Daily Archives: September 3, 2003

Past tense Fabian

Posted on September 3, 2003 by Arthur

Over at Reuters an article about the tropical storm Fabian. It’s slowly (or fast) making progress towards Bermuda, possibly threatening the island. However, the whole article is written in the past tense and for that reason it’s weird to read. … Continue reading →

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For the first time in 122 years

Posted on September 3, 2003 by Arthur

Well, the planet Venus will transit the Sun. The good thing is that it happens on my (our) birthday, June 8th of 2004 and apparantly you should be watching it in Rome. One of the amazing parts of these cosmic … Continue reading →

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Rosetta mission

Posted on September 3, 2003 by Arthur

Yesterday’s topic of the day about that asteroid (earlier) caused networks to look forward to one of ESA’s missions, Rosetta. The spacecraft will be launched in February of 2004 and is expected to send a lander (artistic impressions) to the … Continue reading →

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We read Slashdot for the what?

Posted on September 3, 2003 by Arthur

Over three years ago, I was obsessed with the court transcriptions of the DeCSS/DVD case. Reading one of the transcripts I submitted the following quote to Techdirt: “Transcript of Trial – Day 4, MPAA v. 2600 NY; July 20, 2000: … Continue reading →

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Fabian moving up to the Atlantic

Posted on September 3, 2003 by Arthur

Via the Herald, news that the hurricane Fabian is slowly moving into the direction of the province of NS. Current predictions suggest that the hurricane will be in our region next Sunday. Over at the Canadian Weather Office, actually a … Continue reading →

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