Ninety orbits, and now on to the next world
Sir Arthur C. Clarke died the other day at 90. There are some great obits out there, and if you’re …
Continue reading Ninety orbits, and now on to the next world
Sir Arthur C. Clarke died the other day at 90. There are some great obits out there, and if you’re …
Continue reading Ninety orbits, and now on to the next world
Boston Dynamics is one of those stunning pockets of genius that reminds me that the spirit of invention is alive …
University student Emil Ernerfeldt has written a truly amazing, PC-based physics playground for his Master’s thesis, and it’s free to …
Continue reading Phun: A physics sandbox you can get lost in for a while
Because of the high profile nature of the mission and the diplomatic tensions surrounding it, it’s reported that Defense Secretary …
Continue reading Malfunctioning US Satellite Hit by Well-functioning US Missile
Update: No crashes, not even a hiccup, after 3 weeks of continuous running following this fix. This subject matter is …
Continue reading Ubuntu random crash glitch solved (For me, anyway.)
In yet another move that underscores the ongoing, bipartisan lack of anything resembling representative government in the U.S., the Senate …
Continue reading US Senate approves FISA rewrite, with retroactive immunity
I’ve been a little busy over the past several days, and I’ve neglected to post here as a result. This …
Continue reading Just under the wire: It’s Edison’s birthday!
No one among the ’08 presidential hopefuls has asked for my advice on campaign strategy, and that’s probably for the …
Continue reading The Spirit of ’08: Cut the crap, candidates.
One of the key barriers to miniaturization in UAVs lies in the propulsion system. As things get smaller, it gets …
Continue reading DARPA research promises sub-micro aerial vehicles
Well, what do you know? This is going to be a little more difficult for the MSM to ignore. Oh, …
Dear Reader, It’s common in modern book shopping to get a preview of a chapter or two, but that’s never …
If you were alive in the late 60s & early 1970s, you didn’t even have to be interested in chess …