I used to work at Edwards AFB. Chuck Yeager, X-planes, Nasa… I used to have the resources to fly; first in fixed-wing, and then in helicopters. Aerospace is full of interesting tech stuff.
I started a thread about model rocketry. Rockets! There were Apollos flying when I was a kid! I have The Right Stuff and Apollo 13 on DVD. I have Lost Moon on VHS, as well as a tape about the X-15 programme. On the wall above my bed is the complete set of Apollo mission patches, framed. On another wall is a lithograph of an X-15 being launched from the B-52 mothership. (I’ve touched that plane!)
Earth sciences. When I was a kid I wanted to be an oceanographer, amongh other things. I’ve been watching shows on archaeology today. When I’ve driven from L.A. to Las Vegas, I’m not bored. Look at the geological structures! Look at the biological organisms! Meteorology. I’ve always loved that.
And astronomy. I never ‘got into’ it, but I have some books and a star finder. I should take a class. I saw Ann Druyan on the telly the other day. Made me want to watch Contact. Yeah, I think radio astronomy is neat too.
How about languages? Is that a science? It’s not techy, but I did get some programmes on CD-ROM on German (which I’ve taken classes in), Japanese (which I spoke as a child), French, and Italian.
I ride a Japanese motorcycle. Modern and techy! I’m a little fascinated by new automotive technology.
The environment is going to hell. National Geographic has an article this month (which I haven’t read yet) about the pollution in Chesepeake Bay. The Amazon is being slashed and burned as we speak. Man, I’d like to hear about nw technologies that will help to reduce pollution and that will make it ‘unnecessary’ for poor farmers to damage the land.
My new PowerBook is techy. So’s the iPod. I want to leard how to use them! Make them smoke with my prowess!
In other words, I’m interested in more science/techy things than can be fully incorporated into a single lifespan. I want to learn everything! I want to live in a technological environment.
