Curb Your Enthusiasm, True Blood, Entourage, Big Love, Flight of the Conchords—these are just some of the TV shows that PS3 owners will be able to download after Sony and HBO-owners Time Warner join forces. More »
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The WSJ solidifies an intriguing post by Mary Jo Foley last week that J. Allard, the guy behind the Xbox, Zune and Courier—or more formally, the Chief Experience Officer and Chief Technology Officer of Microsoft's E&D division—is leaving after Steve Ballmer killed the Courier tablet project. More »
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GPS haters, gather 'round. Bob Holm of Saratoga Springs, New York, recently shared with us some photos of a unique Esso map that would seem like a complete waste of time in light of today's accepted practice of plugging in the address and listening to some disembodied voice tell you where to g
If you have watched Jamie Olivers' show "Food Revolution", you already know about the poor state that many school lunches are in. After watching the first couple episodes, I was appalled to see pizza being served for breakfast, kids not knowing the difference between a potato and a tomato, the
Be sure to see the great interactive feature the Times put together for my piece on ultramarathon birds.
Rough sketches like this are one of the first steps in creating animated movies like Pixar's Toy Story 3. Wired took a look at how 49,516 such rough, vague sketches were used to create detailed scenes like this: More »
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 Sydney Morning Herald | 24 Season 8 episodes 23 and 24: series finale review Den Of Geek Despite Jack's Tyson-esque intervention, Chloe's attempt to upload the data is stopped by Agent Burke, who interrupts the transmission and arrests both ... 24 Finale - The Final Episode SpoilersWireUpdate |
Marc's note: Once again the Delta IV launch was scrubbed at the last second due to a technical issue. No new launch date has been set and with Atlantis set to land on Wednesday the Delta IV launch will have to be later in the week.
ULA And USAF Scrubbed -- Rescheduled Again!, SatNews
"The next launch attempt has been set for Monday, May 24, with a launch window of 11:13-11:31 p.m. EDT. The weather forecast calls for an 80 percent chance of acceptable weather during the launch window."
Delta 4 Poised to Launch with Next Generation GPS Satellite, Ken Kremer
"The launch of a Delta 4 rocket carrying the first in a new series of next generation GPS satellites has been rescheduled for Sunday night (May 23) at 11:17 PM EDT from Cape Canaveral, Florida after the countdown was halted barely 4 minutes prior to liftoff, shortly before midnight on Friday (May 21). The last minute countdown scrub was called after loss of "the telemetry signal between the GPS and the satellite ground support equipment," according to a statement issued by the Air Force and United Launch Alliance (ULA)."
“Where is the fierce urgency of now?” — Donna Brazil, Democratic leader, May 2010, on the BP oil leak.
Eric Gay, AP A shrimp boat collects oil with booms in the waters of Chandeleur Sound, La., on May 5.
Donna Brazil was wondering why President Obama has not taken charge of the BP oil spill, and not just overseeing events, but taking control of the situation. This is affecting the United States, no other country. Does oil have to cover Washington D.C. itself before the Obama administration takes charge of this immense disaster?
The lack of direct, total engagement by the White House on this catastrophe is beyond baffling. This leak should have been Obama’s #1 priority the day it happened. BP should not be in charge of dealing with their oil leak that is destroying much of the Gulf of Mexico, and even the mainstream media is finally wondering why they’re still in charge. Their relief drilling plan will not be put into effect until August, and relief drilling is the only proven method of stopping a deep underwater drilling leak like this. The EPA told BP to stop using the toxic dispersants in the water and BP said no, we’re going to continue to use them. So the EPA begged them to not use as much, then. Even the EPA seems to have no authority in our own sovereign waters off our coast.
BP is not even trying to mop up the oil that is currently floating on and near the top of the water, as has been done before. They are pouring hundreds of gallons of chemicals into the water to try to break up the oil, instead. Dispersing the oil doesn’t get rid of it, but dispersing it makes it look less bad, and eventually helps in the biological breakdown of it. People have the capability of getting much of the oil out of the water. There was a “secret” major oil spill in the Middle East in 1993. Saudi Aramco responded by sucking up the oil with super tankers, and  it was quite effective.
BP also has super tankers but they are not using them. Instead, shrimp boats from Louisiana are attempting to corral some of the oil from the water, but it’s a losing battle. According to Mike Pappantonio, the super tankers are currently full of oil, and they are sitting around waiting for the price of oil to go up so they can maximize their profits.  Obama has the power to call on the world to help us get the oil out of the water, and he’s not doing it. This is inexcusable. Here is Mike Pappantonio, environmental attorney and activist and radio show host, on the MSNBC show Hardball, this afternoon, May 24.
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Something much more has to be done about this immediately. President [...]
Several industrial art groups are collaborating on a project called Syzygryd. It's basically a 2.5 ton musical instrument with a 20-foot fire tornado in the center. Crazy? Yes. But they've got a plan and most of the funds already. More »
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Last week, the Google logo was turned into a game of Pac-Man and we all took breaks to play. In theory, we wasted a combined 4,819,352 hours and many, many dollars. Here's the math. More »
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See that trail? That's what a big-as-a-house boulder does while falling into a 60-meter-wide crater on the Moon. Why? NASA said that maybe it was an earthquake. Or micro-asteroids impacts. I'm going to blame the the Moon Nazis. [NASA] More »
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USA Today | 'True Blood' hits social networks USA Today Viewers choose one of three factions: Vampire, the anti-vampire Fellowship of the Sun or mind-influencing Maenad. They can upload a photo that will be ... |
How to make the Pipe reducer from M S Pipe, I want to make pipe reducer 2" NB TO 1" NB and 4" long, no hot process, cold forming only.
A desk lamp? Everyone has one of those. A floor lamp is a step up, sure, but just barely. Now wall-mounted lighting, that's the true mark of thoughtful interior decoration, and this poster lamp makes installing it easier than ever. More »
The falcon chicks are about ready to depart the nest. Mom just flew in with a bird for supper. Quite bloodthirsty little buggers; they were ripping shreds of flesh left and right.
Looks like the 16GB iPhone 3GS is headed to the discount bin at Walmart. The retailer will be offering the device for $97—assuming you sign a 2-year service agreement—starting May 25. More »
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How much oil really is leaking from the broken pipe in the Gulf?
BP's numbers are far from the truth.
The oil slick is now covering about 50 square miles.
Thats a lot of oil.
Oil Reporter isn't a public shaming campaign for BP—no, that'll take care of itself just fine, thanks. This iPhone app, which lets Gulf Coast residents record every oily bird and patch of ruined swampland, is about fixing things. More »
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Tomorrow night--Tuesday, May 25--Megan Prelinger, co-founder of San Francisco's inspiring Prelinger Library and author of the new book Another Science Fiction: Advertising the Space Race 1957 - 1962, will be on hand at the 86th Barnes and Noble to sign copies of her book and present an illustrated lecture about her research into science fiction advertising from the late 50s to the early 60s.
Prelinger's book, while not anatomical in theme, does feature a smattering of spectacular space medicine adverts, a few of which you can see above; Perhaps this should come as no surprise, as the book is published by Blast Books, which is (in)famous for its more corporeal offerings such as the Mütter Museum Books and Calendars and last year's best-selling Dissection.
Having had a peek at this book while it was still in production, I can assure you that the non-anatomical images which fill this book are as awe-inspiring and surprising as those you see above, and tomorrow's presentation is sure to be fantastic in every sense of the word!
You can find out more about the event by clicking here; You can find out more about the book by clicking here or here. To find out more about the Prelinger Library, click here.
Thanks so much to Blast Books' Laura Lindgren for sending these wonderful images my way!
