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Of telescopes, patents and the death of discovery: "If I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of Giants." --Isaac Newton. [The opinions expressed here are mine alone, and not those of Google, Inc. my current employer.] It isn't really a surprise that I ended up...; Tags: Software, Patent, Astronomer, Astronomy, Amateur, Computer, Computing Science, Tools & Techniques, Productivity, Management, Jeremy Allison; Blog posts 2008-06-04
Galaxies Galore Screensaver (exe): 14 out of this world images of galaxies captured by the Hubble space telescope. The Hubble Space Telescope HST is a telescope in orbit around the Earth, named after astronomer Edwin Hubble. This version is the first release on CNET Download.com.; Tags: Astronomer, Orbit, Hubble Space Telescope; Software downloads 2008-01-30
The best ever images of the Milky Way: The Science and Technology Facilities Council in the UK reports that an international team of more than 50 astronomers from Europe, the U.S. and Australia has released the largest digital survey of the Milky Way, composed of some 200 million unique stellar objects. The IPHAS (INT Photometric H-alpha Survey of...; Tags: Astronomer, U.K., Survey, Image, IPHAS Survey, Marketing Research, Marketing, Roland Piquepaille; Blog posts 2007-12-12
Making the sky searchable: Computer scientists at the University of Toronto U of T have teamed up with astronomers at New York University on an ambitious project. You can send them a picture of the sky above your head and their special software will identify the stars that are in the image. In other...; Tags: Space &, Aerospace, Science &, Nature, Computers &, Internet; Blog posts 2007-07-05
Meteor Showers (widget): Meteor Showers is perfect for stargazers and amateur astronomers. It keeps track of eleven of the most spectacular meteor showers visible throughout the year, and notifies you when they are active.; Tags: Astronomer, Meteor Showers; Software downloads 2007-05-11

Images: X-rays document death of a star: Astronomers say supernova is the brightest and most powerful ever observed. And it has some casting a suspicious eye on a star in our own galaxy.; Tags: astronomer; Image galleries 2007-05-07
Images: Detecting extraterrestrial life: Astronomers are building a radio telescope in the Australian outback to eavesdrop on signals from galactic civilizations.; Tags: radio; Image galleries 2007-01-08
Image: Solar shield may save the planet: University of Arizona astronomer Roger Angel proposes a giant shield to block sunlight if global warming gets out of control.; Tags: shield, University of Arizona, astronomer, sunlight, global warming; Image galleries 2006-11-06
Save the planet! (Pluto, that is): Save the planet! (Pluto, that is)Pluto Fightback by the Common PeopleAs the scientists are fighting against IAU's decision, the common people are opposing the decision with their own petition with 450 over signatures at http://pleasesavepluto.orgThe Elite hide pluto from the future for it proficyThe Elite hide pluto from the future...; Tags: astronomer, Pluto; Discussion threads 2006-09-01
Save the planet! (Pluto, that is): A group of over 300 scientists and astronomers have started a petition now closed to protest the definition of a planet approved by the International Astronomers Union at a meeting last week in Prague. The new definition had the effect of demoting Pluto to "dwarf planet" status. That vote involved...; Tags: asteroid, astronomer, Pluto; Blog posts 2006-09-01
APOD (exe): APOD is a lean piece of software that automatically brings to your desktop a new daily inspiring editor-picked astronomy picture with an explanation written by professional astronomers. Astronomy Picture of the Day is a Web site hosted by NASA and maintained by professional astronomers who pick a new exciting beautiful...; Tags: Astronomer, APOD, Desktops, Hardware; Software downloads 2005-10-10
Flash! from The Astronomer's Telegram (zip): Day to day, hour to hour, professional research astronomers track the changing heavens and let each other know when something unusual occurs, through the Astronomer's Telegram. As supernovae erupt, gamma-ray bursts explode, comets wizz past, those with their eyes on the sky report quickly on what they see, and what...; Tags: Hour, Astronomer, Telegram; Software downloads 2005-09-28

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Of telescopes, patents and the death of discovery: Of telescopes, patents and the death of discoveryPatents are the greatest threat to the software industryIt should be written in our constitution, that no idea should be able to be patented or receive some kind of legal protection - only the [b]implementation[/b] of the ideas. Virtually every software developer is...; Tags: patent; Discussion threads 2008-06-04
BU astronomer sings about black holes, does cutting edge research: REALITY ABUSE (Words & Music by A. Marscher ©2003) 1. We search for a description of reality that fits our macroscopic mentality Strip the world down to its finest scales, but that where normal logic fails Electrons with no individuality, photons with wave-particle duality ...; Tags: Particle, Hole, Music, Team Management, Management, Christopher Dawson; Blog posts 2008-05-21
Microsoft+to+squish+Google+Sky+like+a+bug%3F: Microsoft+to+squish+Google+Sky+like+a+bug%3FIt may be that looking at the stars doesn't inflame passionsMicrosoft may have a superior tool, but comparatively not many people look at the stars. Now, if they can rotate the camera 180 degrees and have also a superior experience looking at the earth, that will be something...RE: Microsoft to...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Corp., tool, WWT, Google Inc.; Discussion threads 2008-02-19
What makes Scoble cry: Microsoft's WorldWide Telescope?: Robert Scoble posted about a Microsoft product that he couldn't disclose in the works that brought tears of joy to his eyes. He wrote: Yesterday was one of those days. Curtis Wong and Jonathan Fay, researchers at Microsoft, fired up their machines and showed me something that I can't...; Tags: Sky, Microsoft Corp., WWT, Tools & Techniques, Groupware, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Dan Farber; Blog posts 2008-02-15
Why the '8 things' tag meme is important: Now and again, someone will dream up a tag meme game. The idea is the writer says x-number of things and tags y-number of others to follow suit. Right now the 8 things you didn't know about me tag meme is doing the rounds and yes, I've been tagged on...; Tags: Workplace, Oracle Corp., Idea, Blog, Workforce, OraNA, Cyberthreats, Blogging, Spam, Games, Recruitment & Selection, Security, Internet, Spam And Phishing, Personal Technology, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Dennis Howlett; Blog posts 2008-01-11
Is there a rootkit stashed in your boot record?: Is there a rootkit stashed in your boot record?You mean Apple Macs aren't affected?Fascinating. This has been 'known about for some time', Windows 2K affected, XP is affected, Vista partially affected, Apple Mac NOT affected. Imagine that, yet another security drop off which only affects Microsoft Windows. Vista, the OS...; Tags: Rootkits, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), BIOS, Operating systems, rootkit, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, MBR; Discussion threads 2008-01-09
Astronomy Picture of the Day (gg): Discover the cosmos. Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer. If Google Talk is installed on your system, you can share the sheer beauty of our universe with your friends. If neither Google Talk...; Tags: Google Inc., Google Talk, Universe; Software downloads 2007-09-13
Photos: Voyagers--strange visitors to other planets: It was thirty years ago when the first Voyager spacecraft left Earth. The ships have returned closeup views of four planets--and aren't finished yet.Voyager 2 launched on Aug. 20, 1977, and Voyager 1 followed on Sept. 5, 1977, for what was originally a five-year mission to study Jupiter...; Tags: Earth, Moon, Data, Photograph, Voyager 1, Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter', Io, Great Red Spot, It', nnTriton, Here', Cassini, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2007-08-28