Well I do apologize for my blog for being down. The server it was on was being moved physically to a new location, so it needed time for relocation. Though I doubt many people actually bother to follow my sea of links, anyway :-P
“Vote the Humans Out” – Hank for Congress has a new campaign ad out
“Aurora” – a song “dedicated to those who lost their lives and were affected by the tragedy in Aurora, Colorado,” recorded by Hans Zimmer
The Aurora shooting, while tragic, was also a way for the area ER departments to make use of their mass trauma practice and training
Technology just keeps evolving, and it’s becoming evermore part of our daily lives. ArsTechnica gives us a review of 35 years of personal computers. At the same time, there’s a profile of 30 years of the Commodore 64.
In older news, a power blackout in India cut power to approximately 600 million people in several states. Power was restored a day or two later, the FBI goes digital, Microsoft released a new Email service, and cats still love lasers.
And finally, a poetic look at exploration.
Thursday, August 16, 2012
Saturday, August 4, 2012
Logistics of the reverse-war
The months-long planning and logistical “war” of recovering equipment from Afghanistan
AT&T one of the first to have plans for shutting off its 2G network
The US government is at its smallest ratio of employees to population in 45 years
NASA awards $1.1 billion to Boeing, SpaceX, and Sierra Nevada Corporation for manned space travel projects
The Wilderness, an Abstruse Goose comic
An interesting look into how AT&T has created its next-day Olympics ads featuring imagery from less than 24 hours before
AT&T one of the first to have plans for shutting off its 2G network
The US government is at its smallest ratio of employees to population in 45 years
NASA awards $1.1 billion to Boeing, SpaceX, and Sierra Nevada Corporation for manned space travel projects
The Wilderness, an Abstruse Goose comic
An interesting look into how AT&T has created its next-day Olympics ads featuring imagery from less than 24 hours before
Back from vacation, RSS backlog galore!
Chasing “ghost trains” around Britain
Riding along with the Mars rover drivers
The story about how the social media website Reddit became a quick-paced source of information after the Aurora, Colorado shooting which has thus far tragically claimed the lives of 12 people
The intersection of life-long friends and stable relationships – a story of 4 roommates in NYC
Steeplechase – the coolest Olympic event you’ve (probably) never heard of
Riding along with the Mars rover drivers
The story about how the social media website Reddit became a quick-paced source of information after the Aurora, Colorado shooting which has thus far tragically claimed the lives of 12 people
The intersection of life-long friends and stable relationships – a story of 4 roommates in NYC
Steeplechase – the coolest Olympic event you’ve (probably) never heard of
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