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Early in September, NASA implemented new software controls on the Hubble Space Telescope, allowing it to shut down one of the three remaining gyroscopes, reserving the third gyroscope for later use. By doing this, scientists hope to extend the Hubble's mission through mid-2008.
Gyroscopes are...
Read More | Sep 13th, 2005
GAP, Inc. the owners of Gap.com and OldNavy.com closed down their websites last week to prepare them for the upcoming holiday season. Instead of developing a test-beta site, they opted to close the websites completely, and complete the overhaul before releasing it to the public. The company is...
Read More | Sep 8th, 2005 | Comments: 1 | Last Comment: Sep 9th, 2005
The case between Google and Microsoft over executive Kal-Fu Lee began this week in court. According to reports, the case already has both sides trowing mud at each other.
Some of you may recall that Kal-Fu Lee, a former executive of Microsoft, recently left the company and joined Google in a role...
Read More | Sep 7th, 2005
Imagine turning on your radio, and instead of hearing music or your sports program, you hear a buzzing noise that is more annoying than static. You try to tune in your favorite station, but you cannot hear it anymore until you drive out of town, or perhaps you need to turn your radio different...
Read More | Aug 29th, 2005 | Comments: 6 | Last Comment: Jul 9th, 2008
What, exactly, is free speech? What is allowed by the US 1st Amendment? Where are the lines drawn concerning what people can say, and how they can be liable for their statements?
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or...
Read More | Aug 22nd, 2005 | Comments: 8 | Last Comment: Aug 24th, 2005
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I'll admit it right up front: I'm an old guy, and this is a "kids these days" rant. Pull up your pants, comb your hair, and for Pete's sake, learn to type! I'm referring to what is variously known as "txt lingo", "txt msg spk", or my own term: laziness.
Something you youngsters may not know: you...
Read More | Sep 2nd, 2005 | Comments: 18 | Last Comment: Jun 30th, 2006
Blog Stats: Entries: 12 | Views: 40,547 | Last Entry: Mar 17th, 2006 | Overall Rating: 
When the words fail
In the aftermath of this natural disaster surely even the most staid and conservative amongst us are beginning to see the inadequacy of the terms which litter media reporting. "LOOTERS!" scream the headlines, yet when we read the text we see images of people desperate to get...
Read More | Aug 30th, 2005 | Comments: 9 | Last Comment: Sep 1st, 2005
The BBC’s Director General Mark Thompson has announced plans to introduce a BBCPlayer service, which will enable viewers to download and play seven days of programs, and also to simulcast one of the BBC channels. The simulcast will only be made available to UK viewers. It is quite likely that...
Read More | Aug 29th, 2005 | Comments: 3 | Last Comment: Aug 30th, 2005
The search engine specialists have been the subject of a fair bit of attention over recent days but this story takes the cake for sure. US men's magazine 'Perfect 10' is suing Google, claiming that the company is not really performing a search service at all. Instead, they claim, Google is...
Read More | Aug 26th, 2005 | Comments: 12 | Last Comment: Aug 29th, 2005
Blog Stats: Entries: 50 | Views: 186,848 | Last Entry: Oct 20th, 2005
I don’t like doing blog entries on subjects like this, but it’s time to face reality. The “Big Easy� -- the heart of the Marti Gras celebration and Bourbon Street, is going to see destruction in the next few days that may be far worse than anything we’ve seen happen to a United States...
Read More | Aug 29th, 2005 | Comments: 14 | Last Comment: Feb 27th, 2006
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