Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/06/mercury-space-observatory-1964/
Tuesday, 19 June 2012
Mercury Space Observatory (1964)
Piloted spacecraft differ from most other types of space vehicles in that they need to return precious cargo to Earth's surface. Beyond Apollo blogger David S. F. Portree describes how, a year after the last manned Mercury mission, a NASA engineer proposed that Mercury capsules be re-purposed to return a new precious cargo: photographic film containing high-resolution images of comets, stars, and galaxies.
Microsoft to PC and tablet makers: You're not our future
Be careful what you ask for, you may just get it.
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Linus Torvalds Splits Tech’s ‘Nobel’ With Stem Cell Pioneer
Question: What do Linux and stem cell research have in common? Answer: They’re both considered “life-enhancing technical innovations” by the Technology Acadamy Finland, a foundation that is awarding a prestigious award called the Millennnium Technology Prize in Helsinki today.
Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2012/06/millennium_split/
'Oatmeal' exposes serious business of online silliness
In the business-technology world of frivolous lawsuit after frivolous lawsuit, it's refreshing to see someone other than IP ambulance chasers and their wolf-crying clients cashing
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Standup in Stilettos’ Christina Pazsitzky on Emasculating Hecklers
She's one of the comedians featured on the new all-female stand-up series Standup in Stilettos, which premieres Saturday. But please, don't call her a "girl comic." She hates it. And the label doesn't do her justice. Christina Pazsitzky talks about dealing with drunks, the rigors of the road and nature versus nurture when it comes to being funny.
Source: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2012/06/humor-code-christina-pazsitzky/
5 tips for vanquishing virtual sprawl
Anyone who has virtualized the server environment understands the enormous amount of flexibility delivered via virtualization. Common tasks such as deploying a server for a new application or creating an entire multiserver development environment to test a new software package take a fraction of the time that they would with a physical environment. Better yet, doing so appears to be nearly free: no purchase orders for new hardware, no waiting for shipment, and no hunting for rack space.
Monday, 18 June 2012
Alan Turing’s Extraordinary, Tragically Short Life: A Timeline
A simple timeline of the achievements of Alan Turing, the great mathematician, World War II hero, computer scientist and visionary.
Source: http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2012/06/alan-turing-timeline/
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