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Category Archives: Technology and Society
Bad News For Boeing
Another 787 has caught fire, at Heathrow. Here is some BBC video. Fortunately, no one aboard, and it was on the ground. As noted, they are announcing there that another Dreamliner has just returned to Manchester, though its unclear if the incidents are related.
The Proton Failure
Wow. That’s bad design and bad QC.
a) You shouldn’t be able to install an angular-rate (or any kind of attitude) sensor upside down.
b) The vehicle should be able to sense that it has an upside-down sensor and automatically abort.
It did look like it was having guidance problems in the video, and that would sure explain why.
Gmail
What it knows about you.
This is one of the reasons that I rarely use Gmail. I only use my account as a backup, if my own server is down.
The New ITAR Rules
Today is the last day to comment. We need to try to get crewed space vehicles off the munitions list.
Million-Dollar Planetary Missions
This would revolutionize space exploration. It would allow massively parallel data gathering.
Root Canals
Will stem cells bring them to an end? And allow tooth regrowth?
Dr. D’Souza estimates that human clinical trials of the hydrogel strategy could begin as soon as two or three years from now and be available as a therapy within five years. Other researchers working on different methods estimate that human trials may take place within the decade.
Faster, please.
Kim Jong-Un Will Be Pleased
We had a failed test of an interceptor.
This is why we test, but I think that an administration more serious about missile defense would be stepping up the testing.
Peak-Oil Blogging
…has peaked.
Now, let’s hope the same happens to climate-hysteria sites.
America 3.0
On the anniversary of the birth of America 1.0, Michael Barone reviews a timely new book