T w e n t y S i d e d

Jay tagged me to participate this this meme. The idea is thus: Bloggers: The blogosphere is coming to an end. You have one last post. What is it going to be? What is the final summary of your blog? What is the one last gem that you want to leave with your readers? Urban Monk, the originator of the meme, is also bribing us by promising to donate to charity based on participation, but I wouldn’t be doing this if it didn’t amuse me.

So here it is, my final post, my secret revealed:

I’m not going to tag anyone. If writing a “last post” tickles your fancy, then please go for it. It’s for a good cause. (My hummer.)

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The remains of James Doohan, along with those of about 200 other people, are being launched into space. I hope the launch goes well. The last one (which I don’t think had any remains) spiraled out of control about nine seconds after liftoff and crashed. It would be really bad if the same happened with this one.

Also, maybe some space buffs can help me out here, because I just don’t get it: The article says that the remains “will sail into suborbital space aboard a rocket launched from the southern New Mexico desert.” Um. If it’s sub-orbital, then how in the name of Spock’s Beard is the thing supposed to stay up there? Is the goal to just send the remains up and have them fall down again? Is the idea to send it up and then let it smack into the atmosphere and disintegrate? Did this reporter screw up? Is it possible to orbit from sub-orbital space, and if so, then why is it called that?

Shamus Young is a programmer, an author, and nearly a composer. He works on this site full time. If you'd like to support him, you can do so via Patreon or PayPal.

Totally stolen from the Rampant Coyote

1. Go to maps.google.com
2. Click on “get directions”
3. Enter “New York, New York” as your starting point.
4. Enter “London, England” as your destination.
5. Note step #23-24.

Bring a towel.

Shamus Young is a programmer, an author, and nearly a composer. He works on this site full time. If you'd like to support him, you can do so via Patreon or PayPal.