Category Archives: science & tech

The strings the thing, or not

Interesting science quote I heard today:; Neil deGrasse Tyson, astrophysicist, on String Theory: “Dont hold your breath on that one. They’re not there yet – get over it.”

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Oh you’ve got to be kidding

The London Times has published what it believes to be the location of the United States’ Unmanned Aerial Vehicle base in Pakistan.   Where did they say they found the information?  Google Earth.  Seriously.

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Baby black holes

Black holes from the Large Hadron Collider could last for minutes?  That doesn’t sound good.  Not good at all.

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Nation of gadget whores

This article is a review on popsci.com about some new phone on the Sprint wireless network. The person doing the test is an iPhone owner. He readily admits that his iPhone/AT&T wireless combo drops calls all the time and that … Continue reading

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MiniPC – the Mini 9 and others

I was tempted by Dell’s new Mini 9, the Asus Eee PC and others. They’re small, which is a plus, and well they do look darn handy. They do have a certain new and hip appeal but after looking around … Continue reading

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Creepy Psychologists

Psychologists trying to “shape” attitudes about being “environmentally friendly” – pretty creepy stuff from an August article in USA Today. So much for non-directive therapy, huh? And why the #$%& is the American Psychological Association worried about this? Read their … Continue reading

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Space Shuttle launch

Ok, this is cool.

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