Do You Think They Use 802.11b in Space- May 19, 2002 Window or Aisle "An Anonymous Coward writes "Forget Tito. Forget Shuttleworth. Private space travel is now a reality, now that eBay is accepting bids for travel to the International Space Station. I consider this a milestone for space travel, now that the average citizen-next-door can bid for a ticket as easily as buying, er, crap on eBay." Actually it appears that this is just the pre-flight stuff required prior to a trip - Note: Soyuz tickets sold separately, may involve a small added...http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/astronomy/2002/05/19.html#a1897 (Untitled)- May 13, 2002 "Went with the kid to a star party at the Santa Barbara Natural History Museum last night. The SBAU &151; bunch of guys with real big & cool telescopes &151; were set up in near-darkness, treating guests to views of M31, Alcor & Mizar, Comet Ikeya-Zhang and the moons of Jupiter. I brought along the TiBook, fired up Voyager III from Carinasoft, and was surprised so many people were unfamiliar with the program. If you have a broadband connection, download the demo.... People (including..http://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/astronomy/2002/05/12.html#a1807 (Untitled)- May 10, 2002 "HubbleSite has information and some stunning pictures from everyone's favorite (formerly a bit near-sighted space telescope. The wallpapers alone are worth the visit, and the pages on inner workings of the telescope are particularly interesting." Memepoolhttp://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/astronomy/2002/05/09.html#a1761 (Untitled)- May 6, 2002 Cyclic Universe a Possibility Slashdot: News for nerds, stuff that mattershttp://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/astronomy/2002/05/06.html#a1699 (Untitled)- May 6, 2002 In case you haven't already seen it, check out this amazing picture: NASA Satellite Zooms in on Tornado Swath. You can also read first-hand accounts of the tornado that touched down in La Plata, Maryland, from My Blue Heaven and Her Life in a Nutshell, both of which are blogs. via MetaFilterhttp://www.theshiftedlibrarian.com/categories/astronomy/2002/05/05.html#a1686 |