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« Previous EntriesTrashDispatch: Mission: Armageddon. Nasa plans landing on asteroid
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008Trash Dispatch:
Mission: Armageddon
Nasa plans landing on asteroid
· US eyes 2000SG344 for Armageddon-type mission
· Rock seen as stepping stone to deep space
It was once considered the most dangerous object in the universe, heading for Earth with the explosive power of 84 Hiroshimas. Now an asteroid called 2000SG344, a lump of rock barely the size of a […]
Man with suicide victim’s heart, commits suicide
Thursday, April 10th, 2008Man with suicide victim’s heart, commits suicide
“I felt like I had known her for years,” … “I couldn’t keep my eyes off her.”
Does the heart, Remember?
Google Earth’s Most Extreme Places on the Planet [PICS+]
Wednesday, March 12th, 2008A great collection of places showing extremes like: Tallest bridge on the Earth, Windiest place on the Earth, and bizarre things like the Largest seed on the Earth was put together by a member of the Google Earth Community ’satishgsk’. This awesome collection, was put together over the course of several months with input from the community.
Fiery Photoshop Space Explosion [Tutorial & PICS]
Tuesday, March 11th, 2008Illustrating scenes from the final frontier can make for some beautiful work. In this Photoshop tutorial - the longest we’ve ever published - I’ll walk you through creating a spectacular space scene featuring two planets colliding. Strap yourselves in photoshoppers!
Open source in schools could save the taxpayer billions
Wednesday, March 5th, 2008Open source in schools could save the taxpayer billions- A model of Open Source school computing is emerging which could save the taxpayer billions of pounds and provide enormous opportunities for the home-grown technology sector based around Open Source software.
15-Year-Old Girl Switched Blood Type After Transplant
Thursday, January 24th, 2008An Australian girl spontaneously changed blood groups and adopted her donor’s immune system after a liver transplant, in what doctors treating her said Thursday was the first known case of its type.
UFOs in Texas: The environmental implications of aliens
Monday, January 21st, 2008Trash Dispatch: It’s the “Transformers”, Man! Didn’t you see? All of our modern technology, cell phones, computers, even ipods, were all reversed engineered by studying, Megatron!
Google to Host Terabytes of Open-Source Science Data
Saturday, January 19th, 2008Trash Dispatch: from digg.com.
Google to Host Terabytes of Open-Source Science Data
(Google people) are providing a 3TB drive array (Linux RAID5). The array is provided in “suitcase” and shipped to anyone who wants to send they data to Google. Anyone interested gives Google the file tree, and they SLURP the data off the drive. I […]
75 Tips to Keep Your Car in Top-Notch Condition
Saturday, January 19th, 2008Trash Dispatch: from digg.com.
75 Tips to Keep Your Car in Top-Notch Condition
‘Don’t fill up if you see the tanker’ - If you happen to see a gasoline tanker filling the tanks at your local gas station, come back another day or go to a different station. As the station’s underground tanks are being […]
My Daughter’s Life [25 PICS]
Saturday, January 19th, 2008Trash Dispatch: from digg.com. My Daughter’s Life
“When my daughter Alison was born, in the tradition of a new parent, I began to photograph her, initially in a separate and private body of work. However, in the process of documenting Alison’s growth, I developed a passionate interest in human relationships and capturing intimate moments in […]