Links for 05-10-2006
Hot Jupiters, space elevator roadmap, Heinlein’s rules, hovercraft kit…
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“… as we move toward galactic center, we’re still seeing planets. Which is why Kailash Sahu … said that the Hubble results provided “very strong evidence that planets are as abundant in other parts of the galaxy as they are in our solar neighborho
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No, the *other* sort of virus … “By coating 30-nanometre-long chunks of tobacco mosaic virus with platinum nanoparticles, it’s possible to create a transistor with very fast switching speed.”
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” … the road map to space elevator development, outlining what tests and demonstrations need to be done before we can build the first SE.” Liftport lays out the agenda. Go for it, guys!
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“What if the media gave exposure to stories in direct proportion to the number of people actually affected by those stories?” Another radical pipedream from Nova Spivak.
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“The photos from inside the facility look bright and illuminated but thats just camera flash – they were pitch black, and infested with caribou.” Flickr set from abandoned DEWline radar station somewhere in Alaska.
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“Von Hippel is arguing that companies need to identify what he is calling Lead Users — these are both early adopters … and early adapters (in the sense that they often hack the products to retrofit them for their specialized needs.)”
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Does what it says on the tin – more useful newbie tools from Rob Sawyer.
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8 – Heinlein’s RulesCan’t believe I never found these before – Heinlein’s advice to writer newbies, courtesy Rob Sawyer.
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“For my part, I think competent-veering-toward-kickass is a perfectly sensible starting point for character development, but then again, what do I know? I read books with skeletons on the cover.” Very interesting essay.
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10 – Second Life Sketches“Last night I experienced a terrorist attack on a virtual planet.” Warren Ellis reports from the metaverse.
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” … suggests that the early Middle Ages (614-911 A.D.) never happened, but were added to the calendar long ago either by accident, by misinterpretation of documents, or by deliberate falsification by calendar conspirators.” Serious woo.
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12 – Maps, Maps, Maps“In case you have a little map fetish, well then, I have a few here you might want to peep. Yeah, we got maps…” Subtopia does indeed have a great selection of interesting online maps in this roundup post.
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“The many “personalities” of our great galactic neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, are exposed in this new composite image from NASA’s Galaxy Evolution Explorer and the Spitzer Space Telescope.” Ladies and gents, I have a new desktop wallpaper.
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“Drivers buying a new Volkswagen between Oct. 3 and Dec. 31 will get an added bonus with their purchase: An electric guitar that plays seamlessly through the car’s audio system.” Cool, but like, why?
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15 – UH-18SPW Hoverwing“Powered by a 4-cylinder automotive engine, the UH-18SP is everything you’d ever want in a hovercraft. It was designed for people who love to play…the only ground-effect hovercraft to be released as a plan or kit.” I WANT ONE.
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Astonishing stats, even if the data is sourced from the year 2000.
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Couldn’t resist the childish headline … big old storm on the outer planet, according to Hubble pictures.
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“Hybrid solar lighting (HSL) is different than traditional solar power, which converts sunlight into electricity. HSL captures sunlight and channels it directly into a room, using optical fibers.”
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“A semiconductor material with three energy bands uses more sunlight, by trapping low-energy photons.”
