Thanks to DS, I downloaded the program WorldWide Telescope.  This is similar to the idea of , but a little better put together.  For those taking Astronomy in college, like I did, then this program is just like that one you had to buy, you know, Starry Night.  Starry Night is $150 and lacks real Hubble images, so that is how they are set apart.

The WorldWide Telescope (WWT) is a rich visualization environment that functions as a virtual telescope, bringing together imagery from the best ground and space telescopes in the world for a seamless, guided exploration of the universe.

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Obviously I played with the program for a little before I wrote this, so I’ll tell you a bit about it.  It has every constellation that you could ever think of.  It also has images of all the planets and moons in case that’s all you fancy.  Their easy tab system makes it so even an inexperienced astronomer can maneuver around this program and learn a thing or two.

There is a Guided Tours tab that takes you through a tour of nebulae, galaxies, planets, black holes, star clusters and tons of other good stuff.  You can search by name if you want or just wander the skies with your mouse.

Go check it out for yourself and you might just learn something.

This is probably the funniest interview I have seen between a man and a woman. The first thing the girl says is “I’m a ho-fessional!” Just fabulous. This lucky sap gets to interview a woman about her job. She is a college graduate and comes from a good family, but she loves sex. She works at a place called The Bunny Ranch. This ranch is the must-see place for those who love to cheat on their spouse, or just have meaningless no-strings-attached sex.

Who was recently in the news for their prostitution involvement? Oh that was today and all this week? Oh yeah, Spitzer. Maybe he should have hit up The Bunny Ranch, since they are so top secret about their clientèle.

Hear that Spitzer? There is a place where you can get all your “manly” pleasures and not get screwed by the press.

Spitzer either quits or gets impeached

Update!  Don’t worry, he resigned.

Yesterday we heard word of Governor Spitzer’s little mishap with a $1,000 per hour hooker. Today the word is that the New York Republicans are saying that if he doesn’t resign in 48 hours that they will turn to impeachment.

For those who haven’t heard the news, and I would be shocked if they hadn’t:

A New York Times report said the man who made his name fighting corruption hired a $1,000-an-hour prostitute and was caught on a federal wiretap at least six times on Feb. 12 and 13 arranging to meet with her at a Washington hotel. Spitzer has neither confirmed nor denied the report.

The Gov. has since apologized to his family but has not made reference to the allegations. Best of luck Gov. you royally effed that one up for you, take a look at Bill Clinton and his reputation.

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