Posts Tagged: Nature, Space, Science, Tech
Again With The Studies
Posted by on Monday, February 6, 2006 in - 1 comment
Once again, a study of the obvious is released: • “The study found that in young adults, activity in the area of the brain associated with tasks that require concentration (memory, for instance) goes up when called upon, while activity in other regions linked to a resting state (such as thinking …
Screw You Pluto!
Posted by on Thursday, February 2, 2006 in - 7 comments
Hah! The new newest planet is also bigger than the old newest planet: • “An icy, rocky world reported last year to be orbiting the Sun in the distant reaches of the Solar System really is bigger than Pluto, scientists say. New observations of the object, which goes by the designation 2003 UB313 …
Robotic Dogs Done
Posted by on Saturday, January 28, 2006 in - leave a comment
I was that close....that close...to mortgaging my life for a Sony robotic dog. But now it is over. The dream is over as the BBC discusses: • “Sony's decision to ditch its Aibo robotic dog, along with its entire robot development team, is a reminder that we are still a long way from the age of …
<i>Time Team</i> On TVO
Posted by on Tuesday, January 10, 2006 in - 1 comment
A Time Team Dig in Coventry • I mentioned this show two years ago - Lord, I have blogged too long. • Time Team from Channel 4 is a really good archeology show set in the UK where a site gets a preliminary viewing each week - lots of fodder like the above for anyone who thought of a career in …
Good Bird Flu News
Posted by on Monday, December 26, 2005 in - leave a comment
Just in case this is not the panicky story of 2006, it appears that Yule may provide further joy this year: • “"Our research has shown that 2-to-3 per cent of the biomass from various pine, spruce and fir trees is extractible shikimic acid," Biolyse principal Claude Mercure said yesterday …
The Real Information Revolution
Posted by on Monday, November 28, 2005 in - leave a comment
From the BBC comes another really interesting broadcast I will probably never get around to listening to on the race in the mid-1800s to wire the globe for that great pre-radio revolution of communication by cable. As with good ale, it was monks who made an early important break through: • “The …
Camera Recommendations?
Posted by on Sunday, November 27, 2005 in - 12 comments
For the third time in 2005, the basic Sony Cyber-shot has died. The first time it was the day before my cousin's wedding in the US...so I had to buy another. Likely cause I thought was sand in the lens. That camera, a DSC-P32, had done yeoman's service so I did not feel too bad. Then the next one …
Urban Wind Power
Posted by on Wednesday, November 23, 2005 in - leave a comment
From yesterday's Whig comes news that 86 wind turbines are to be built at the mouth of the St. Lawrence. A project of this scale so close to a city is very interesting: • “Kingston is set to become one of Canada’s "greenest" cities, now that the provincial government has approved a project to …
Third Cable
Posted by on Monday, November 21, 2005 in - 6 comments
I wish I was an electrical engineer so I could know if I was seeing a boondoggle or not. The Federal Government has announced that PEI is to get a 30 million dollar electricity cable to assist in its wind generation plans: • “The federal government has announced money to build a third electrical …
Draw Your Own GUI
Posted by on Thursday, November 17, 2005 in - 1 comment
GUI = Graphical User Interface. Now you can draw your own. I find this widget called the Fly very interesting - and I don't find many new widgets actually of any use at all: • “The Fly also comes with something called Fly Open Paper: a sheaf of blank pages that permit a much more free-form range …
