Even Slate thinks it might be an alien space craft!!!What Is the “Object” Blocking a New Tunnel Under Seattle? SLATE VIDEO EMAILWhat Is the “Object” Blocking a New Tunnel Under Seattle?Engineers think it’s a boulder from the Ice Age, but locals have other ideas.VideoDec. 20 2013 5:05 PMWhat Is the “Object” Blocking a New Tunnel …

“Why Quants Don’t Know Everything” in WIRED January 2014.Why Quants Don’t Know Everything Disruption by data is a good thing — as long as humans stay in control of it. cross-posted on Facebook

Weston is returning from a trip to Phoenix, AZ. TripIt – Free online trip planner and free travel itinerary website for organizing vacations, group trips or business travel cross-posted on Facebook

Weston is about to leave on a trip to Phoenix, AZ. TripIt – Free online trip planner and free travel itinerary website for organizing vacations, group trips or business travel cross-posted on Facebook

I’m in one of these moods. Usually, I can skim comments sections and skip the blather, but when there are only three comments on an article hiding in some corner of the internet where they all agree and they’re wrong… who else is going to tell them they’re wrong I ask you!? I feel duty …

Other than tunnel digging just being fascinating, I love the picture of the surveyor setting up their total station. That would be such a fun project to be surveying for. – via Jonathan William SodtHighway 99 tunnel mystery may take drill rigs or divers to solve Bertha, the Highway 99 drilling machine, had tunneled about …

Chompsky Nom’s acceptance speech for the ‘Films on Tap’ award for “Bewing Bromance” (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gRgqdiH3dQw) You’ll note the reference to “…Weston is the magical huge beard” at around 15 seconds.Picaroons Traditional Ales Silver Wave Film Festival ‘Films on Tap’ Contest Winner Picaroons Traditional Ales Silver Wave Film Festival ‘Films on Tap’ Contest Winner for 2013 ($500 …

UNB Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering news item about the Ocean Mapping Group.GGE Ocean Mapping Group Completes Another Research Season in the Arctic With the ice quickly closing in on the Arctic, the MV Nuliajuk, a 19-metre Nunavut research vessel utilized by the GGE Ocean Mapping Group (OMG), finished the 2013 research season in mid-November. cross-posted …

Um, this person exists…Santa Claus My legal name is Santa Claus. I’m a child advocate and monk. www.TheSanta.im cross-posted on Facebook