good results and a huge plume of debris, brightening the comet by a factor of 11. One excited scientist quoted by the Register said:

    “We’ll really be able to constrain our models with the new data.”

    Yeah, baby! I shouldn’t be sarcastic. It sounds dull – but it may actually be quite exciting.

  • Jackanory returns

    In a piece of excellent news, Jackanory – the children’s programme where people read stories – is returning to TV. It’s such a simple format, but so effective. Almost Reithian in theory, I remember it from my childhood as a fun, involving programme. Long may it continue!

  • Spain Legalizes Gay Marriage; Law Is Among the Most Liberal – New York Times

    It’s going to be really interesting to see how this turns out.