Oh, is that why!
I subscribed to an online Page-A-Day calendar last year, and for Valentine's, they gave me a code to subscribe to one for free this year. So I opted for the Fact or Crap calendar. Browsing January, I got the answer to a puzzlement: Why do you see the whole moon even when it's new? Y'know, you look up, see that bare line of a crescent, but can also make out the rest of the circle, the rest of the moon. Why isn't the dark part completely invisible? Earthshine, that's why. Just like the moon, the Earth reflects sunlight, too - enough to let you make out the whole moon even when it's dark. The strength of the earthshine depends on Earth's cloud cover. I knew the Earth reflected light, like the moon, if not as well; I just never realized that was why a new moon is visible. UPDATE: There was a derailment in the comments; two trains of thought couldn't stay on the same track. My American pop culture references do not extend to TV-series of the 1950...
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Is it all you expected?
I had to reinstall my printer. It was just a matter of choosing that option in the Print dialog, and my printer appeared and installed instantly. And that's when Snow Leopard gave me a pleasant surprise: I can now see the ink status for my printer! Sweet!
Protege, _Snow_ Leopard! :-) For the first time, Apple has released a new OS "leap" that is an _upgrade_ (and therefore cheaper, which is nice). Snow Leopard installs only on an existing Leopard installation (though I've read it will install with Tiger, too), so I need to hang on to my Leopard disc. You can get the full stand-alone SL only as a bundle with iLife and iWorks. Still, Apple rules. I like getting a new OS for only NOK 89. :-) (It's usually 10 times that.)