No, because if the blocked light didn't hit the Earth there would be nothing to be reflected. Think solar eclipse but really really big.

Wait... now if the moon is constantly moving away from the Earth, wasn't there a time when it would have looked something like that? We just weren't there to see it. Note to self... finish time machine project and take a look at that.

I'm gonna say it's a toss up between computers and space travel. Computers are almost surely going to lead to artificial intelligence, maybe eventually allowing mankind to move their consciousness into some kind of electronic existence. Space travel opens the door to mankind's expansion into the last(?) frontier.

Sorry, I don't consider any situation where everything you do can be monitored as being free. Stupid founding fathers didn't consider privacy as an inalienable right. What were they thinking?

I prefer this...

I'll just keep calling him Deucalion, courtesy of Dean Koontz.

Growler style...

Hopefully it doesn't run into something before we can visit it again.

I would take it a step further and make it so the bed lowers to the ground, for changing sheets and those occasional times when you want to watch TV in bed. Or, I guess if you develop a fear of heights.

I can't wait until I can 3D print that carpet, then I'm going to line the cat's litter box with it, just out of spite.

Now can I pull out my Halloween decorations?

This could be handy in that I have numerous disposable emails I use for signing up at sites. Now I can at least use the + modifier plus rules to separate replies from those sites into their own inbox. Should make it a bit easier to scan through them before deleting. Even if the spammer removes the modifier it simply…

Ahhh... you young'uns probably don't remember the TV series Taxi but Lloyd was iconic as Reverend Jim. Watch him take his driver's test...

Looks familiar...

Correct. I was going to build a planter out of them for my herb garden but a little research show that's not a good idea. Chemicals can leach into the soil. If you build something where your skin is going to come in contact with them it's a real good idea to seal them.

I just finished the foundation for a shed I'm going to build out of pallets, based on this design. Picture below.

Meanwhile, in Southern California electric prices keep going up and the state assembly is trying to figure out how to charge people for using solar.

I hate driving under that park when I'm listening to the Padres on the radio. Always lose the station.

The other day I needed security clearance for a job. Couldn't get it. Never had a problem before and my co-workers this time had no problem. This seems to coincide with my speaking out online about the government's recent spying activities. Not even using my real credentials, I thought I was okay hiding behind various…