Sep
23
2001

Paper Darts

Eye protection required! Paper darts look fun, but dangerous….

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Sep
23
2001

Paper Replica of Bill Gates’ House

Make your own paper replica of Bill Gates’ house!

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Sep
23
2001

The Right to Read

The Right to Read – I don’t always agree with Richard Stallman, but this story sheds a lot of light on the situation we might find ourselves in if the current efforts of the software and music industries, as well as the government, succeed.

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Sep
23
2001

Don’t Duck and Cover

Is duck and cover the wrong thing to do?? Because I live in an extremely earthquake-prone area (as well as the events of last week) I found this information on how to survive a collapsed building very interesting.

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Sep
23
2001

Deep Space 1

NASA’s Deep Space 1 probe has successfully completed its pass-by of comet Borrelly – pictures should be arriving over the next few days.

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Sep
21
2001

What to do…

What to do if your plane is hijacked.

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Sep
21
2001

Project Apollo Archive

Getting up before dawn to watch a Mercury, Gemini or Apollo launch (and skipping school if necessary!) was a significant part of my childhood, so I was thrilled to find The Project Apollo Archive with its fantastic collection of information, audio & video clips, and images (including my favorite) from all of the Apollo missions.

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Sep
20
2001

Internet Hoaxes, Email Rumors and Urban Legends

In addition to purportal.com that I mentioned last week, about.com‘s section on Internet Hoaxes Email Rumors and Urban Legends has a lot of great info, especially handy with all of the new WTC and terrorist stuff floating around. You might start with their New Additions or The Top 25.

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Sep
20
2001

Just Wondering

Maybe it’s because I’ve sat on too many fully-booked flights from Alaska at all times of the day and night, but early on I found myself asking why were there so few passengers on all four of those trans-continental flights last Tuesday?

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Sep
20
2001

Bottom of the SETI@home Top 1000

Once again, I’m at the bottom of the top 1000 “home” SETI@home users – and I’d like to thank all of you who took the time to scroll all the way to the bottom, and then visit here!

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