A theology student and IT support engineer, this is where I upload or reblog any interesting stuff I find in life and on the web… please feel free to comment.Tumblr (3.0; @cbatty)http://craigbatty.com/<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lyze00C4lw1qzyhb5o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://unknownskywalker.tumblr.com/post/17159251065/rings-and-enceladus-a-crescent-enceladus-appears" target="_blank">unknownskywalker</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><big><strong class="title">Rings and Enceladus</strong></big></p> <p>A crescent Enceladus appears with Saturn’s rings in this Cassini view of the moon.</p> <p>The famed <a href="http://www.ciclops.org/view_media/29980/Bursting_at_the_Seams" target="_blank">jets of water</a> ice emanating from the south polar region of the moon are faintly visible here. They appear as a small white blur below the dark south pole, down and to the right of the illuminated part of the moon’s surface in the image.</p> <p>The image was taken in visible light with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on Jan. 4, 2012 from a distance of approximately 291,000 kilometers from Enceladus.</p> </blockquote>http://craigbatty.com/post/17161889927http://craigbatty.com/post/17161889927Tue, 07 Feb 2012 04:48:17 +1000EnceladusSaturnCassiniastronomy<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/3ZXKgp_vKV8?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>So many quotes, so little time….</p>http://craigbatty.com/post/16913952942http://craigbatty.com/post/16913952942Thu, 02 Feb 2012 18:57:44 +1000Shit Wizards SayHunter Davis<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lw7zrlLvwu1qmvlofo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>What spring is like on Jupiter</p>http://craigbatty.com/post/16877917584http://craigbatty.com/post/16877917584Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:47:41 +1000JupiterGreat Red Spotastronomy<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lynhdqhfez1r3olkxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dontrblgme.tumblr.com/post/16809513639/tokyo-under-the-snow-via-balbo42" target="_blank">dontrblgme</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/balbo42/6781954133/" target="_blank">Tokyo under the snow</a> (via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/balbo42/" target="_blank">balbo42</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://craigbatty.com/post/16862287778http://craigbatty.com/post/16862287778Wed, 01 Feb 2012 23:20:23 +1000TokyoTokyo TowersnowClick here to stop the newest threat to Internet freedom: A new global treaty could allow...http://craigbatty.com/post/16539911902http://craigbatty.com/post/16539911902Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:59:46 +1000Failed Poker Machine Reform - Wilkie can't take a trick: The Prime Minister’s back down on...http://craigbatty.com/post/16322387980http://craigbatty.com/post/16322387980Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:37:59 +1000Andrew WilkieAustraliaJulia GillardPoker Machine ReformSMHShane Claiborne - Letter to Non-Believers - Esquire: “The more I have read the Bible and...http://craigbatty.com/post/15938912363http://craigbatty.com/post/15938912363Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:16:25 +1000Shane ClaiborneChristianityEsquireI’m with the Catholics on this one…   tithenai: wizasaur: -prettyprettyplease:...http://craigbatty.com/post/15494083120http://craigbatty.com/post/15494083120Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:22:47 +1000<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwsr9lIUW11qz5veqo1_r1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I got this for Christmas. Nerf rapid fire goodness :D</p> <p>Now all your base are belong to us!</p> <p>(via <a href="http://www.hasbro.com/nerf/en_AU/shop/details.cfm?R=BD25512E-5056-900B-1008-950B564551A0:en_AU" target="_blank">HASBRO - NERF VORTEX NITRON Blaster</a>)</p>http://craigbatty.com/post/14799850101http://craigbatty.com/post/14799850101Mon, 26 Dec 2011 15:58:00 +1000NerfVortexToy<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwihe7IjuX1qzy0ygo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lwihe7IjuX1qzy0ygo2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://itsfullofstars.tumblr.com/post/14658523772/orions-dreamy-stars" target="_blank">itsfullofstars</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA13005" target="_blank"><strong>Orion’s Dreamy Stars</strong></a></p> </blockquote>http://craigbatty.com/post/14662080901http://craigbatty.com/post/14662080901Fri, 23 Dec 2011 18:00:40 +1000AstronomySpaceOrionScience is about explanation. Religion is about meaning - Alister McGrath (VIA ABC): “At...http://craigbatty.com/post/14661814961http://craigbatty.com/post/14661814961Fri, 23 Dec 2011 17:50:00 +1000Alister McGrathChristmasReligionScienceChristianity<iframe width="400" height="225" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/9IN0W3gjnNE?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>[Advent Conspiracy] Enter the Story 2011 (by <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IN0W3gjnNE&feature=share" target="_blank">theadventconspiracy</a>)</p>http://craigbatty.com/post/13510236117http://craigbatty.com/post/13510236117Wed, 30 Nov 2011 06:31:38 +1000<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="224" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=0abc3729bf&photo_id=3582584032&flickr_show_info_box=true" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=0abc3729bf&photo_id=3582584032&flickr_show_info_box=true" height="224" width="400"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Landing on the Nimitz (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/scobleizer/3582584032/in/photostream/" target="_blank">Robert Scoble</a>)</p>http://craigbatty.com/post/13321606470http://craigbatty.com/post/13321606470Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:14:38 +1000US NavyF-18USS NimitzRobert Scoblejetaircraft.<object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="224" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=aa101ddcf0&photo_id=3582550368&flickr_show_info_box=true" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=109786" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=aa101ddcf0&photo_id=3582550368&flickr_show_info_box=true" height="224" width="400"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>F-18 taking off from Nimitz (Video) (by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/scobleizer/3582550368/" target="_blank">Robert Scoble</a>)</p>http://craigbatty.com/post/13321521647http://craigbatty.com/post/13321521647Sat, 26 Nov 2011 10:12:50 +1000US NavyF-18USS NimitzRobert Scoblejetaircraft<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luqi80i4v61ql87yvo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I love this film, along with so many others created by Studio Ghibli. Hayao Miyazaki is a genius.</p>http://craigbatty.com/post/13122498467http://craigbatty.com/post/13122498467Tue, 22 Nov 2011 06:39:24 +1000Spirited AwayGhibliHayao Miyazakianime<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu5ilst3qo1qzfl9oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>That’s gotto hurt…</p>http://craigbatty.com/post/12965253145http://craigbatty.com/post/12965253145Fri, 18 Nov 2011 22:14:54 +1000High heelsShoesFootwearfeet<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lspe5oMMZh1qeoxw2o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>Climate change is happening… <p><a href="http://fifthdimension.tumblr.com/post/12964041994/usagov-image-description-every-winter-the-ice" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">fifthdimension</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a href="http://blog.usa.gov/post/12291106893/image-description-every-winter-the-ice-in-the" target="_blank">usagov</a>:</p> <p>Image description: Every winter the ice in the Arctic Ocean grows, and every summer it melts and shrinks. This summer, it melted to its second smallest size, shown here in this image from NASA. The yellow line shows the average size for Arctic ice in the summer. The red line shows that the ice melt created a Northwest Passage shipping lane. According to Joey Comiso, senior scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, “The sea ice is not only declining, the pace of the decline is becoming more drastic.”</p> <p>Photo by NASA Goddard’s Scientific Visualization Studio.</p></blockquote>http://craigbatty.com/post/12964916424http://craigbatty.com/post/12964916424Fri, 18 Nov 2011 21:53:59 +1000Climate changeArctic iceice meltGlobal warming<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu7bipR7WX1qzmjzbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>I saw Christopher Lloyd speak at Supanove Brisbane yesterday, 56 years after Doc’s vision of the flux capacitor. Great Scott!</p>http://craigbatty.com/post/12386418864http://craigbatty.com/post/12386418864Sun, 06 Nov 2011 07:37:58 +1000Back to the Future5-11-1955Christopher LloydMichael J. FoxDocMarty<img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu236pgW0P1qargfho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>That’s no bull… <p><a href="http://llbwwb.tumblr.com/post/12281675991/white-buffalo-bison-by-nino" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">llbwwb</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>White Buffalo (Bison) by NINO</p></blockquote>http://craigbatty.com/post/12282865235http://craigbatty.com/post/12282865235Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:23:02 +1000White BuffaloSnownaturewild life<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lu25lgMDJu1qbg4qwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>A long way from home…. <p><a href="http://blog.oliverphillips91.co.uk/post/12273846817/astronaut-bruce-mccandless-1984" class="tumblr_blog" target="_blank">oliphillips</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><strong>Astronaut Bruce McCandless 1984</strong></p></blockquote>http://craigbatty.com/post/12282810095http://craigbatty.com/post/12282810095Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:20:03 +1000NASAAstronautspacespace walkEarth