Christmas: Rudolph The Red-Nosed Tauntaun

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Word Of The Day: Equable

Consider subscribing to the word of the day RSS feed if you use a feed reader. Great review. Today's word seems more like a meditation. Equable, equable, equable.

MEANING: adjective: 1. Not easily upset; tranquil. 2. Uniform; steady. 3. Free from extremes.

USAGE: Despite the ongoing barrage of advice from the visiting coach, the equable temperament of the referee created a fair and enjoyable game for the players.

Google: Turkey

Have you made your own Google Turkey?

Physics: NASA's Beginner's Guide to Aeronautics

Fantastically exhaustive web textbook of aeronautics from NASA. Specifically check out Parts Of An Airplane. Try going through each part and seeing how the pieces affect the forces acting on the plane.

Short: Address Is Approximate

Never considered Google Street view as a travel guide or a teleport device.

Address Is Approximate from The Theory on Vimeo.

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Money: How Much Does That Cost

Good chart comparing how much things cost up to a global scale. A huge amount of data here, zoom in to see the specifics. via xkcd

Science Fair: Light Theremin

Nothing more fun than making noise. Should go well with the schematic reading. via Make

Science: How To Read A Schematic

Isaac is studying circuits in science class. This video seems like a good extension of circuits, explaining how to read a schematic and the function of many common components in an electrical circuit. via BoingBoing

Veteran's Day: Thank You

I'm sure it's simplistic and terribly unrealistic, but I like this image from the NY Times.

Thank you and your families for your work. Thank you for telling us your stories. Thank you for being our brothers, fathers, and grandfathers.

Birds: Murmuration

"A collection of starlings is called a murmuration." via GeekDad

Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive on Vimeo.

Games: Misslebreak Outvaders

Whoa this is a good one. Great mash-up game via woot.

Work: Create Magic and Art

This article from Seth Godin seems to apply to many work and study environments. Are you doing math or arithmetic?

Far better to have a job where there are equal parts magic and art involved in processing the stuff in that basket. Seth Godin

Music: Moogfest

NPR's All Songs Considered recaps the Moogfest Festival. Isaac has been playing with a Moog simulator on the computer and might be interested the music is generated professionally.