“Objections from Google have forced the removal of the word “ungoogleable” from a list of new Swedish words, the Language Council of Sweden says.”
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-21944834
How Google Became Ungoogleable in Sweden
Games in Space
Some of you who grew up in the 90s, as we at UPT did, may remember the Wing Commander computer games. Fighting against the feline-esque Kilrathi you were aboard a…
ESM Racing Patron Ferrari 458 Italia!
The ESM Racing team came out to Little Italy in Baltimore to show off the Patron Ferrari 458 Italia a few days before the 2012 Grand Prix of Baltimore. This set includes photos of the car and drivers Scott Sharp and Ed Brown…
Carl Sagan Partied With Chuck Berry At NASA JPL
Imagine it is the evening of August 25, 1989. You are partying with some scientists in California. Dancing on your right is Carl Sagan while on your left Chuck Berry is playing Johnny B. Goode.
Manna: A Short Story of Robotic Takeover
Depending on how you want to think about it, it was funny or inevitable or symbolic that the robotic takeover did not start at MIT, NASA, Microsoft or Ford. It started at a Burger-G restaurant in Cary, NC on May 17.
And so begins Manna, Marshall Brain‘s tale of robotic takeover. I won’t spoil the fun and just say it reads like a Kafkaesque nightmare. Enjoy!
NASA and Star Wars at SpaceUp Houston
I’ve experienced few things as cool as when these pictures were taken.
The 501st Legion, a worldwide Star Wars costuming group, showed up to SpaceUp Houston and climbed on NASA’s Space Exploration Vehicle. I was amazed at the audience reaction, they commented on the similarities between NASA and Star Wars spacesuits and couldn’t stop talking about “what if” scenarios. Our relationship with space is often one with science fiction and film. In Houston, for a moment, fiction became reality and the possibilities became endless.
Can Solar Power Give Us the Roads of the Future?
Using hexagonal shaped pieces Solar Roadways wants to replace sidewalks, parking lots, roads, and even bike paths
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