Now, this story comes from a site called, “Enterprise Mission.” Something about that name discredits it just about right away. I found it fascinating, however. Apparently by plunging Galileo into Jupiter to avoid causing damage, NASA managed to ignite the Plutonium 238 fuel and create a nuclear explosion. The article argues that this explosion atomized… Continue reading A Black Spot on Jupiter and NASA
Category: Daily Musings
When I just write something about an event or thought that comes to mind.
A change of format
Since I’ve had my fun in coding my own weblog and I don’t seem to have the time to make one as nice and complete as some of the projects I’ve seen on the Internet I’ve chosen a script I think I can deal with. So you may notice my weblog will change its look… Continue reading A change of format
Total Cost of Subterfuge
So I′ve ordered Microsoft Canada′s “Get the Facts” CD kit. I wanted to see all of the independent studies those ads you see online are citing, saying that the total cost of ownership (TCO) is much lower for a Windows 2003 Server. While the studies do prove lots of Microsoft bred IT managers who grew… Continue reading Total Cost of Subterfuge
Sony Rep. Suffers from Foot-In-Mouth Disease
Let me start by saying I give Sony credit where it’s due, but this time only ridicule is in order. It seems Jack Tretton offered in an interview to pay $1200 for a PS3 if you could find it on the store shelves as of early January 2007. The EGM interviewer didn’t skip a beat… Continue reading Sony Rep. Suffers from Foot-In-Mouth Disease
Macrovision “Nerfed” my MCE PC!
· nerf (nur·f) v. – to make soft or useless something that was once useful. Nerfing items comes from online gaming and specifically MMORPGs. Macrovision seems to have ‘nerfed’ my Windows Media Center Edition 2005 PC by making me unable to record a show and watch it later. Worse yet, FOX has been reported to… Continue reading Macrovision “Nerfed” my MCE PC!