Author: Richard Nestoff (Page 144 of 161)

A Good Shed

My nephew just called about the shed he intends to build.  After my own shed experience, I am well-acquainted with shed design and build.

Prior to getting the retaining wall and garage built, I knew the shed would be in the way.  This shed has been in this spot since about 1971, when the solarium was built and the driveway was moved to this side of the house.   Rather than tear it down, I decided to move it.

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Science Alert: China considers Moon bases in lava tubes.

On the Moon, astronauts will need protection from a different set of hazards. They’ll have to contend with cosmic and solar radiation, meteorites, wild temperature swings, and even impact ejecta.  The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has found hundreds of lunar ‘skylights,’ locations where a lava tube’s ceiling has collapsed, making a natural opening into the tube.

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Colin from Accounts is an 8/10.

Colin from Accounts didn’t sound like my kind of TV show, but I gave it a try.   I’m not usually a fan of Australian comedies.  Too many of the characters treat each other poorly and they can be too much.  Like, too wacky, too dumb, too confident, whatever.  Deadloch on Amazon Prime is one that I tried recently.   Colin from Accounts isn’t like that at all.

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Introduction to Physics

I’ve recently been conversing with a couple of students that I had during the Covid year.  Both are in engineering at The Ohio State University.  I had both when they were juniors in Physics, and again, as seniors in AP Physics 2.  Since I knew them prior to the Covid year, I didn’t need to introduce myself.  For students with whom I was not acquainted, it seemed important to produce a video that gave them some sense of Physics and how I approached the course. 

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