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Category Archives: Technology
get blasted
Back when I was still high on the excitement from my trip to Florida to watch the final launch of Atlantis I wrote a bit about the pre-launch sequence. The coolest part of the ground sequence, I think, is the … Continue reading
The summary judgement is in.
My phone generates automatic alerts based on things in my calendar and my location. For instance if I have marked the calendar with “bbq chez Kyle” it will look his address up and sound an alarm when I need to … Continue reading
a product endorsement
I spent yesterday evening doing an array of minor bicycle repairs. It is a task I find both interesting and satisfying. I also replaced my cycling shoes with another pair that are the same model as I have been using … Continue reading
TESS won the funding competition!
It was just announced this week that TESS will receive substantial funding over the next six years to improve our ability to search for earth-like planets outside our solar system! rad. More details here.
skyward eyes
Have you heard of the B612 foundation? It is a group dedicated to providing an advance warning system for earth-asteroid collisions. They are working to build a telescope specifically for mapping the debris coming in and out of earth orbit. … Continue reading
warped imaginiation
Did you know it is mathematically possible to effectively transport an object (or person) faster than the speed of light? It just can’t travel faster than the speed of light in the process. Make sense? I have been trying to … Continue reading
Posted in Ramble, Technology
Tagged Alcubierre drive, Einstein, NASA, Relativity, science, Space, Warp Drive
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Boeing
This is apparently what happens when shoe laces require changing and the spares on hand were intended for boots. “The hard part is knowing which loops to pull to undo it. Two in six chance! “
the thistle and the damage undone
Somewhere in the back of my mind I had a fragment of arcane (our-kaan ?) knowledge suggesting there was some kind of antidote for stinging nettles that grew along side them. A web search for nettle antidotes revealed nothing … Continue reading
eplay
My two favourite places on the computer to play are stellarium and google earth. This evening I discovered a national geographic collaboration with google earth to integrate some super high resolution images of wildlife into the satellite view. You can see most … Continue reading
Posted in Photos, Technology
Tagged Africa, Chad, elephant, Google Earth, hippo, National Geographic, Stellarium, Zambia
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