My predictions yesterday were 3 for 4 in terms of spread an O/U, you know, what counts. Let’s see how I do today.
1:00 pm Seattle at Chicago -9.5
O/U 37
Chicago wins by 3 on a last minute FG by Robbie Gould, 17-16, Da Bears!
4:30 pm New England at San Diego -4.5
O/U 46
LT scores 2 TDs and a two point conversion. San Diego lights up the Pats, 31-21.
4:30 pm Indianapolis at Baltimore -4
O/U 42
Ravens intercept Manning at least twice and Baltimore gets to fly to San Diego next week, 24-17.
8:00 pm Philadelphia at New Orleans -5.5
O/U 48.5
This is a tough one. I’d like Philly to win, but I think the Saints will win in a nailbiting shootout, 34-31.
Others have done this before* , but with the new Google Earth 4 now out of beta, I thought i’d mention it.
Here’s a photo I took in Tokyo near the moat around the East Imperial Gardens.
And here’s a recreation using Google Earth to find almost the same vantage point and angle of viewing with 3D building added:
If somebody could add the textures to those buildings, it would be very very close, all that would be needed after that would some vegatation layer. How long before Google adds that?
Here’s the kmz file if you’d like to see it for yourself.
* pressure under fire?
Keeping up with all things nano, here’s a nice little exploration of nano-philosophy. The pdf is only two pages and contains gems like:
Metaphysics
- What is the sound of two hands clapping?
- Is there something rather than nothing?
- Is the universe made up wholly of Leibniz’s gonads?
- Is this the best of all actual worlds?
- Which came first, the chicken or the omelette?
The brightest comet in the past 31 years, Comet McNaught, is visible this evening and next (and I’m not sure for how long in total). Here’s how to find it, if you’re in the Northern Hemisphere. (Don’t worry if you’re in the Antipodes, it’ll be down there soon.)
