Post Archives from the ‘Technology’ Category
Life’s Attic is Now Available!
I am very pleased to announce that Life's Attic has now been released. Yay! Please visit the Life's Attic page of this site for full details, including how to get an autographed copy. Gee, that sounds so immodest and weird to say, but it is a request I received from some of those who obtained advance copies, so my pen is ready.
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Redesign of the Website
I've just launched an updated (and completely redesigned) version of this website. I hope you enjoy the changes and that everything functions as it should. If you find any problems, please let me know either via a comment or through the new contact form that sends messages directly to me.
There's now a dedicated page for Life's Attic that, in addition … Continue reading the story "Redesign of the Website"
Titanic Controversy Set Aside for New Expedition
The Titanic has long been the subject of controversy. From the myriad of mistakes and circumstances that tragically came together April 14, 1912 to the inadequate loading of lifeboats in the very early morning hours of April 15, 1912. From the different hearings and results into the disaster to speculation as to how and why the ‘unsinkable’ ship sank. And there has been more since … Continue reading the story "Titanic Controversy Set Aside for New Expedition"
Mini Robot to Explore Deep into the Great Pyramid
It sounds like it could almost be a plot for a movie à la James Cameron and his dives to Titanic. A team sets out to unlock the mysteries of the Great Pyramid at Giza by sending a mini robot deeper inside … Continue reading the story "Mini Robot to Explore Deep into the Great Pyramid"Airbus Fantasy Plane Meets Star Trek
On the subject of air travel and reducing its carbon footprint, or flyprint as I have decided I like to call it, I wrote yesterday about Boeing’s lower emission 787 Dreamliner. For all its improvements environmentally and in passenger comfort, it still looks more or less like airplanes look these days. But Airbus has … Continue reading the story "Airbus Fantasy Plane Meets Star Trek"Improving Aircraft Carbon Footprints – Boeing 787 Dreamliner
Maybe I shouldn't say improving carbon footprints, but carbon flyprints. Despite exciting advances in solar technology including the manned Solar Impulse plane that can fly day and night now, passenger solar flight seems a ways off. But also exciting are more immediate improvements to commercial airplanes with their huge environmental impact. One example is … Continue reading the story "Improving Aircraft Carbon Footprints – Boeing 787 Dreamliner"A Place for Both Books and E-Books
Nothing like a good book. An expression that holds true for so many of us, and probably has since written language first developed. And certainly since the printing press and mass publication of books began reaching the masses.
When it comes to books, the last few years have probably seen the biggest change since the … Continue reading the story "A Place for Both Books and E-Books"
When it comes to books, the last few years have probably seen the biggest change since the … Continue reading the story "A Place for Both Books and E-Books"Gulf Water Sample Explodes in Lab
For all the obvious immense, beyond all words, damage and destruction thanks to the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster, there’s some damage you can’t see. Water that looks pretty normal to the naked eye is most definitely not normal. In fact, a sample of water collected off the coast of Alabama actually exploded.
WKRG News in Mobile, Ala. recently investigated just how much oil and petroleum … Continue reading the story "Gulf Water Sample Explodes in Lab"
Phone’s Ringing Again – Must be a Telemarketer
A thought occurred to me when I was abruptly woken up yesterday just past the crack of dawn. By the phone. By the phone ringing. And ringing long enough for the answering machine to pick up. Automated caller or human being? I have no idea. I would have known of course if whoever or whatever it was had had the simple human, or human programming, … Continue reading the story "Phone’s Ringing Again – Must be a Telemarketer"
Solar Powered Airplane Flies All Day and Night
Yesterday I happened to look up into a particularly clear blue sky to see the graceful gliding of a few seagulls. Whenever I see birds just floating and sliding around the sky like that, with their wings essentially motionless, I can’t help but wish I could know what that feels like. I sure can see what drew the Wright Brothers and others to want to … Continue reading the story "Solar Powered Airplane Flies All Day and Night"