That's No Space Station, That's a Moon!

The results for this week's Weekend Assignment are a little low at the moment (I know, I know: So much turkey and/or shopping, so little time), so I'm going to hold off today on posting a batch of results in order to let a few more of you get your answers in. You know, if you want. I'm not forcing you to it, of course. If you don't want to, that's fine. I'll just sit here in the corner, all alone, sobbing. No, don't turn on the light. I'm fine.

(sob)

All right, enough fake guilt. In the meantime, check out this groovy picture:

It's the Saturnian moon Mimas in front of that planet's rings. The big impact crater, the one that makes Mimas look like the Death Star, is called Herschel (after William Herschel, the famous astronomer, the famous dicoverer who discovered Uranus, and you can stop that snickering right now). The crater is 80 miles wide, and if the impact that made it had been just a little bit larger, there would be no Mimas to speak of anymore. And that's your astronomy for today.

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#10 Comment from judithheartsong
11/27/05 9:18 AM | Permalink

http://www.fogliata.net/archives/2005/11/27/jason-calacanis-sulla-questione-dei-banner-di-aol/

This one's Italian and here's the translation:

Jason Calacanis says its on the recent movement of AOL that introduced a specially obvious banner in the head of every blog of the actual community (AOL Journals), without to warn the users in anticipation. The problem obviously is not the banner, but the fact that AOL have changed the limits of the service without to communicate preventively the thing to the members.

judi
#9 Comment from knightbek
11/27/05 9:06 AM | Permalink

Now that's just too cool. Speaking as a guy who grew up on "Star Wars," how can I not get jazzed when I see this pic?

Bill, the Wildcat
http://journals.aol.com/knightbek/TheWildcatsLair/
#8 Comment from judithheartsong
11/27/05 8:44 AM | Permalink

http://www.calacanis.com/2005/11/26/on-the-aol-journals-advertising-mini-brouhaha#c116258

Good reading.
judi
#7 Comment from thelovetrain
11/27/05 5:28 AM | Permalink

Okay, John. I've been rather focused, but I wanted to come back and reinforce what you stated...

... It IS a "groovy" image. Did you take that? If so, very impressive photo. Please let us know what you used to capture it. Photography, is another one of my bags.

Thanks for sharing...

~Brian
#6 Comment from thelovetrain
11/27/05 2:08 AM | Permalink

Is Armand's humor, and our Journals Anti-Advertising Group, special, or what? -- And I've always enjoyed, Pepsi, too. Now, I'll have to switch to Coke. Blatant advertising... [:\]

'Tis as bold a fact as those banners, John; we're going to continue to involve every media source that we can, and my graphics and literature are only going to intensify, wherever I may be.

I loved our ISP before this, but we've all paid too much, and carried AOL for too long, to have their diminishing membership and greed imposed on us in this despicable manner. There are much better and wiser ways to make money, while simultaneously retaining subscriber loyalty.

We want our community and friends back, and the invasive advertising removed from our 'personal' journals.

... Thanks, and please pass it along. -- I will, too.

~Brian @---->---

PS: Nothing personal intended, and no hard feelings, I hope. You seem like a nice enough fellow, to me.

* Media coverage, group, and journal links, below:

http://www.thenewstribune.com/business/story/5353565p-4845742c.html

http://www.thejournalnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051124/BUSINESS01/511240302/1066/BUSINESS01

http://www.bizreport.com/news/9522/

http://www.blogherald.com/2005/11/24/aol-users-criticize-blog-ads/

http://groups.aol.com/stopjournalads

http://journals.aol.com/thelovetrain/tracks/

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