As I stayed up late last night witing for a piece of the Sun's vomit to impact Earth's magnetosphere and release photons into my eyes, I realized that it probably wasn't going to happen. So I went to bed.

For future expeditions of this sort, here's ...

Cory Doctorow has finished his tour of the United States, promoting his newest novel, Homeland. After a couple of failed intercepts, Doctorow and I sat down on Friday, Feb. 22 at opposite ends of the telephone network to talk about Homeland, writing sequels, writing science fiction and the absurdity of ...

Google Fusion Tables exposes the information you put in it. This is a feature of the product, and one that The Journal News was apparently not aware of when they published the names and addresses of over 33,000 gun owners in New York.

When first published, The Journal News ...

An OSU contractor performing tests for a “geotechnical drilling project” near a natural gas regulator on Lane Avenue broke the gas line, said Dave Isaacs, spokesman for Student Life. The line broke at about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday.

“They were testing for geothermal today, so we knew they’d ...

Repairs to Mirror Lake and the surrounding areas will cost an estimated $24,600, said Student Life spokesman Dave Isaacs. The public safety presence will cost an estimated $21,735, said Administration and Planning spokeswoman Lindsay Komlanc.

"This includes police and security personnel presence, including that of outside agencies such ...

Service2Facilities, a campus entity that handles maintenance requests, became aware of the problem when high water levels in a sump in Park-Stradley Hall triggered an alarm. Sumps collect water, and the high water level was indicative of a sump pump problem or a leak. The alarm was noticed at about ...

Students were encouraged not to jump in an email sent by the university Monday morning. "The combination of cold weather, alcohol, wet clothing and the slippery lake bottom can lead to lots of bad things," vice president for Student Life Javaune Adams-Gaston wrote. "I promise that your Ohio State experience ...

A panoramic shot of the pool at Pomerene Hall at Ohio State University. This image CC-BY-SA 3.0 Unported.

From time to time, I dabble in panoramic photography. The swimming pool above and the basketball court below were made using Hugin, a high-powered, cross-platform panorama-stitching tool.

The image above captures ...

Two weeks ago last Sunday (has it really been so long?), I got a tip from an OSU student that Taylor Tower on North Campus was losing water pressure, that students were being sent to the RPAC to get drinking water and showers. The office assistants at the front desk ...