We were delighted last week to be part of Dungeons and Deacons with Advent Anglican. The next session will be on October 3rd – we’re looking forward to it! In the meantime, the 2024 Dragonflight GameCon is coming up at the Bellevue Hilton from August 16-18. And of course, work continues as we prepare for the Doxacon Seattle 2025!
August 5 – In our internet age, we perhaps take for granted transatlantic communication cables, but today is the 166th anniversary of the completion of the first transatlantic telegraph cable (1858). Though it failed a few weeks later, efforts continued and we eventually moved from single-wire to coaxial cables to optical fiber. One wonders what will come next! Read more at the National MagLab website.
August 6 – Today is the celebration of the Transfiguration of Christ – a rare moment when the liturgical calendar of Anglicans, Catholics, and Orthodox Christians matches up! On this feast day, Christians recall Christ’s revelation to Peter, James, and John. With Elijah and Moses appearing alongside Christ glorified, the Father’s voice was heard telling them “This is my beloved Son. Listen to Him.” Read about that holy site at Custodia Terrae Sanctae.
August 7 – On this day in 1955, Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, the precursor to Sony, began selling its first transistor radios in Japan. Awkwardly named the TR-55, it quickly took off due to its reliability and accessibility due to being relatively inexpensive. Read about it at Wired’s website.
August 9 – On this day in 1945, the second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki (just three days after the first was dropped on Hiroshima). Many Christians across denominations have spoken to the moral issues of those decisions – those may be worth revisiting on this week’s anniversaries. Studio Ghibli did its own exploration of World War II in its movie Grave of the Fireflies. Though it is, for most, only watchable once, it is deeply affecting. Read about the movie and its making at Looper.com.
August 10 – 64 years ago today, Discoverer 13 was launched into orbit (1960). It became the first man-made object to be recovered from orbit when it on August 11 when it was recovered around Hawaii. Read about it at the NASA website.
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