* The upcoming edition of SURVIVOR will begin with teams chosen by race.

* Remember the missing moon landing footage that NASA was looking for? They might have a lead, thanks to a music video director who used footage for Pink Floyd. Go fig.

* NASA has its own version of Google Earth called World Wind. No road maps, but a lot of other cool features to play with, including topographies, weather systems, and . It’s Windows only at this point. Someone call Icculus!

* I also learned from reading the World Wind FAQ about “Center Pivot Irrigation.” It’s something I’ve noticed while flying over the farm areas in middle America, but never understand. Their crops wind up forming grids of perfect circles. And now I know why.

* Using a map of the London Underground tube system, draw animals. It’s impressive, including en emu, an elephant, and a bottlenose whale.

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