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Archive for January, 2008

When to panic?

First, take a look at this thing:
That is the NROL-21, aka known as USA 193.  Well, actually, that may not be NROL-21, aka USA 193.  It should be something like that tho.  The problem we got here is that thing is about the size of a bus, but weighs about four tons.  It’s not worked [...]

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Man on Mars?

This pic is creating quite a stir:

It’s kinda small because it’s been cropped from this pic:

I have several initial thoughts on this thing:
For starters, I can NOT believe someone zoomed in so close as to find this anomoly. 
Secondly, noted astronomers and the like have immediately debunked the claim that this is a Martian by asserting that [...]

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The Toyota of the 21st century?

I can hear it now, the Beach Boys singing about cruising in their Li Shi Guang Ming.  I can see the next Road Warrior cruising hard and slow in his Li Shi Guang Ming.
What I can’t see is Detroit competing with this thing.  It’s not enough that this thing is 100% electric and cruises at [...]

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Galeras eruption video

This is ultra-awesome!  Check it out!

Technorati Tags: Earth, eruption, galeras, volcano

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NASA’s pictures for the blind

I have gotten this press release in various forms for a few days now:
NEWS RELEASE: 2008-005                                                Jan. 15, 2008              
NASA Unveils Cosmic Images Book in Braille for Blind Readers
At a ceremony held today at the National Federation of the Blind, NASA unveiled a new book that brings majestic images taken by its Great Observatories to the fingertips [...]

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All over the news is the story of dozens of people in Stephenville, Texas seeing a UFO.  In this day and age of just about every person having a cell phone or gadget with a cheap digital camera in it, did one single person in Stephenville think to get a pic of this thing?  That [...]

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A Taser MP3 player?

This has got to be the worst idea I think I’ve ever heard of in my entire life:

A handy new holster from Taser International Inc. holds not only your stun gun but a music player too.
I see people having a few drinks, cruising the bars, and suddenly flopping wildly all over the sidewalk in an [...]

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Watch out peeps, things might get cooler before it gets hotter.  According to Dr. Oleg Sorokhtin, Merited Scientist of Russia and fellow of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, and a staff researcher of the Oceanology Institute, the Earth is entering a cyclical cooling phase.  Researchers are already saying 2008 could be cooler than normal due to the [...]

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Happy New Cycle!

This major solar storm marks the beginning of the new solar cycle.  According to the article on MSNBC, these sunspots, or storms, can:

…can affect Earth by disrupting electrical grids, airline and military communications, GPS signals and even cell phones, the agency said.

However, according to those who should know more, they have absolutely no effect on [...]

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The cooties inoculation scam!

I was sent this video by Mrs. Moon:

Now, I watched it intently, as it depicts sad kids.  I don’t want Moonlet to be sad.  So, I immediately began searching for a cooties inoculation shot.  I was flabbergasted when googling “cooties inoculation” I got this profound result:
Results 1 - 1 of 1 for “cooties inoculation“. (0.11 [...]

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