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Well, this weekend we had our first experince that told us, "Your not in the bible belt anymore!" And as expected it was fun. We went to the Fremont Solstice Parade; who's opening attraction is the naked bike ride. It was a lot of fun to see, so I thought all those that couldn't attend may like to see some picture of the fun we all had:

I thought this was an interesting story as the the two sides of the our country are split between record lows and record highs. I don’t want to get into the argument of global warming and it’s causes, but this is article shows an interesting trend that needs to be addressed. I also don’t want to take away from the fine gentleman’s Nobel Prize for his dissemination of information of man-made climate change. Some would argue that cosmic rays contribute to global temperatures, but the majority of papers would seem to show that this is not true.

The thirty-fifth podcast. Today the show returns from the almost dead, and I tackle a few questions from our listeners. It seems to be questions related to human safety and power plants; so I talk radiation. Also I answer a question about speeds and reference frames. I know I have created new questions for you all, so send in comments or questions as always to singularitypodcast@gmail.com.

I saw this story on the New Scientist Space Blog and thought I would comment on it. The author of the blog post makes reference that many physicists discredit the original study because the experiment was not being performed the same as all the other current experiments to detect WIMPS; and that many believe that the experimenters have not isolated the experiment completely enough from background noise. Looking at it from outside the culture of active physicists I think it may actually be a more deeply seeded mistrust of the experiment due to its resemblance to luminiferous aether.

No news may be good news, but no Singularity Podcasts is not good news, and it has been a good stretch since you have seen a new one out of me. I would first like to apologize for that then point out that I have gone on longer stretches, not to say that this stretch is over yet. It is really too bad that I haven’t done one in a while, because listeners were up, yet feedback was down, and I thought the show was moving in the right direction. So let me give you a quick update as to why you haven’t heard about physics and understanding coming together in the recent past.

Okay, so I can admit that this post is a few days behind; but you have to allow for some time to recoup after a celebration like that. I’m sure everyone has already read everything written about Mario’s shot and probably most of the stuff written about Self staying/leaving and Roy wearing a Jayhawk sticker. So I won’t mention those things, I want to comment on the police in Lawrence Monday night.

I have observed that the IT/IS/Computer/whatever guy is the janitor of our time. I know this may rub some people the wrong way, and I do have friends in these positions, not that this makes my statements okay. Now give me a few minutes to justify my thoughts.

I saw this and had to share it with more people. On a very official looking website it declares that this March 14, 2008 to be Talk Like a Physicist Day; for those in the United States, this is pi day, 4.13. I'm not sure what exactly talking like a physicist day means, Talke Like a Pirate Day seems more intuitive. So post your ideas here, and I would suggest talking in circles until two opposite opinions collide and create heavier, short lived opinions.

I spent some time over the weekend making a simple and cheap accelerometer, oh and fun too. You can also listen to me attempt to explain the process and why it's fun in Singularity #34. I didn't track all the costs, and really you probably have stuff lying around the house to make one for free, but I know this rang in at under $5.00 for everything new, the tread being the most expensive at ~$2.00.

The thirty-fourth podcast. In today's podcast I make a simple accelerometer. Also I tell you how you can make your own, check out the lab report for more information. Then Sherri and I take it to the mobile lab to test it out. For comments or questions as always email me at singularitypodcast@gmail.com.