Posts with tag "NASA"

PJ’s Forum Round-up 24.11.08

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Posted 1639 days ago

We had a relatively subdued but good week in the forums. Nobody died in the flame fests and everyone seems reasonably sane, still. Mrs. Max has decided to return to our flock, welcome back.

The Brits have a happy group of folks called the BNP. First I’d heard of them. Apparently they aren’t so happy anymore since their membership list leaked. *covers mouth* Oppps. I don’t think they’re gonna get a Mulligan on that one.

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Carbon watchdog getting prepped for 2009 launch

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Posted 1648 days ago

One of the pressing concerns environmentally is getting a grip on how much damage is being done to our atmosphere by the carbon diaoxide that is being spewed out daily. to try and figure this out NASA will be launching the Orbiting Carbon Observatory in January 2009.

the observatory is NASA’s first spacecraft designed to study carbon dioxide and it has just arrived at the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California from where it will be launched. The spacecraft will spend 2 years in a 438-mile, near polar, sun-synchronous orbit where every 16 days it will map the globe and collect information about the levels of CO2 in the atmosphere.

This observatory will let scientists to see where CO2 is collecting in our atmosphere and what of our activities are contributing to it; as well as seeing what parts of the world are acting as sinks. Most important though it will allow more accurate measurements of total CO2 in the atmosphere which will help in building future models of climate change.

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From the Pipeline – 8.11.08

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Posted 1743 days ago

This is one of those times where I really don’t have any snappy stuff to say so instead I’ll just get right to the stuff I found in today’s FriendFeed pipeline that you might find interesting.

5 of the world’s best (drivable) wooden cars [nw] :: Deputy Dog – gives a whole new meaning to polishing up your ride.

Nomophobia is the fear of being out of mobile phone contact [nw] :: This Is London – maybe it’s because I don’t have a cell phone but this strikes me as being just plain stupid.

Atlantic Herring Is Going Wild [nw] :: English Russia – wow .. snapper in a can

NASA abandons plan to fly new spaceships by 2013 [nw] :: Reuters – this kind of shortchanging the space program all the time will never get us to the point where we can get the hell off of this planet.

Have You Seen the Porn Inspector? [nw] :: The Inquisitr – some people will try anything to get their free porn.

From the Pipeline – 7.31.08

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Posted 1754 days ago

For those few – very few that might have wondered what happened to tonight’s Discussion Point podcast the simple fact was that there wasn’t anything from during the day’s activities that seem to be interesting enough to talk about. That doesn’t mean that there wasn’t some good stuff in today’s FriendFeed pipeline.

17 Electric Cars You Must Know About [nw] :: Treehugger – green is all the rage these days – which I guess is a good thing – as is the idea of electric cars.

AOL proves that big companies and blog networks are a difficult mix [nw] :: The Inquisitr – I’ve often wondered if previously independent blog networks can really survive within a corporate environment.

11 Steps to Fight the ‘God Complex’ [nw] :: LifeDev – aren’t they on short for the typical 12 step program?

NASA Spacecraft Confirms Martian Water, Mission Extended [nw] :: NASA – this is kinda cool in an extraterrestrial way.

The ITER Complex: A Gorgeous Green Enclave [nw] :: inhabitat – and this is really cool in a new world on earth type of way.

From the Pipeline – 7.26.08

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Posted 1759 days ago

Today just seemed to lag with nothing that really seem to spark any ideas worth writing about but I did find more than a few things of interest in today’s FriendFeed pipeline so without any further ado here’s some fun stuff.

beautiful wind turbines [nw] :: oobject – wind turbines are a big thing these days and here is list of some of the more interesting designed out there.

Ed Mitchell: Going to the Moon doesn’t mean you’re right [nw] :: Bad Astronomy – Ed has made the news recently over allegations that aliens exist and the government knows about it – this is a argument against those claims.

Revolving Door Accident @ Dexia Tower ~ Brussels, Belgium [nw] :: LiveLeak – No idea what caused it but watch from the beginning because it happens quickly

20 Myths About Blogging That Many New Bloggers Actually Believe [nw] :: Performancing – there is a lot of tips floating out there about how to be a successful blogger and this post disputes some of those myths

Jelly Architecture Auction [nw] :: Bompas & Parr – mix jelly and a bunch of talented architects and what do you get? – some rather unique items to bid on to own

FCC orders Comcast to stop restricting access to the Internet [nw] :: Northwest Progressive Institute Advocate – Comcast got its hands caught in the cookie jar and are now possibly going to get slapped for it hard.

COMIC-CON 2008: Best Fan Costume [nw] :: Nikke Finke – someone with way too much time on their hands .. talented granted but just how long did it take to make that costume?

NASA and Internet Archive partner images – NASAimages.org [nw] :: SEO and Tech Daily – a big thank you to Charlie for pointing this incredibly great new site out to me – and all of you if you take the time to visit the linked site – it is well worth it.

From the Pipeline – 4.24.08

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Posted 1852 days ago

The weekend is just around the corner and with the weather supposedly being sunny and warm I imagine the blogosphere will go through a quiet couple of days as people recharge their batteries for the week ahead. I guess that sort of thing would make human beings the first solar powered machine . In the meantime here’s a few things that caught my eye today in my FriendFeed pipeline.

Who’s Going to Say the “P” Word? :: Mark Evans – Mark thinks we’re all a bunch of chickens for not calling these social aggregators what the really are – portals.

Gear & gadgets fit for the Dark Knight :: SlipperyBrick – okay I admit it – I’m a Batman fan and I just had to pass along a few things that I think are down right cool.

NASA ‘nanosats’ to form smart network in space :: c|net – damn you never know what pies NASA has its fingers into do you … interesting idea though.

The New Yahoo: Sticky, Viral, And Most Of All, Friendly :: TechCrunch – I guess since Yahoo is doing whatever it can to make itself look like the meanest mofo of a porcupine to keep the Beast of Redmond at bay this makes some sort of sense.