“Pluto was discovered in 1930. Pluto takes 248 Earth years to orbit the Sun. So in 2178 it will be in the same place in its orbit and will have completed one revolution around the Sun (its year) since it was discovered.”
In 2178 will Pluto be in the same place it was when discovered
May 22
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Banned in Europe, Food Coloring Linked to Behavior Problems
American companies including Kellogg’s, Kraft and McDonald’s, have stopped using artificial dyes abroad while they continue to sell foods with the questionable ingredients to the U.S. market in lieu of their obvious capabilities to use natural alternatives.
According to the FDA, in 2007 Americans were consuming five times more artificial food colorings than they were in 1955.
May 20
Picture 1| We like the idea of native gardening. We don’t want to change the landscape drastically and would rather leave everything mostly untouched. It’s already beautiful, why mess with it? I selectively removed weeds and left behind all the native grass, wild flowers and ferns. I found a spot on the side of the rock that had enough soil to plant and we planted our strawberries. Once they grow in it will blend in with all the plant life that was already here.
Picture 2| on the front of the rock we did the same, removed weeds and left behind wild flowers, ferns, wild berries and the giant pokeweed. We planted heirloom garlic from our neighbors in front of the rock.
May 15
Every time.
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Johnny Cash was a farmer.
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“Hold down that little Windows key on your keyboard and hit “R”. Type in “MSConfig”, in the startup section enable/disable whatever you want. I personally like to disable just about anything Adobe, Apple, or Oracle puts in there, unless I actually need to run an Oracle component in the background. Those three companies can’t help but attention whore and run on startup and none of there stuff actually needs to run until used. You can probably find a few more things that have no business starting with your machine while you’re at it.”
iTunes: Still Slowing Down Windows PCs After All These Years
May 14
A teaspoon of soil may have billions of microbes divided among 5,000 different types, thousands of species of fungi and protozoa, nematodes, mites and a couple of termite species. How these and other pieces all fit together is still largely a mystery. (via The Hidden World Under Our Feet)
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A tiny, beautiful thing.
Found primarily in Central America (Mexico through Panama), the glasswinged butterfly’s name in Spanish is Espejitos which translates as little mirrors. In certain lights, the translucent wing parts have a glossy, almost reflective quality to them that makes their Spanish name effectively accurate. Whether they’re seen as glass or mirrors, though, there’s something absolutely fascinating about the way these butterflies’ wings offer a surreal look at the environment around the insect. It’s like they’re tiny ornaments designed to draw the eye to the scenic appeal of nature.
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“It’s still a long way from the 22 cities it hopes to launch in this year, but Aereo’s expansion of its live TV streaming service beyond its NYC base is now moving steadily ahead. It’s set to go live in Boston tomorrow, and the company has confirmed today that Atlanta will be next in line on June 17th.”
third city to receive streaming service
May 13
CFCF: I can’t remember if I bought Homework on cassette first or Dig Your...
I can’t remember if I bought Homework on cassette first or Dig Your Own Hole, but it’s definitely Homework that’s impacted me most. I think for everyone else I knew it was just a novelty. I remember poring over the liner in the backseat of the family car — the countless DJ shout-outs…
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Space Oddity (by Chris Hadfield)
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