Ones and Zeros

This odd NASA shot below is thought to be the very lucky shot of the aftermath of two asteroids hitting each other.  I dunno about you, but the closeup view in the lower left looks like a Klingon Bird of Prey decloaking to me.

I’m just saying that we ought to warm up the photon torpedoes in case they’re in a hostile phase.  This photo was taken with NASA’s long-range scanners, also called NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope’s Wide Field Camera.

Has it ever occured to you that the long and varied history of human-Klingon relations looks a bit like a disfunctional co-dependent relationship?  All the fighting, mis-communication, and later diplomatic overtures to patch things up, it just feels like a bad Lifetime movie sometimes.

Gyroscopes have been on my mind lately since the directional gyro in my plane failed recently.  And, a few months ago, the turn coordinator (another gyro) also failed.  It probably has to do with them being 35 years old.  We have preparations underway to resolve this, but will take time.  And, with my work schedule I’ll have at least a three-week delay before my next lesson.  I’ll use my X-Plane flight sim at home to try and keep active.  But unfortunately this will be a hit.

But, thinking of gyros, this is a cool video from the ISS about using CD players for gyros.  Hacking hardware in space through duct tape!