Thursday, November 20, 2008
More water found on Mars - not at the poles
The Raw Story | Massive frozen water reservoirs discovered on Mars
The buried glaciers reported by Holt and his 11 co-authors lie in the
Hellas Basin region of Mars' southern hemisphere, and scientist said
even larger frozen water reservoirs may exist in Mars' northern
hemisphere.
Hellas Basin region of Mars' southern hemisphere, and scientist said
even larger frozen water reservoirs may exist in Mars' northern
hemisphere.
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Travelling beyond the solar system
Voyager 1 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
As of May 22, 2008, Voyager 1 was at a distance of 106.4 AU (approximately 15.92 terameters or 0.0017 light years) from the Sun, which makes it the most distant human-made object from Earth.[8] At this distance, it is more distant from the Sun than any known natural solar system object, including Eris and 90377 Sedna, but excluding long-period comets. Though Sedna has an orbit that takes it 975 AU away from the Sun at aphelion, as of 2006 it is less than 90 AU away from the Sun and approaching its perihelion at 76 AU. [9][10]
As of May 22, 2008, Voyager 1 was at a distance of 106.4 AU (approximately 15.92 terameters or 0.0017 light years) from the Sun, which makes it the most distant human-made object from Earth.[8] At this distance, it is more distant from the Sun than any known natural solar system object, including Eris and 90377 Sedna, but excluding long-period comets. Though Sedna has an orbit that takes it 975 AU away from the Sun at aphelion, as of 2006 it is less than 90 AU away from the Sun and approaching its perihelion at 76 AU. [9][10]
I has a flava
Why McDonald's Fries Taste So Good
The flavor industry is highly secretive. Its leading companies will not divulge the precise formulas of flavor compounds or the identities of clients. The secrecy is deemed essential for protecting the reputations of beloved brands. The fast-food chains, understandably, would like the public to believe that the flavors of the food they sell somehow originate in their restaurant kitchens, not in distant factories run by other firms. A McDonald's french fry is one of countless foods whose flavor is just a component in a complex manufacturing process. The look and the taste of what we eat now are frequently deceiving -- by design.
The flavor industry is highly secretive. Its leading companies will not divulge the precise formulas of flavor compounds or the identities of clients. The secrecy is deemed essential for protecting the reputations of beloved brands. The fast-food chains, understandably, would like the public to believe that the flavors of the food they sell somehow originate in their restaurant kitchens, not in distant factories run by other firms. A McDonald's french fry is one of countless foods whose flavor is just a component in a complex manufacturing process. The look and the taste of what we eat now are frequently deceiving -- by design.
Brain-based computer - Skynet anyone?
IBM wants to build a computer based on the brain - The INQUIRER
The big idea is to get a machine that can sense, perceive, interact and be
cognitive while saving on energy and space.
If they pull it off, cognitive computing offers the promise of systems that
can integrate and analyse vast amounts of data from many sources in the blink of
an eye, allowing businesses or individuals to make rapid decisions.
IBM is looking to break the way that computers have been made for the last
half a century. Like the brain, they want it to run on a cup of coffee, and use
nanoscale devices for synapses and neurons.
If it works, and does not think about sex every 30 seconds, like a human
brain, it will bring about entirely new computing architectures and programming
systems.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Internet in space
NASA tests &squo;interplanetary internet&squo; | The Daily Telegraph
NASA said a test of DTN software loaded on board the International Space Station would begin next summer.
NASA said a test of DTN software loaded on board the International Space Station would begin next summer.
The Monty Python Channel
YouTube - MontyPython's Channel
Monty Python has it's own YouTube channel now. They have uploaded high-quality videos from the vaults.
Free.
Monty Python has it's own YouTube channel now. They have uploaded high-quality videos from the vaults.
Free.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Cracked iPhones
Iphone cracked - The INQUIRER
The latest court case against the Cupertino outfit says that, not only did
Jobs' Mob ship shonky phones with 3G reception that cut out, they also came with
hairline cracks that ultimately would lead to the death of the phone.
The latest court case against the Cupertino outfit says that, not only did
Jobs' Mob ship shonky phones with 3G reception that cut out, they also came with
hairline cracks that ultimately would lead to the death of the phone.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Sunday, November 16, 2008
Saturday, November 15, 2008
Canada's largest wind farm construction finished
Don’t Call it a Wind Farm, It’s an EcoPower Centre: Canada’s Largest Wind Project (200 MW) Opens : TreeHugger
I travelled through this during the summer. Miles of windmills. A very impressive and beautiful site.
I travelled through this during the summer. Miles of windmills. A very impressive and beautiful site.
Friday, November 14, 2008
Thursday, November 13, 2008
2012 movie trailer
2012: Roland Emmerich's 2012 Pounds Monk with World-Swallowing Flood
Big wave, monk, bell. Could be meat, could be cake...
Big wave, monk, bell. Could be meat, could be cake...
First planets in another solar system seen, as opposed to being inferred
TheStar.com | sciencetech | New planet system found
Dust right surrounding the star Fomalhaut.
And for the first time in the history of creation, a creature on a
planet in our solar system was looking at an image of planets orbiting
in another.
Here's a link to the Discover magazine site with an enlargement of the planet in the above pic (taken by the Hubble telescope)
Dust right surrounding the star Fomalhaut.
And for the first time in the history of creation, a creature on a
planet in our solar system was looking at an image of planets orbiting
in another.
Here's a link to the Discover magazine site with an enlargement of the planet in the above pic (taken by the Hubble telescope)
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