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Posted in Computers on Jul 30th, 2005
A while back I did a post on the Hot Coffee mod to Grand Theft Auto. My conclusion was the mod altered the game to make it “offensive”. I even chastised Hillary Clinton for attacking the makers of the game, Rockstar games. Well, if you follow my GTA link there, you’ll see [...]
Posted in The Solar System on Jul 29th, 2005
This image from the European Space Agency using high resolution fake-color cameras has found a fairly substantial amount of frozen water. Above ground. It had been reported of underground water, however, as far as I know, this is the first report of above ground water year round.
This is a lot cooler than Sedna to [...]
Posted in The Solar System on Jul 29th, 2005
Apparently Sedna is becoming an official planet. It’s 1/3 double triple the size of Pluto (they really don’t know yet). Pluto’s barely a planet IMO. The fact that Sedna apparently orbits the sun and has a moon justifies it as being a planet. It’s not much of a planet IMO.
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Posted in Technology on Jul 29th, 2005
I have been threatening to do a piece on the Space Shuttles. This is sort of going to be it. Some rudimentary background:
February 1, 2003, Shuttle Columbia breaks up over Texas re-entering the atmosphere. After an extensive investigation, NASA came to the conclusion that a piece of foam fell off the main tank and hit [...]
Posted in Technology on Jul 27th, 2005
California allows people to observe the peak electrical demand during the day to see if they need to conserve energy or not. It’s pretty cool. All states should be doing this.
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Posted in Travel on Jul 26th, 2005
Discovery’s launch looked absolutely flawless! Hopefully everything went as well as it looked. The external tank cam absolutely captivated me! I don’t think I’ve ever been as impressed with a launch.
Good job NASA!
Good luck crew!
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Posted in The Internet on Jul 25th, 2005
Bill Gates is going after Google again. This seems to be a never-ending love-hate relationship ala Microsoft-Apple of the 80’s. Now, in their latest quest, Gates is going after Google Maps. Their version is MSN Virtual Earth. It’s pretty cool. However, I looked up my home address, it was a vacant lot. Our lot hasn’t [...]
Posted in Travel on Jul 25th, 2005
Space Shuttle Discovery is on the pad for a second attept at returning to flight. I posted a countdown ticker previously, but apparently it’s not linked to the same countdown. If you want to see Space.com’s ticker, it is here.
Hopefully this launch happens.
For those stuck at work, as I am, you can watch it on [...]
Posted in Weather on Jul 24th, 2005
The National Weather Center predicted a busier than usual summer for severe weather in the Atlantic. However, so far we’ve had:
Tropical Storm Arlene, with maximum winds of 70 mph.
Tropical Storm Bret, with maximum winds of 40 mph
Tropical Storm Cindy,
Hurricane Dennis, which was a pretty rough one.
Hurricane Emily, which was scary, but didn’t do much [...]
Posted in Earth on Jul 23rd, 2005
I receive an RSS feed from the US Geological Survey. It’s interesting to watch. Every now and then I notice bursts of activity in specific spots. Sumatra is still one. The other is Mount St. Helens. When it happens there I get all excited and think it’s gonna blow. [...]