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Flying robots for better weather forecasts

Flying robots for better weather forecastsThe future...I think weather UAVs that focus on impending storms are in our future because the fixed site and fixed timing of rawinsonde launches limit the flexibility of today's computer models. We tested this in the Pacific Ocean Theater in the early 2000s (http://www.spacedaily.com/news/eo-05zzzzzzj.html)....

Tags: Robots, PRODUCTIVITY, computer model, Flying, weather forecast, robot

Discussion threads 2008-12-17

(Photos: Flying in formation)

(Photos: Flying in formation)formation flyingLooks like they are having fun !!RE: (Photos: Flying in formation)Interesting and very nice pictures.Be advised, despite the very close distance between those aircraft, they are NEVER at the same altitude. For safety :)

Tags: photograph

Discussion threads 2008-11-26

Wi-Fi while you fly

Imagine sending e-mails, browsing blogs, and booking your next trip with ease while soaring above the clouds. CNET's Kara Tsuboi tests out Virgin America's new in-flight Wi-Fi service and concludes that we'll no longer be able to slack off during a business trip again.

Tags: Wireless LANs, Wireless, News, kara tsuboi, virgin airlines, wi-fi, internet, cell phones, laptops, sfo, flying

Videos 2008-11-25

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FAA hit with network glitch; Flight plans go manual

Another glitch with a linux network? Its hard to believe people still use it for anything critical like the FAA and flight tracking. Its a toy OS and should not be used when the lives of people are dependent upon it.Cisco supplies the network backboneIt will be interesting to see...

Tags: Operating systems, Sun Solaris, UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, network, FAA, operating system, Flight Plan, network glitch, Linux

Discussion threads 2009-11-19

How we think, and perhaps lie, about the oil supply

Oil is naturally occurring...Scientist do not understand why oil wells that we'pumped dry' are now full of oil.So in other words, it has been proven to manyscientist oil is naturally occurring substance.It is all about greed and money, if people had commonsense and used their brain instead oflistening to politicians...

Tags: oil, Bakken

Discussion threads 2009-11-16

Oracle consulting layoffs: but what's the number?

It looks like Oracle is on yet a onther round of headcount reduction. This time it's the consulting organization that's being hammered. Rumors are flying as to the numbers but of greater concern should be the impact on morale among those left and customers whose projects might be impacted. by...

Tags: Layoff, Oracle Corp., Consulting, Rumors, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting, Dennis Howlett

Blog posts 2009-11-15

Gunnar Optiks Legend eyeglasses reduces eye fatigue for some; offer Top Gun look for all [review]

Nice!Gives you that 'Ashton Kucher, if fathered by Hunter S Thompson' vibe... ;)RE: Gunnar Optiks Legend eyeglasses reduces eye fatigue for some; offer Top Gun look for all [review]Yes I like Gunnar Optikhttp://www.british-radio.co.tv/http://www.british-radio.co.tv/http://www.british-radio.co.tv/Now you need a leather flight jacket.:)RE: Gunnar Optiks Legend eyeglasses reduces eye fatigue for some; offer Top...

Tags: Recruitment & Selection, Gunnar Optiks Legend, Top Gun

Discussion threads 2009-11-13

Blockbuster initiating rentals via SD cards at store kiosks

AmusingEvery second American has a rear-end the size of a flying saucer and people are worried about the "convenience" of not leaving their house?You've got to be kidding.I am not going to goto the Video store...and get some crap ladden movie on SD that I can not play on...

Tags: Consumer electronics, TV & Home Theater, IMHO, movie, DVD, SD card, kiosk, Blockbuster Inc.

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

SnapLogic snaps together different data flows and cuts integration costs

I recently had a chance to catch up with one of my favorite Silicon Valley serial entrepreneurs Gauruv Dhillon. When I first met Mr Dhillon he was CEO of Informatica, one of the top software companies in Silicon Valley. These days he is founder,...

Tags: Silicon Valley, Developer, Consultant, Snap, SnapLogic, Cloud Computing, Web Technology, Enterprise Software, Software, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-11-09

Crazy Frogzy for iPhone 1.1.1 (Mobile)

In Crazy Frogzy for iPhone Toncho, the crazy frog, loves to jump. He also loves sticking his tongue out and catching bugs. It is pretty funny when he does that. Help this crazy frog catch and eat as many of the cute flying bugs as he possibly can. Beware of...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Bug, Lima Sky, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-09

Hot Air Balloon for iPhone 1.0 (Mobile)

Hot Air Balloon for iPhone is a simple game, you are flying in a hot air balloon and have to avoid the clouds, birds, and trees to survive. To go up with the balloon, tap the screen.

Tags: Apple iPhone, Mobile, Smart Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-11-04

Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717 - carbon black (T-Mobile)

Photo gallery:Sony Ericsson Equinox TM717The Sony Ericsson Equinox is the first phone from the manufacturer to land at T-Mobile since the TM506. In many ways the Equinox is a fitting successor; like the TM506 it has a thin flip phone design and it sports a similar feature set that includes...

Tags: display, Equinox, Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications, phone, T-Mobile

Product reviews 2009-11-03

Headline 2010: e-Reader device failure

The market knows best, right? Markets are bloody paths to progress. At this writing there are approximately 52 e-reader devices coming to market in the next 12 months. Fifty-two different devices coming to market (Here's what I wrote about Steve Jobs' approach to reader devices when there were just 45...

Tags: E-reader, Sales, Hardware, Markets, E-books, Personal Technology, Mitch Ratcliffe

Blog posts 2009-11-02

Is Microsoft a dinosaur to Google's mammal?

Random comments...How odd the mixed metaphors sound... "built from the ground up to work in the cloud"...The dinosaurs were around for tens of millions of years, and we mammals can barely say the same. The crown of creation can be wrested from the head of the wearer by something unforeseen--like...

Tags: Desktops, OPEN SOURCE, Ideation, Google Inc., desktop, dinosaur, Linux, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-11-02

Particlets.saver 1.4 (Mac)

Cyclone.saver is a screensaver module for MacOS X which shows plenty of flying particles blown up by cyclones. It is based on a screensaver module for good old NeXTSTEP written by Ali Ozer and Sam Streeper.

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Screensaver, Takashi T. Hamada, Cyclone.saver

Software downloads 2009-11-01

Planet Attacker 2009 20091014 (Mac)

Planet Attacker 2009 is a simple 3D flight action game. The purpose of the game is to destroy all the enemy fighters and ground objects by flying your fighter. The objects in the game are imaginary space fighter sort of, but there is an additional configuration called "USAF version" in...

Tags: Apple Macintosh, Attacker, Polygon, YSFlight, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-30

TIE Formation 1.1 (Windows)

This is a 3D screen saver featuring detailed 3D models of three TIE fighters known from the Star Wars movies flying in formation in front of the Death Star. The camera rotates around the TIE formation and moves slowly up and down to reveal ever changing views of the formations...

Tags: Microsoft Windows, Formation, Tomoinet

Software downloads 2009-10-30

Planet Attacker 2009 20091014 (Windows)

Planet Attacker 2009 is a simple 3D flight action game. The purpose of the game is to destroy all the enemy fighters and ground objects by flying your fighter. The objects in the game are imaginary space fighter sort of, but there is an additional configuration called "USAF version" in...

Tags: Attacker, Polygon, Microsoft Windows, YSFlight, Games, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2009-10-30

Qualcomm joins open source movement at head of parade

Combining open source and proprietary technology in the way Qualcomm wants to do, while legitimate, does threaten to maintain the vendor lock-in that open source is meant to fight. Just because you draw a picture does not mean the pig is really flying. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Open Source Movement, Qualcomm Inc., Open Source, Dana Blankenhorn

Blog posts 2009-10-29

Ubuntu Karmic Koala launches to mixed reviews

Not released yetKarmic koala hasn't been officially released yet and the bug that this article was talking about has been fixed for the official releaseMultiple hard drives issue already fixedThe problem only affected the 64-bit version of the release candidate, and it has apparently been fixed for the final release.wowwow,...

Tags: Web site development, Web technology, Microsoft Windows, Ubuntu, Ubuntu Karmic Koala, Dana

Discussion threads 2009-10-29