Daily Archives: 3/23/2005

Moon-Watching Mars Rover Catches Deimos Crossing the Sun

3/23/2005 – 5:39 pm

Space.com reports that the Spirit rover caught these photos of Mars’ moon Deimos crossing the solar disk: in other words, a Martian solar eclipse. Very cool. You can get a version of the loop here as an mpeg or here as an animated gif. Compare these to my [...]

By Mark VandeWettering | Posted in Astronomy, Science | Comments (0)

RoboGames (formerly ROBOlympics)

3/23/2005 – 5:30 pm

RoboGames (formerly ROBOlympics) is going to be held this weekend in San Francisco! How did I let this sneak up on me? II’ll have to shell out my $20 and go at least one of the days. Stay tuned for a report!

By Mark VandeWettering | Posted in Robotics | Comments (1)

The Next Big Thing in Online Type

3/23/2005 – 3:19 pm

Microsoft will be releasing six new fonts in 2006, and this preview shows some type specimens. I’m actually a big fan of Georgia and Verdana, and these seem to be similarly attractive. I’m even willing to overlook the creation of MS Comic Sans…

By Mark VandeWettering | Posted in Link of the Day | Comments (0)