I happened across an amusing (and informative!) site. This is essentially "String Theory for Dummies"-- it certainly explained a highly complex and theoretical concept better than *I've* ever read before... (and imagine my surprise when I discovered it had nothing at all to do with the World's Largest Balls of Twine).
Check it out (start in Basics): The Official String Theory Web Site
And a new word for the day: sophontitarian (as in humanitarian, but derived from sophont, intelligent life (not necessarily human).)
And in other geospatial news, as of 09:00 GMT today, we have our first full hurricane of the season. I don't expect my VA friends will be leaping up and down in glee at this news, as Hurricane Alex is already up to a Cat 2 and is currently swanning around just off Cape Hatteras. Y'all're probably getting tropical storm warnings at the least. :/ The good news is that he's supposed to head out to sea from there, so you shouldn't have to deal with him for too much longer. The bad news is that this looks to be the start of a bumpy season.
Posted by gris at August 3, 2004 12:13 PMYep, yep. Stupid weather bug has been beeping at me non-stop all morning. Not that we haven't had enough yuck weather, what with this convergence stuff and all.
Posted by: KT at August 3, 2004 03:04 PM"Convergence"? You've got two warm fronts going mush? (If it makes you feel marginally better, we're getting the hot humidity you had a couple days back. It's downright sticky here, and the dehumidifier in my office has been groaning away non-stop today.)
Posted by: Gris at August 3, 2004 05:21 PM