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.
What to do…
What to do if your plane is hijacked.
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.
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.
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?
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!
Frying your CPU
Here’s what happens when you remove the heat sink from your computer’s CPU.
purportal.com
purportal.com: the bunk stops here is a handy place to check whether or not that story you just received in an email is true (I can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to do this at work).
Why the WTC Collapsed
The structural system of the World Trade Center towers, and why it collapsed.
Making an Earthquake
One million British school children try to cause an earthquake.
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