Archive for April, 2010
Spill Baby Spill
Friday, April 30th, 2010The British Petroleum offshore oil rig disaster has now generated an oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico larger than the state of Rhode Island. Not only will this disaster eclipse the drunken exploits of the Exxon Valdez but it has now started wash up on Louisiana’s shores. It is leaking 200,000 gallons a day [...]
Orange Amp / PC
Wednesday, April 21st, 2010Orange announces an amp integrated with a Windows PC that they are calling the OPC. I’m not sure where this is going or if the hard drive will be safe with huge amplifier magnets nearby, but I am certainly intrigued…
Godspeed You! Black Emperor Prepare For New Tour
Thursday, April 15th, 2010I can’t wait to see them live.
Great Barrier Reef rammed by Chinese coal ship
Wednesday, April 14th, 2010Last week, a 700-foot Chinese coal ship rammed into the world’s largest coral reef, dumping 4 tons of heavy fuel and causing a 3 km oil slick. This is the nightmare scenario to an ecosystem already under siege by global warming and over-fishing. Here is an update on events posted April 13, 2010: Damage will [...]
Mars500 – First Mars Mission Simulation
Tuesday, April 13th, 2010“Their mission is to mimic a full mission to Mars and back as accurately as possible without actually going there: Mars500 will be the first full-duration simulated mission to Mars, starting in a special facility in Moscow next summer. 250 days for the trip to Mars, 30 days on the surface and 240 days for [...]
Joypad – Wireless Game Controller
Wednesday, April 7th, 2010Works great with Nintendo and Gameboy emulators.