Emily LakdawallaNov 12, 2012

Up Goer Five

Randall Munroe, you made my Monday. Possibly my entire week. I give you today's XKCD web comic (and don't neglect to check the mouseover text):

Up Goer Five

If anybody's wondering "is it kosher for you to put the entire comic in your column rather than a thumbnail and a link to XKCD?" The answer is yes, because Munroe shares most of his work using a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License. That means anybody can reuse the content for noncommercial purposes as long as it's attributed to him.

I can't afford much time to read other people's blogs and comics and whatnot, but I always, always read XKCD. Munroe has also recently started a cool new blog called "What If?" in which he explores the physics of crazy what-if questions. Also genius.

Cosmic Shores Gala

The Planetary Society's Board of Directors cordially invites you to its 45th anniversary celebration at our Cosmic Shores Gala aboard the iconic Queen Mary in Long Beach, California. Please RSVP and purchase tickets to attend.

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