My Mini DisplayPort-HDMI adapter arrived in the mail and it’s great to be able to recline back and do computer stuff on the flatscreen again. Using my laptop on my actual lap was painful in all sorts of ways. Now once I get a DisplayLink USB-DVI adapter to get a second external monitor going (which should be enough, since this monitor will be primarily for document viewing) my productivity should be even better.

Choosing to be too busy is immoral and irresponsible. If you can’t fulfill your commitments, “I’m too busy” is nothing but an excuse, and a rude brushoff at that. Manage your time and commitments better. Don’t be so busy that you can’t keep your word. Being busy is not the moral thing to do, and it’s not a free pass.

Space dust may transport life between worlds, research suggests

scifigeneration:

Life on our planet might have originated from biological particles brought to Earth in streams of space dust, a study suggests.

Fast-moving flows of interplanetary dust that continually bombard our
planet’s atmosphere could deliver tiny organisms from far-off worlds,
or send Earth-based organisms to other planets, according to the
research.

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