Tag: science & technology
All the articles with the tag "science & technology".
SpaceShipOne
The first private manned spacecraft to fly to the edge of space and back .
Toxic kitty dust
There is a feral cat that hangs out in the courtyard of my building. This morning I walked outside to see him sharpening his claws on some furniture someone had left outside. Even the wild cats like a…
Information day
Database Nation , a different look from Reason Mag. U.S. agencies collect, examine personal data on Americans , "I didn't know you cared what color my car was, how sweet" . Latest terror alert surpris…
Big and Bad
Wow. Crash Testing: MINI Cooper vs Ford F150 Interesting article here: Big and Bad
War and RIAA
I still haven't figured the comment system, doesn't seem to like my template or something. I finally joined a gym. When I moved out of my old place (which had a tiny gym in the basement) I figured I w…
Information Environmentalism
Information Environmentalism . The information age, it seems, is data-contaminated. And it's not just the volume of information that's worrisome; it's the lack of context in which it's delivered.
Chop down my sky ear
Just ordered Lonely Planet Peru (2004). I'm giddy. The plan is Peru for xmas. The Advertising Century. Ad Age takes a look . Sky Ear will be a one-night event in which a glowing "cloud" of mobile phon…
Reports for women? Bush admin doesn't like em.
A damning new report reveals that the Bush administration has quietly removed 25 reports from its Women's Bureau Web site, deleting or distorting crucial information on issues from pay equity to repro…
Science, bad!
We got rear ended/bumped on the freeway this morning. Big old brown van gave us a nudge at 65, just before we turned off an exit. The other guy turned the other way, so it is a good thing there does n…
Techie
Finally posted some pictures of my folks out visiting and the Iron Mtn hike . Uhg. Bought 2 sticks of Kingston pc4000 RAM at bestbuy. What a mistake. They are horrible. One reboots my machine every 30…