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Intelsat-7 Satellite Lost
Intelsat, Ltd. said that its Intelsat Americas-7 satellite experienced a sudden and unexpected electrical distribution anomaly that caused the permanent loss of the spacecraft on 28 November 2004 at...
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Intelsat find satellite again
Looks like Intelsat have found their missing satellite. I read a report in the Post that the satellite, which had lost power, suddenly began signaling Earth, enabling scientists to recover it’s...
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Eagle mounted camera
This is really cool. Animal planet is hosting movies taken from miniature cameras strapped to a golden eagle, named Tilly. Tilly lives in the Argyle Hills in Scotland and we get to see first hand what...
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Bill Gates gets Knighthood
Bill Gates, chairman of Microsoft, was given the honorary title of knighthood by Queen Elizabeth II of England. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3428673.stm Is it me or is the Queen handing these things...
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[Ring, Ring] Boom!
Researched at the University of Kent say that the use of cell phones in gas stations will NOT produce a spark, causing ignition of fuel vapor on the station forecourt. Most incidents involving such...
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Rocketboom
Rob Scoble mentioned Rocketboom on his blog today (because he happened to be included in today’s vLog), so I decided to check it out…. Amanda Congdon presents a daily video log, which is just a hoot....
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Amazon image manipulation
Ever wondered how the strange Amazon.com URL for images works? Aaugh.com has a great article on how to manipulate Amazon images by changing the URL. When I eventually get my MP3 tag writer off the...
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Aircraft graveyard on Google Maps
Visit Google Maps, click on the satellite link in the top right corner, type the co-ords “32° 09′N 110°52′W” into the search box, and then scroll right and you’ll see satellite imagary of the aircraft...
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Big Container Ship
Gizmodo posted a note about the OOCL Shenzhen – a huge container ship that carries electronics hardware from Hong Kong. The ship is only manned by 19 crew members because almost all control of the...
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Reminiscing with a notepad
I was in a meeting this afternoon and happened to look back through my ring binder notepad, which I always bring with me (like the diligent worker I am). As I looked back through the pages, I...
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