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another jaw-dropper of sorts

Monday, March 8th, 2010

~ It’s almost too sad to watch. This is a $2,000,000 car – driven by a person whose brain apparently has a per-pound value comparable to ground chuck:

~ And if you can bear to keep watching:

jaw-dropping

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

~ While cruising the internet I found this amazing image – its a long exposure photograph taken of the center of the galaxy. The photographer used advanced motion tracking hardware that kept the camera pointed at the same spot in the heavens, allowing every star, even the tiniest, to show up all together. Below is a thumbnail image that looks so dense it might as well be a solid color. Click on it for the gigantic high-resolution image (warning – not for the faint of heart or those with small monitors!). After it loads on your screen, don’t forget to click it to see it in its fullsize glory.

~ It’s hard to imagine that, from any other perspectve, our Sun is just another of those tiny little specks in the sky.

Microsoft vs Apple

Saturday, March 6th, 2010

~ Two new devices with similar features, aiming at slightly different audiences. I wonder how they’ll each fare?

Microsoft’s Courier, which seems to aim more towards office/business use:

Apple Ipad, which seems to aim more towards recreational/home use: