2015-09-28, 11:03 | Link #3121 |
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Evidence of water on Mars
“There is liquid water today on the surface of Mars,” Michael Meyer, the lead scientist on Nasa’s Mars exploration programme, told the Guardian. “Because of this, we suspect that it is at least possible to have a habitable environment today.” Great! Now let's get on with the terraforming and training up some Undines... |
2015-09-28, 18:27 | Link #3123 |
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Let's face it, if the USA spent half as much on NASA as is currently spent on 'Defence', then NASA could do a hell of a lot more to increase our knowledge of the universe.
As far as that 'pioneer spirit' goes, going to the moon got all the funding it needed because of the cold war and the need to beat the Russians. Don't get me wrong, it was a great achievement and I'm old enough to have sat up late with the family around our old black and white TV set waiting for the pictures to come in from the moon. It's kind of sad that the US has had successive Presidents sound off about going to Mars, but not one of them has ever funded it. Then again, if Putin wasn't such a dick, a joint US-Russia mission would be a great idea as both nations have a lot to contribute. Add in the ESA as well. A joint mission of all space powers would be pretty good from a diplomatic level, and split the budget. When I were a lad, back in the seventies, it was expected that Mars would be the next stage in manned space travel. It still isn't, and that's sad. I read books in the seventies which told me I'd be having holidays on the moon by fifteen years ago! Maybe we need a more advanced propulsion system to get there more quickly, for the sake of puny human meatbags. That seems to be the big problem with getting your ass to Mars (as Buzz Aldrin says) - it takes a long time. |
2016-07-26, 01:03 | Link #3126 |
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Yahoo sold to US telecoms giant Verizon
So what will happen to Yahoo mail, Tumblr and Flickr?
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2016-07-26, 04:42 | Link #3127 |
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I wonder about that as well, since my primary email is Yahoo!, though I do have both a Gmail and Hotmail/Outlook account that I have recently linked with my Yahoo! Mail (Outlook's process seems cleaner than Gmail's, TBH - at least the folder structure and the dates are accurate) just in case that Mayer CEO would make an even bigger mess of her company.
Flickr and Tumblr seem to be popular enough to not be outright shuttered. I only hope Yahoo! Mail won't be merged with Verizon's services and will be kept separate.
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Goodbye World: We’ve Passed the Carbon Tipping Point For Good.
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'Web Of Trust' Browser Extension Cannot Be Trusted
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2017-01-10, 02:38 | Link #3132 |
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Yahoo says Marissa Mayer will leave board after Verizon deal closes, will operate under new name Altaba
So Yahoo Mail becomes Altaba Mail?
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2017-02-24, 16:28 | Link #3135 |
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*sigh* Just when you thought your passwords might be safe...
And just when you thought that well, at least encryption is still solid right?...
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2017-11-29, 10:57 | Link #3139 |
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Well this is troubling.
Indian troops on China border told to format smartphones, delete 42 apps for spyware threat The apps in question.
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