Comments on: Working on the Fourth of July

Working on the Fourth of July

Fat Guy — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 08:08:08 -0800

What are you doing for July 4th? I just found out I'll be working. Our spacecraft Swift is going to be observing comet Tempel1 at the time of the Deep Impact encounter. (Previous discussed here on MeFi 2 years ago.) We'll probably have images and movies first, but the first images you'll see after the encounter will likely come from either JPL or Hubble. You can't have Penn State scooping NASA.

Oh well, at least we will have a barbecue at work to celebrate. Our acting Mission Director during this time is a great bloke from MSSL. It is oddly appropriate to be celebrating the Fourth with a person from the UK.

By: ori

ori — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 08:25:31 -0800

self-link, crap, etc.

By: y2karl

y2karl — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 08:28:46 -0800

What are you doing for July 4th? Oh, hanging out at a party on a houseboat on Lake Union, about a quarter mile from the barge from where the fireworks are luanched, which puts one so close to the fireworks that they are felt as much as heard. But if one has to be working, you have the job of jobs. Good luck !

By: selfnoise

selfnoise — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 08:29:46 -0800

You seem like a nice guy, but GYODB. (you probably could have gotten away with a self-link if you hadn't gone out of your way to point it out.) (I'll be on Munjoy Hill watching the big colored explodey.)

By: R. Mutt

R. Mutt — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 09:20:30 -0800

You seem like a nice guy, but GYODB. Um, looks like he already has a GD Blog

By: slogger

slogger — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 09:29:18 -0800

wow, another mefi'er from state college. you should come hashing sometime. or at least go get yerself a beer at otto's.

By: weretable and the undead chairs

weretable and the undead chairs — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 10:21:34 -0800

I am not sure this qualifies as a self-link. How does he benefit from linking to a university web site + a bunch of random links? Are any of the linked sites actually his or is he at least someone of Great Importance in the project mentioned?

By: baphomet

baphomet — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 10:24:49 -0800

It's certainly more self-indulgent than any post I can remember. R.Mutt: Then I guess it should be UYODB.

By: dopamine

dopamine — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 11:01:19 -0800

You know a lot of people down in the lower employment castes work on the Fourth of July. And we don't even get barbecues. We just have to work because everyone who has this splendid barbecuing, fireworking holiday off still feels the need to spend about seven hours of it at the mall.

By: RonZ

RonZ — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 11:06:10 -0800

Fat Guy: You made a minor typo in that "barbecue" link - I replaced the c with a q ... but since that is just recipes, would this bbq grill be big enough for you to cook on? :) Looking forward to seeing the Deep Impact images - nice job timing it on Fireworks Day!

By: tss

tss — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 17:15:31 -0800

What are you doing for July 4th? Fireworks viewing from a Cessna (at a SAFE altitude and distance) if the weather cooperates and the gummint doesn't put up TFRs all over the place. I'll see what AOPA has to say about the idea tomorrow. We have the schedule for regional towns' shows and should be able to make a circuit of them. Ain't that just special?