Space Colony Art from the 1970s. “A couple of space colony summer studies were conducted at NASA Ames in the 1970s. Colonies housing about 10,000 people were designed. A number of artistic renderings of the concepts were made.”
I guess the number one question about David Blaine’s ’seven days underwater’ stunt is: How wrinkly do your hands get? The answer: this wrinkly.
Apple Comp. kicks Apple Corp.’s ass. Apple Corps (the Beatles’ music company) has lost its money-grabbing claim that Apple Computer’s iTunes Music Store infringes on their trademark agreement. Damn straight.
Silicon Graphics has filed for bankruptcy. It’s sad when such an iconic company goes under. Back in the days when SGI hardware was the epitome of high-end computer graphics, I remember lusting after an O2 workstation. It could display live video on a 3D cube in realtime!
Wow. I had no idea that some people apparently just burst into tears whenever they have an argument. They should just learn to bottle it up and then punch things later, like I do.
Wow. Just got back from my trial flight lesson. I’ve been lucky enough to go on a lot of commercial flights, but it doesn’t even compare to actually being at the controls of a tiny two-seater plane. Sitting in one of those giant jet liners, you can pretty much forget that you’re flying.
I was surprised by how much you’re allowed to do even if you’ve never flown before. Obviously, in a thirty minute lesson, we could only cover the very basics. But I got to bank and turn a bit, and practice changing the plane’s level. Even having that small amount of control made me feel like the goddamn Batman.
It was an amazing experience, and I’d recommend it to anyone.
I’ll be taking to the skies tomorrow for a 30 minute trial lesson, in a Cessna 152. Apparently a redesign of the 150, which suffered from occasional ingestion by Frenchmen. Maybe they figured out that roast beef isn’t such a great construction material.
I’ll report back tomorrow, weather permitting.