Arduous Space Mission in the Homestretch (1)
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The shuttle Endeavour will separate from the International Space Station on the day after Thanksgiving and will land as early as Sunday at 1:18 p.m., weather permitting.
Good News and Great Pictures from STS-126 (1)
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Views during an STS-126 EVA. Credit: NASA Seemingly, the current space shuttle mission, STS-126, has been all about two things: recycling and restoring. The crew has been working almost nonstop to get a new system that turns urine into drinking water to work correctly; and spacewalkers spent a majority of four grueling EVAs cleaning and lubricating a jammed solar-wing joint on the station's right side. And now there's good news to report on both fronts. ...
NASA's New Ejector System Borrows Tech From Yesterday's Apollo Program [Nasa] (2)
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If something goes wrong with the upcoming space shuttle replacement program, and we hope it does not, this is what could save the astronauts' lives. As they hurdle hundreds of miles per hour into the heavens, and their ship begins to break apart, mission control will scream "ABORT!" (or perhaps something a bit more technical), and the astronauts will be ejected from the capsule with a force that's actually much greater than the g's they'll ...
Turkey Pardon Fail, Starring Sarah Palin (1)
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The moose-hunting, fur-wearing, pro-aerial-wolf-gunning governor is in the news again. On Thursday, Sarah Palin visited a turkey farm in Wasilla for the traditional pre-Thanksgiving turkey "pardoning." Now, most people probably don't think about exactly how the turkeys raised for Thanksgiving dinner every year meet their maker. But not to worry. Sarah has that under control. In this video, while responding to a reporter who asks about her post-election plans, Palin talks about how she wants ...
Buran space shuttle (1)
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An interesting article on the Russian “Buran” space shuttle created in the last years of the Soviet Union: On November 15, 1988, as snowy clouds and winds were swirling around Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Buran orbiter, attached to its giant Energia rocket, thundered into the gloomy early morning sky. Three hours and two orbits later, the 100-tonne bird glided back to a flawless landing just a few miles from its launch pad. Despite the ...
What Life Will Be Like in the Year 2008 (1)
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What will life be like in the Year 2008?, Steve Rubel: The End of Tangible Media is Clearly in Sight, Ji Lee’s Dead Bull, Space Shuttle Mission ST-126, Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper, Steve Bowen and Shane Kimbrough to spacewalk, Finger Forks, Hands Help, Macbook Pros and Playstation Controllers in Windows Vista Ads, Your Weekly Address from the President-Elect
Rihanna’s ‘Rehab’ Premiere Video (1)
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Rihanna continues the meteoric run of her hit album “Good Girl Gone Bad” with the release of a scorching video for her latest single “Rehab,” featuring Justin Timberlake. Rihanna - New Music - More Music Videos “Rehab” is the eighth single taken from Rihanna’s third studio album, Good Girl Gone Bad (2007) in the US and the UK. It has also gained some radio play in the U.S. It was written by Justin Timberlake, Timbaland ...
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Wyndi said:
I love this song. Its my favorite on the CD! Oh and Justin Timberlake=HOT in the video!
Launch of Endeavour Lights Up the Night (2)
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Endeavour's launch. Credit: NASA With a waning gibbous moon hanging over the launch pad, Space Shuttle Endeavour lit up the night sky with a spectacular and gorgeous liftoff, right on time at 7:55 EST. Endeavour is carrying a load of equipment for a "home improvement project" for the International Space Station. Included on board are a urine recycling system, a new toilet, a new galley and additional crew accommodations to enable an expanded ISS crew. ...
NVIDIA lança Quadro FX 5800, placa gráfica “mais poderosa da história”, com 4GB de VRAM (1)
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Apesar de dificuldades financeiras e problemas recentes com GPUs defeituosas em notebooks, os fornos da NVIDIA continuam trabalhando a todo o vapor e, depois da 9400M, a companhia anunciou hoje uma nova placa gráfica profissional, que promete ser “a mais poderosa da história.” A Quadro FX 5800 — sucessora da 5600 — é a primeira da indústria a oferecer 4GB de memória gráfica, com arquiteturas de processamento CUDA para processamento paralelo em massa. Inicialmente, os ...
11-07-08 - Online Games (1)
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11-07-08 | Online Games Being sick and stuck at home I've tried a few MMO's. I know, I know, slippery slope and throwing away life and all that. Meh, I'm sick and bored. Doing anything real gives me a head ache, I just want to zone out. Guild Wars : initial download is super quick. Make an account, start up the game... oh another little download; I thought I downloaded the game already? no, okay...
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llopis said:
LOL! Spot on, especially on the WoW download fiasco.
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