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500 year lifespan [Permalink]
What would happen if the average human lifespan was suddenly able to be 500 years?
click here
Posted by shawker on Monday, 27 October 2003
Tags: science
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Duct Tape [Permalink]
Duct tape is like the force. It has a light side, and a dark side, and it holds the universe together ... -- Carl Zwanzig
Posted by shawker on Monday, 27 October 2003
Tags: humor star wars
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Tags: humor star wars
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Late summer/early fall pictures [Permalink]
Here are some pictures of a few of the things we've been up to lately.
Posted by shawker on Sunday, 26 October 2003
Tags: family alex ellie
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Tags: family alex ellie
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Alien SETI [Permalink]
Suppose there is another planet with intelligent life comparable to ours out there in the galaxy somewhere. What are the odds they would know about us?
Click here to find out
Posted by shawker on Thursday, 23 October 2003
Tags: space
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Tags: space
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New LOTR: ROTK footage [Permalink]
There's an exclusive movie clip at MSN entertainment about The Return of the King movie. Check it out
Posted by shawker on Thursday, 23 October 2003
Tags: movies
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Taikonauts [Permalink]
Tuesday, Oct 14th was an important day for anyone who has any interest in space. China became the third nation that is able to independently launch humans into space. They are being called "Taikonauts".
Read about it here
Posted by shawker on Wednesday, 15 October 2003
Tags: space
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Tags: space
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Cybernetic monkeys [Permalink]
This sounds really cool. When can I get a brain implant? Check out the cybernetic monkeys!
Posted by shawker on Monday, 13 October 2003
Tags: tech
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Tags: tech
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Aragorn's Destiny [Permalink]
Here's a short movie about Aragon and his destiny. Shows a few clips from the upcoming ROTK movie. Click Here
Posted by shawker on Friday, 10 October 2003
Tags: movies
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Tags: movies
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dodecahedron universe? [Permalink]
This is a cool article that speculates that the universe is not infinite, but in fact a finite dodecahedron (soccer ball). Click Here
Posted by shawker on Wednesday, 8 October 2003
Tags: space
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Robot Wars and Disentegration Chambers [Permalink]
I just read an article about some new technology that will allow robots to replace humans on the frontlines of a battlefield. Robot Wars. I was reminded of the old-style star trek episode A Taste of Armageddon in which two plants are at war, and have been for over 500 years. They see no reason to stop the conflict because the war is so clean.
Will we get to that point - where we meekly go do a 'disentegration chamber' because some computer tells us that we got virtually bombed? I certainly hope not.
Posted by shawker on Wednesday, 8 October 2003
Tags: star trek tech
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