These photos from NPR are most awesome:
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2011/05/16/136363560/amazing-shots-of-shuttle-endeavour-thanks-to-nasatweetup
Dan
Monday, May 16, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Live TV From the Moon
I haven't posted in a long time - maybe a year. I've done lots of reading and a few other amazing things. One of them has been a insatiable desire to watch podcasts.
So I'm watching Spacevidcast and Dwight Steven-Boniecki is on talking about his book Live TV From the Moon -- The Story of Apollo Television (amazon, kcls). As luck would have it my local library had a copy.
What an amazing labor of love. Dwight is a 'video geek' and he became interested in what it took to send live video from space -- political, scientific, engineering and logistical challenges. It's an awesome and untold story. It even comes with a DVD.
If you are a space nut run, don't walk, to read this.
Dan
So I'm watching Spacevidcast and Dwight Steven-Boniecki is on talking about his book Live TV From the Moon -- The Story of Apollo Television (amazon, kcls). As luck would have it my local library had a copy.
What an amazing labor of love. Dwight is a 'video geek' and he became interested in what it took to send live video from space -- political, scientific, engineering and logistical challenges. It's an awesome and untold story. It even comes with a DVD.
If you are a space nut run, don't walk, to read this.
Dan
Monday, September 6, 2010
Barnes and Noble
I was in the Bellevue Barnes and Noble today. A couple of things worth noting.
First you enter and there is a booth-type display for the Nook staffed by a full time person. It was really desperate (or so it seemed). No takers except us. The main features seem to be that you can play music and log into facebook. I thought this was pretty crazy -- why compete as a cheaper iPad. That doesn't seem like a winner.
The other thing that was a surprise was how much *less* floorspace is devoted to books. There are all kinds of gifts and "junk" in the store. Even and especially in the children's section it's 50% non-book. There are even fewer magazines. Very depressing IMHO because I do love a really good book store. I will admit that Amazon is pretty nice.
Dab
First you enter and there is a booth-type display for the Nook staffed by a full time person. It was really desperate (or so it seemed). No takers except us. The main features seem to be that you can play music and log into facebook. I thought this was pretty crazy -- why compete as a cheaper iPad. That doesn't seem like a winner.
The other thing that was a surprise was how much *less* floorspace is devoted to books. There are all kinds of gifts and "junk" in the store. Even and especially in the children's section it's 50% non-book. There are even fewer magazines. Very depressing IMHO because I do love a really good book store. I will admit that Amazon is pretty nice.
Dab
Sunday, September 5, 2010
New Kindle
Very impressed. Still "just" a book reader but a solid improvement. All people with older Kindle's should upgrade.
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Thursday, September 2, 2010
Germs
Just finished Germs (amazon, kcls).
It was shocking and chilling to learn some of the history about biological warfare. It was a nuclear-like arms race between the USA and Russia with people like Iraq having a destabilizing role. While it would likely take a government-scale operation to weaponize something, it's totally a backyard job to make something to kill thousands or tens of thousands in a small area.
The book ends in early 2001 and therefore does not cover the anthrax attacks in the USA. However there is a great deal of discussion about anthrax and the challenges in weaponizing it.
It was shocking and chilling to learn some of the history about biological warfare. It was a nuclear-like arms race between the USA and Russia with people like Iraq having a destabilizing role. While it would likely take a government-scale operation to weaponize something, it's totally a backyard job to make something to kill thousands or tens of thousands in a small area.
The book ends in early 2001 and therefore does not cover the anthrax attacks in the USA. However there is a great deal of discussion about anthrax and the challenges in weaponizing it.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
It's art not graffiti
http://depts.washington.edu/alumni/blogs/bdtw/2010/08/is-it-art-a-colorful-story-in-the-u-district/
Turns out that Tubs at Roosevelt and NE50 is now an art installation. This article is a good -- only in Seattle -- read.
Turns out that Tubs at Roosevelt and NE50 is now an art installation. This article is a good -- only in Seattle -- read.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
Apple vs Dell vs HP web pages
I don’t want to be to much of a fanboy, but I have bias’s like everyone else. Still putting bias’s away could anyone see anything good about the HP or Dell pages.
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