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Random Updates

Posted by on Friday, September 7, 2018, In : Fundraising 
Now that everyone is settling back in to their school and work schedules, I thought it was time to give a few updates on my life and websites and whatever else comes to mind.

First off is a blatant money grab :)

For a few years I have been accepting donations of bitcoins or litecoins to help offset the costs of maintaining my various websites, and I appreciate the response that I have received. It is certainly not required and I do not expect people to donate. I will always keep my website free...
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Crowdfunded Space Sailing

Posted by on Thursday, May 14, 2015, In : Fundraising 
Another great crowdfunding project has been launched, this time to produce an experimental light sail for use in space exploration. The planetary society wants to raise $1.2million to build a light sail and test it for thirty days sometime next year. If successful, it could be a more efficient method of launching probes to other planets and interesting objects within our solar system.

Traditional rockets work by burning fuel - essentially creating a controlled explosion. The high speed gas par...
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Dictionary Project

Posted by on Tuesday, September 23, 2014, In : Fundraising 
It is hard to believe that over twenty years have passed since I first starting writing the Grandiloquent Dictionary. Most of my readers already know the story but for those who do not, it started when I was still in high school. I had plans to go away to University and I knew I wouldn't be able to take my unabridged dictionaries with me due to a lack of dorm space. And so I started writing down a list on my computer of the most interesting words so I would have at least a minimal dictionary ...
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Dr. Chris Bird I am a theoretical physicist & mathematician, with training in electronics, programming, robotics, and a number of other related fields.

   

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