Scaled Composites revealed their passenger-carrying spaceship today. This is an actual, working vehicle they’re planning to use as part of a commercial space program. It would also get them the X Prize once flown. Wow! For those who don’t know Scaled Composites, it’s an aerospace firm run by Burt Rutan. His plane Voyager was the [...]
Posted by Karen in Space on April 18th, 2003 | 3 Comments »
Just in case it gets clouded, the main justification for attacking Iraq was the supposed presence of chemical, biological or nuclear weapons. Let me know if anyone finds any.
Posted by Karen in Politics on April 17th, 2003 | Comments Off
Looks like Paul Allen wants to create a Science Fiction Experience multimedia museum in Seattle. I’ll reserve comment until it opens, but it should be interesting to follow. (Nitpick note: it’s Heinlein’s “Rocketship Galileo” that inspired him as a kid, not “Spaceship Galileo”. Ya-hey.)
Posted by Karen in Fun on April 17th, 2003 | Comments Off
Not sure if it will happen, but it would be nice to see Segway kiosks the next time we go to Paris. I’d love to be able to rent a couple of Segways at the train station, strap our bags to them, and zip over to the hotel. Tooling around the museums and such would [...]
Posted by Karen in Technology on April 15th, 2003 | 1 Comment »
Ever wonder who thought up the mouse? Now you can watch the 1968 demo that introduced it to the world, along with hypertext, the “document”, WYSIWYG editing, and a host of other staples of modern computing.
Posted by Karen in Technology on April 15th, 2003 | Comments Off
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