Wednesday, December 31, 2003
Monday, December 29, 2003
Thursday, December 25, 2003
ESA - Mars Express - Merry Christmas from Mars:Mars Express enters orbit around the Red PlanetContact awaited with Beagle 2 on the surface
ESA - Mars Express - Merry Christmas from Mars:Mars Express enters orbit around the Red PlanetContact awaited with Beagle 2 on the surface: "25 December 2003
ESA PR 84-2003. This morning, after a journey lasting 205 days and covering 400 million kilometres, the European Mars Express space probe fired its main engine at 03:47 CET for a 37-minute burn in order to enter an orbit around Mars. This firing gave the probe a boost so that it could match the higher speed of the planet on its orbit around the Sun and be captured by its gravity field, like climbing in a spinning merry-go-round. This orbit insertion manoeuvre was a complete success."
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Wednesday, December 10, 2003
Monday, December 08, 2003
Google miserable failure phrase invokes George W. Bush
Google miserable failure phrase invokes George W. Bush: "AT THE TIME of writing, if you go to Google.com, type in the phrase miserable failure and then press 'I'm feeling lucky', it returns this page.
We know nothing about American politics. Is Google anything to do with the Democratic Party, or is it just coincidence?
The answer, apparently, can be found on this this page, which describes George W. Bush as a miserable failure every day and invites people to join in the project. µ"
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Friday, December 05, 2003
Report : year in magazines
Report : year in magazines: "Motorcycle Memories
Original Manuals, Microfiche, Magazines and a whole lot more!"
Wednesday, December 03, 2003
Chronology.Net
Chronology.Net: "As promised during the last few years, I am converting my site to an actual multi-editor database (the current site is static files). The main reason that I haven't gotten there yet after all this time is that I have been setting my standards higher and higher, so I never actually arrive at the end. I have released several major previews here so far, the newest one on 2002 June 9th. The current preview represents the 'final' version fairly well, structurally, but most of the content is missing. The new site will be moved to chronology.net when it is ready, and not before. By 'ready', I mean that you can do everything with it that you can do with the current site, so we don't take steps backwards.
The database is an ongoing project with great and vast plans going for it. When this is complete I expect to have a fan-edited resource that lists fiction from a wide range of media, cross-referenced with information on creators of said works, character appearances, crossovers, timelines, publication dates, and so on. In addition, works created by fans of the above fictions will be indexed and cross-referenced where appropriate, including fan fictions, fan art, and fan websites. Initially the focus of this site will be on science fiction and it will be editable by approved site visitors using a web interface.
What you see on my site right now is a 3MB collection of source text data which I have the authors' permission to use in my database. It is meant to be a description of the Marvel x-titles and related books arranged in order of continuity, and be an index to said books at the same time with synopsis, creator credits, and characters."
Tuesday, December 02, 2003
BCE Mylar | ComicBase
BCE Mylar | ComicBase: "ComicBase 8 Archive Edition. A 2 DVD-ROM in a custom laser-engraved aluminum case containing the entire ComicBase Database, as well as CGC"
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