Read moreFifty years ago I couldn’t sell an extra bike in 20 minutes by posting it on Craigslist. Fifty years ago I couldn’t tweet that I needed a place to stay in NYC for a weekend and within minutes have offers from 5 different friends. Fifty years ago I couldn’t work from anywhere and be just as, if not more effective than if I was in one place. Fifty years ago I couldn’t video chat at a moment’s notice with my family from my mobile phone while traveling around the world. And If I have all these options open to me now, why am I not taking advantage of them?
Author: m1k3y
Space junk is such a risk that Russia is also reportedly developing a $2 billion spacecraft that would sweep the orbital space around Earth from satellite debris, according to China’s state-run Xinhua news service and Russia’s Interfax news agency.
“The corporation promised to clean up the space in ten years by collecting about 600 defunct satellites on the same geosynchronous orbit and sinking them into the ocean subsequently,” said Victor Sinyavsky from RSC Energia, Xinhua quoted from an Interfax report.
SPACE.com – Russia Wants Nuclear-Powered Spaceships and Space Debris Shields
– I’d so much rather they salvaged them for parts in orbit. They’d be good for shielding if nothing else.
A man writes because he’s tormented, because he doubts. He needs to constantly prove to himself and the others that he’s worth something.
Stalker (1979)
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National Geographic shows us our beautiful world
The following is a selection of photos taken from National Geographic’s annual photo caption contest. Actually it’s a sub-selection of the photos Boston.com’s The Big Picture ran.
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National Geographic shows us our beautiful world
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And the winner for best intro video for a freaky new robot goes to: Land Crawler eXtreme.
Singularity Hub tells us:
Read more "Land Crawler eXtreme"Capitulating to his son’s…
For the lady wishing to know more about this club host – expect to QR barcodes to be supplanted by facial recognition – still through the mobile phone of course. (via Future Perfect » Shortening the Path)
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“This was probably the world’s first portable compact-disk player. Introduced in 1967 by Philco-Ford, “Hip-Pocket” records were less than 4 inches in diameter and flexible enough to carry in your pocket without damage. Despite available titles from a number of major artists including the Beatles, the idea was an instant flop.”
– Professor Oleson’s Museum of Obsolete Technology
(via “The world’s first portable compact-disk player” « How to be a Retronaut)
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The Committee to Nuke Elysium 