MetaFilter posts tagged with sol

Senator On-Line

finite — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:19:45 -0800

Senator On-Line (‘SOL’) is a truly democratic party which will allow everyone on the Australian Electoral roll who has access to the internet to vote on every Bill put to Parliament and have its Senators vote in accordance with a clear majority view. They will be running candidates for the upcoming federal Upper House (Senate) elections.

Staring at the sun

Brandon Blatcher — Mon, 16 Apr 2007 17:38:39 -0800

Staring at the sun. YouTube video of solar flares, made from images captured by the SOHO satellite. Yes, there is more.

This Is How Historical Fiction Should Be Done!

absalom — Fri, 10 Dec 2004 10:18:11 -0800

HBO's Deadwood is quite possibly the best television show ever produced. Not only is it amazingly gripping stuff, it's also meticulously researched. (Pretty easy to do when the entire city is a registered historic landmark.)
Sure, we all know that Wild Bill and Calamity Jane were real people. As it turns out, though, almost every main character in the show (and many minor ones) had a real life counterpart, as did many of the events.
Deadwood notables EB Farnum, Reverend H W Smith, Seth Bullock and his partner Sol Star, Colorado Charlie Utter, Al Swerengen with his Gem Saloon, and the crosseyed gambler Jack McCall all lived and breathed in one of America's most storied cities.