Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Last Eye Witness of the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln

And now for a little history. As a 5 year old, Samuel J. Seymour was in Ford's Theater when Abraham Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Booth. He was the last living witness and was on I've Got A Secret with Gary Moore in 1956.

Monday, December 20, 2010

Death In Mississippi


Astronaut Douglas Wheelock's ISS Photos

These photos have been circulating around the net for a couple of weeks, but in case you have not seen them, do not miss the opportunity. Wheelock could probably make a living as a photographer should he retire from NASA, but I guess having such awesome subject matter could be a factor.

Saturday, December 11, 2010

Acent - Commemorating The Space Shuttle



A NASA engineer, Matt Melis, has put together a 45-minute tribute to space shuttle launches. In some amazing detailed shots, you will be able to watch the first phase of a successful space mission.

I recommend you watch this in full screen mode.

Saturday, December 4, 2010

RFID Pickpocketing

Here is something to be concerned about. The RFID chip may have many negatives as positives, if not more.

Flying Car

For real. Click here.

Superheavy Element 111 Found in Gold

A nuclear physicist at Hebrew University of Jerusalem claims that he has found natural roentgenium-111 in gold using mass spectrometry. The observed half-life of synthetic roentgenium-111 indicates this should not be possible. Independent confirmation will be necessary to confirm.

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

Fingerprinting Electronics

I guess it was just a matter of time. You can run, but you will not be able to hide if you stay connected. Click here to read about how our electronics are in the process of being fingerprinted.