News Corp. and Cablevision are currently stuck in a classic cable vs programming "we pay too much, you pay too little" fight. But this time around News Corp. is flexing more muscle by banning Cablevision Internet users from accessing Hulu too. More »
Most vehicles from the past to the present use a steering wheel and foot pedals to control the direction and speed. Has anyone ever given much thought into using a "joystick" type of control? Pushing the stick forward would make the vehicle go forward and the further forward the stick was pushed, th
NASA's Bolden walks tight rope on China trip, Christian Science Monitor
"The trip, at the invitation of Chinese space officials, comes at a time of upheaval in the US human spaceflight program, and amid growing ripples of doubt among observers in Washington about Bolden's future at the space agency's helm. "He's sort of viewing the trip as a victory lap," says Keith Cowing, editor of the website NASAWatch, as momentum appears to be building to replace him."
Nasa chief on visit to China, Al Jazeera
"Space programmes require a lot of technology, industry, and money but remain an international status symbol, Morris Jones, a space analyst, told Al Jazeera. But Morris said he did not think Bolden would be given much in the way of useful technical data during his visit. "Bolden is there basically just to shake a few hands. It's the first step in a very long process to get co-operation between the US and China in space flight," Morris said. "Relations between the US and China are very bad at the moment for all sorts of political and economic reasons."
Halloween is coming up and you need a costume, but who wants to spend the money? No one! Just follow these instructions from a resourceful Transformers fan and make an Optimus Prime suit out of cereal boxes and cardboard instead. More »
I want to know about Exhaust thermocouple trip logic in GE frame 9E gas turbine can some body explain?
what color wire is the brake light wire in the rear
I’m a judge again this year for the Imagine Science Film Festival, a fascinating Petri dish of short movies that feed on science and produce all sorts of interesting artistic metabolites. The festival has just kicked off, and there will be movies (both short and long) all week. Here’s the schedule. Having seen all the short pieces, I can say there’s some excellent stuff in the mix (although I won’t tell you exactly which ones I liked best till after the award ceremony on Friday).
I want to find out what will happen to the system voltage when you loose the load through a faulty trip out in a circuit where you have harmonic filter for power factor correction.
These Neon Genesis Evangelion Chopsticks are supposed to mimic the entry plugs of the Evangelions in the famous anime. The plug can even be opened to reveal the pilot hiding inside your chopsticks. More »
I have an 8% acetic acid solution and need to make the smell of vinegar disappear from the solution. Can´t mask it by adding fragrance.
Any hints?
Looking for something worth watching? You've come to the right place, again! From Charlie Rose's interview with funny man Zack Galifianakis to a less hilarious but equally inspiring tale of Detroit, here's the best of what's online this week: More »
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JSC's biggest metaphor is engulfed in flames, Implementation, Detail
"The Outpost tavern apparently burned down tonight. Let me rephrase that. The remains of the Outpost tavern, which had been balanced precariously on cinder blocks and scrap lumber for the last several months, apparently burned down tonight. Let me rephrase further. Another aging NASA institution died tonight. Rest In Peace, The Outpost. Does this mean we can we get on with exploring?"
- Outpost Tavern fire, Webster TX, 10/15/10, Flickr
- Puting the fire out, YouTube
More photos below.
Reader note: The Outpost Tavern is burning down tonight. 🙁
UPDATE: SOLVED by Patrick at 12:26 CDT
Happy Saturday to all. It’s been a while since I went over the “Riddle Rules”, so I’ll run through them real quick:
The riddle posts every Saturday at noon CDT; the subject is always identified (i.e., it’s a thing, it’s an event, it’s SciFi, etc); the subject of the riddle will be something with which you are familiar; the first person who solves the riddle is the winner; the winner gets to pick a subject for Monday’s post; the subject must be about astronomy, and must be researchable; the winner will get on the list to have first crack at the bonus riddle (the bonus riddle has a real prize); Tom has final say on any issues or controversies.
You ready? Excellent! Today you will be looking for a thing in the real world:
You are looking for a beautiful mystery.
This thing was discovered in the 18th century…
…but its home was known to the ancient Egyptians.
Its structure is not visible to the unaided eye.
While we think of this as one thing, it may have a little surprise waiting for us.
This is one of the most complex representatives of its kind ever seen.
It is believed to be very young; perhaps only 1,000 years old.
You will see this beauty if you look around the North Ecliptic Pole.
Got it? Okay, I’ll be in the comment section waiting patiently for someone to talk to me.
Here's where you WISH it was spiders.
Who has worked with any of the new environmentally friendly epoxies?
Do they behave similar to the normal , poisonous stuff?
I would like to know where I can insert Monel / Inconel in a structure exposed to
seawater , alongside of stainless steel and titanium , so that I don't induce
a galvanic flow?
hi
i am searching for a utility program by realtek, with which you can monitor the signal strength and quality, you can see the mac details , ssid details and then you can have your profile to add specific networks in the profile.
this utility came with my wifi adapter with realtek
hi, i have a heater designed for 220 volt.
what will happen if i aplly 440 volt ac across its terminals????
Please help me,
what is low-flow cut-off ?below this value , what is the behaviour of a flow transmitter.
Hello to all engineers out there, I need a very informative suggestion in my experiment. I tried using graphite chromed with copper in my electrodes, I notice that after sometime in the process the positive electrode copper was slowly deteriorating but my negative electrode is still intact. Since Pl
