June 2009

Don’t Kill The Messenger

June 9, 2009

Dear friend Joel Pierson’s baby is here! Don’t Kill The Messenger, the first in a trilogy of mystery novels, that is. From the book description: Tristan Shays is on a mission he doesn’t understand. For two years, he’s been plagued by terrifying images of strangers in peril and given orders to warn the victims before [...]

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Writing At VizWorld

June 6, 2009

As you all know, I love everything to do with the earth, from mantle rocks to surface maps, and computer visualization. With its varied interests and equally disparate readership, VatulBlog doesn’t seem like the place to post about my scientific interests, especially if I want to generate consistent discussion. So, when Randall Hand, senior editor [...]

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The New Orleans Anti-Hurricane Project?

June 4, 2009

I’ve read GOOD magazine online and in print on and off since its inception. Its aim to merge technology with social good appeals to the geek who cares in me. And, yeah, the writers often pose some hair-brained, far-out and grapenuts-crunchy ideas that may never fly but a) all of what you pay in terms [...]

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GPS On Gulf Of Mexico Drilling Units

June 4, 2009

Offshore Engineer reports that the MMS has set a July 1st deadline for all Gulf of Mexico drilling units to have GPS transponders installed for post-hurricane tracking. “The agency will also request access to realtime GPS data so MMS and US Coast Guard officials can track rigs set adrift by a storm.” This is in [...]

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Mourning

June 3, 2009

We’re just past the 10th of 13 days of mourning my grandmother. The Hindu bereavement period bears a remarkable resemblance to the Jewish practise of sitting Shiva, except that we don’t wear black or cover our mirrors, hence bolstering HinJewism and the need for the two faiths to merge. During this time, I also mourn [...]

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