Tag: space

Failure to execute

12 November, 2008 (16:47) | Politics, Science

So, I said that I would be trying to post more regularly, and I’ve obviously failed miserably. Unfortunately, I can’t hit on everything that’s happened since my last post, but I did want to mention two big things of importance in the last week. One of them is hopefully good, the other somewhat saddening.
The first [...]

Arthur C. Clarke dies at age 90

18 March, 2008 (21:56) | Science

In what’s turning out to be a pretty rough month for us geeks, Arthur C. Clarke has passed away at the age of 90. He was best known for his science fiction work, including 2001: A Space Odyssey. He originated the idea of geostationary communications satellites, and was well known for his works of nonfiction [...]