• Technology

    The Military's Mystery Machine

    By Posted on 6.18.2008 26 Comments

    If the paranoid blogosphere is to be believed, every morning a group of plasma-physics grad students wakes up at a research facility in Gakona, Alaska, 200 miles north of Anchorage, and prepares for another day of playing God. It’s cold, dark as a mineshaft in winter, and the day’s work does little to cheer the mood. Depending on the unpredictable agendas of military scientists, this group of technicians must shoot radio waves into the upper reaches of our atmosphere to create missile shields, eviscerate enemy satellites, set off the occasional earthquake, or control the minds of millions of people.

    6.19.2008 at 10:42pm - Comment by sponge7

    ~1AmazingSite~ does everything that the government fund have to be sinister? or does it even have to do with anything? as far as im concerned the journalism does not suck, and you people are a closed minded and arrogant. this research program is the stepping stone to the organization of many other great programs of their own. for the prosperity and protection of the countries we call home. so stop harassing the journalists and editors they probably dont want to hear it. give them praise and distinction for the wonderful news, sheesh. i do agree though there is much more to cover on this topic. give that reporter some more work to do.

  • Technology

    The Military's Mystery Machine

    By Posted on 6.18.2008 26 Comments

    If the paranoid blogosphere is to be believed, every morning a group of plasma-physics grad students wakes up at a research facility in Gakona, Alaska, 200 miles north of Anchorage, and prepares for another day of playing God. It’s cold, dark as a mineshaft in winter, and the day’s work does little to cheer the mood. Depending on the unpredictable agendas of military scientists, this group of technicians must shoot radio waves into the upper reaches of our atmosphere to create missile shields, eviscerate enemy satellites, set off the occasional earthquake, or control the minds of millions of people.

    6.19.2008 at 10:32pm - Comment by sponge7

    ~1AmazingSite~

  • DIY

    Let Burning Metals Lie

    By Posted on 6.11.2008 7 Comments

    If you ever see a large industrial metal fire (yes, they happen) on the news, you may be surprised at what the firefighters do to extinguish it: nothing. Several metals, including lithium, sodium and magnesium, can burn easily, and from time to time large amounts catch fire in factories. But even heaps of burning metal need not cause immediate panic. They don’t blow up; instead they tend to build up ash that chokes off their oxygen supply, so they slowly burn out.

    6.11.2008 at 11:45pm - Comment by sponge7

    what happens when they dont know the cause of the fire and they just rush in thinking they can save it, or put it out? has some one made fume testers to see what exactly is all burning in the house? this article is very cool

  • DIY

    Let Burning Metals Lie

    By Posted on 6.11.2008 7 Comments

    If you ever see a large industrial metal fire (yes, they happen) on the news, you may be surprised at what the firefighters do to extinguish it: nothing. Several metals, including lithium, sodium and magnesium, can burn easily, and from time to time large amounts catch fire in factories. But even heaps of burning metal need not cause immediate panic. They don’t blow up; instead they tend to build up ash that chokes off their oxygen supply, so they slowly burn out.

    6.11.2008 at 11:45pm - Comment by sponge7

    what happens when they dont know the cause of the fire and they just rush in thinking they can save it, or put it out? has some one made fume testers to see what exactly is all burning in the house? this article is very cool

  • Technology

    A New Earth?

    By Posted on 6.6.2008 16 Comments

    The search for a planet analogous to our own has taken one step closer with the discovery of the smallest extrasolar planet yet orbiting a star which could support life. It is about three and one-third times the size of Earth, much more in line with our home than the gas giants on the scale of Jupiter or Saturn we had been finding up to this point. (An even smaller planet has so far been found, but it is orbiting a pulsar. Pulsars spew highly powerful radiation, so it's highly unlikely that anything within their vicinity could survive).

    6.10.2008 at 11:03pm - Comment by sponge7

    who cares about the name when do i pack up and depart? we need to get this planet going with a running start people, we are running out of time.

  • Gadgets

    Unlocking Android

    By Posted on 6.10.2008 4 Comments

    When Google squelched rumors of the all-powerful “G-phone” last November, we admit we were a bit bummed. Instead of an inexpensive smartphone that would free us from our carrier overlords, Google had been working on software—an open-source, mobile operating system called Android. Great name, but will unlocking cellphone code really change things for consumers? Miner says that more than 750,000 developers have downloaded the tool required to write an Android-based program, four times as many as accessed the iPhone’s tightly regulated kit. That means Android users could have far more mobile applications to choose from. But we still don’t know how those apps will stack up next to Apple’s. Android-equipped phones—set to go on sale this summer—should be less expensive than the iPhone, since manufacturers won’t have to pay licensing fees for the software. But instead of getting free, ad-subsidized service, like Google’s e-mail, you’ll still shell out to carriers. Which makes us wonder: Is this really so new, or just another offering in the crowded mobile market? We spoke with Rich Miner, head of Google’s mobile-platform division, for some clarity.

    6.10.2008 at 09:05pm - Comment by sponge7

    Google is God. must worship gooogle



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