March 2, 2012 – Southern California Edison (SCE) continues to perform extensive testing and inspections of the steam generators at the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station. “Nuclear safety is our top priority,” said Pete Dietrich, SCE senior vice president and chief nuclear officer. “Everything we do — from normal plant operations and routine refueling…” – Edison …
Monthly Archives: March 2012
The Dr. Seuss adult picture book – Seven Lady Godivas
That One Time Dr. Seuss Published A Book Full Of Naked Ladies Did you know that in 1939, Dr. Seuss published a book that would’ve spurred an equally dunderheaded moral panic if it came out today? That book was the adult picture book The Seven Lady Godivas. The book bombed so badly that the author …
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Top 20 Comic Books of 2011
Justice League #1 Batman #1 Action Comics (Superman) #1 Justice League #2 Batman #2 Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #160 Green Lantern #1 Justice League #3 Action Comics #2 Detective Comics (Batman) #1 Batman #3 Flash #1 Fantastic Four #587 Fear Itself #1 Superman #1 Green Lantern #2 Justice League #4 Amazing Spider-Man #666 Action Comics #3 …
Angry Birds in Space – NASA shows what happens to a slingshot with no gravity
It’s fun to watch the birds and pigs bounce around the International Space Station, plus check out the really cool game footage at the very end.
Apple updates iCloud to include Movies and TV Shows – with an extra bonus
Two years ago I bought a movie, The Dark Knight, and then promptly deleted it during an iPhone backup. I haven’t seen the movie since then, which stinks even though it was probably my mistake. That is until today when I went into the “Purchased” section of iTunes and found it ready for download in iCloud. …
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White House names the next CTO of the United States – an “entrepreneur in residence”
Todd Park has been named the next U.S. Chief Technology Officer by the White House. A profile of him in O’Reilly Radar written by Alex Howard: Park has been working to revolutionize the healthcare industry at HHS since 2009, and in the private sector as an entrepreneur since 1997. Now he’ll have the opportunity to try to improve …
Free surf film – Surf Madness – from Sterling Spencer and PinchMySalt
Surf Madness – A glimpse into the twisted, sarcastic and down-right hilarious mind of surfer Sterling Spencer, as he, and a group of talented friends set off across the globe in search of the ultimate ride. For a free download go to pinchmysalt.tv Also, be sure to check out last summer’s big surf movies …
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Joss Whedon on Directing movies like they’re a Comic Book
“As much as anything, my visual style as a director comes from comic books,” he says. “My understanding of visual storytelling comes from panel art, which I was reading more voraciously than I was watching movies for most of my childhood. In that sense, I had sort of a head start when I started visualizing …
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Space shuttle Discovery gets a piggy-back-ride on a Boeing 747
NASA’s space shuttle Discovery is set to land in Washington, D.C. this April, where the now retired fleet leader — the world’s most flown spacecraft — will be welcomed by the Smithsonian Institution during a four-day public festival, museum officials said on Tuesday (Feb. 28). Flying from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida atop a …
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Say hello to OpenStreetMap – the Wikipedia of maps
In October 2011, Google finally revealed pricing for Google Maps services. Lightweight usage was still free…significant load volumes would begin to incur charges: basically, services and applications that generated more 25,000 map loads per day would be charged $10-$40 for every additional 1,000 map loads. For businesses put off by the new costs of Google Maps, …
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