1959: The space probe Luna 3 takes the first photographs of the dark side of the moon.
The radio-controlled Luna 3 was part of the Soviet Union’s highly successful lunar program, which completed 20 missions to the moon between January 1959 and October 1970.
Although the United States won the race to land a human on the […]
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Oct. 7, 1959: Luna 3’s Images From the Dark Side
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Gallery: Inside Secretive New Solar-Tech Factory
Published by October 6th, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 Comments: Photo: Jon Snyder/Wired.com
FREMONT, California — Solar photovoltaics make up a tiny percentage of the world’s power largely because they just cost too much. Burning fossil fuels remains cheaper than even the best solar panels. But Solyndra’s new thin-film technology could substantially cut the cost of manufacturing and installing solar electricity, perhaps reaching the cost […]
Clive Thompson: Why Veteran Visionaries Will Save the World
Published by October 6th, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 CommentsDon’t trust anyone over 30. That’s the prevailing wisdom in Silicon Valley, a land once again bestrode by millionaire CEOs who just learned to shave. Many people believe that the breakthrough ideas come only from the young. And why not? Media stories constantly recite the ages of a few famous founders: Bill Gates of Microsoft, […]
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The booming resurgence of casual games—games that don’t a huge time commitment—was the focus of some speakers at the E For All Expo this past weekend.
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Japanese Film Noir and Parque Via at San Sebastian 2008
Published by October 6th, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 CommentsThis year the San Sebastian Film Festival was an interesting mix of new cinema and nostalgia.
The festival hosted a retrospective of Japanese Film Noir or Japon en Negro. A complex genre born out of imported American detective films, Japanese film noir is essentially American film noir digested by the Japanese post-war psyche. It even […]
So many SMS messages, so little time to delete them
Published by October 6th, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 CommentsApple introduced the ability to delete multiple email messages in iPhone 2.0, but what about SMS messages?
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Meteoroid Predicted to Burn Up in Earth’s Atmosphere Tonight
Published by October 6th, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 CommentsA small meteoroid is predicted to burn up in Earth’s atmosphere over Sudan tonight. This is the first time astronomers have been able to predict when a meteoroid will enter the atmosphere.
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Original post by Betsy Mason
Report: SEC investigating false Jobs heart attack rumor
Published by October 6th, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 CommentsBloomberg reports that the SEC is probing whether a false report of a Steve Jobs heart attack was posted in order to drive down Apple’s stock price.
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Judge’s Secret Decision Blocks Sale of DVD-Copying Software
Published by October 6th, 2008 in Uncategorized. 0 CommentsA federal judge seals a decision tentatively blocking RealNetwork’s sale of DVD-copying software.
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Original post by David Kravets