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April 29, 2009
Wednesday's Tidbits are full of wow!
fs cries Apple yanks "shaken baby" game, and seeks Good tech news podcasts?, ... MacManKrisK wonders about Jaunty Jackalope - Ubuntu 9.04, ... macmcseboy is set for another year, ... Erbo serves us Dancing With The Stars - Season 8, Week 8 , and HalfVast presents Live Video!
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Posted by Snaggy at 12:52 AM
April 26, 2009
Space Hackers!
There's a fascinating article by Kris Hollington over on ForteanTimes called Lost in Space, which tells the story of Achille and Giovanbattista Judica-Cordiglia, two Italian radio geeks, who with home-made equipment, listened in on the secret Soviet and American space programs during the early 1960's. Most shocking is the number of lost cosmonauts they claim to have recorded... up to nine dead men and women lost during re-entry, or that never returned to earth.
There are those who believe that somewhere in the vast blackness of space, about nine billion miles from the Sun, the first human is about to cross the boundary of our Solar System into interstellar space. His body, perfectly preserved, is frozen at –270 degrees C (–454ºF); his tiny capsule has been silently sailing away from the Earth at 18,000 mph (29,000km/h) for the last 45 years. He is the original lost cosmonaut, whose rocket went up and, instead of coming back down, just kept on going.
It's disturbing stuff, but the real story here is of the brothers and their exploits to crack into the most top secret transmissions of the day and to reveal the truth about these missions. Their adventures are the kind of thing you'd love to see a movie of, and you are in luck, there's a documentary on the brothers called Space Hackers out there. You can google around to find out where to get it.
Posted by Snaggy at 07:45 AM
April 24, 2009
Your weekend Forum Tidbits!
MacManKrisK just bought some new tech... CommanderShroom is wondering Media Centers. What do you all use?, ... geekygoddess asks the big one: Do you just "know" when it is right?, ... Ashitaka pours on the rain music, ... fs prints up an Ebook reader roundup, discovers Adobe Acrobat Reader is the new MS Word and did you know Stieg Larsson was a Mac Nerd?
Posted by Snaggy at 07:44 AM
April 21, 2009
Your ever-lovin' Forum Tidbits!
fs drafts US military embraces the iPod, wonders is "geek dating" extinct? and nods to the Hugo Nominations, ... Bibo likes the New Apple Ads!, ... Ashitaka asks is Smoked glass security threat?, ... The Famous Druid quizzes Ever wonder why the Chinese are doing so well?, ... we are all worried when Stephen Hawking is hospitalized, ... and be sure to enter our Caprica giveaway!
Posted by Snaggy at 08:27 AM
April 19, 2009
Darth Floppy drive remix!
Submitted by Woz... thanks Woz!
Posted by Snaggy at 04:38 PM
April 17, 2009
Your weekend Forum Tidbits!
fs reports on the Pirate Bay verdict, is monitoring the cat water bowl level with Nagios, ... likes Tweenbots, and asks you to Do Neil Gaiman a favor, ... CommanderShroom wonders Anyone familiar with building ADM templates?, ... Callipygous says Cinderella - you will go to the ball!
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Posted by Snaggy at 11:09 AM
April 14, 2009
Your Midweek Forum Tidbits!
Nick wonders about a G4 Running 10.5?, ... MacD is In the Army and loves Dynasty of Evil, ... Erbo updates us with Dancing With The Stars - Season 8, Week 6, ... Just_Jess_B returns with This News is indieDOG approved , A Tattoo?! Yup, I've Finally Found What I Can Live With, ... and she kind-of fancies her netbook.
Posted by Snaggy at 10:17 AM
April 10, 2009
Forum Tidbits for the Forum Tidbit Fans!
TheMoMan asks Has any one else Noticed?, ... Richard Wolf VI wonders about Quicktime TV, ... Colonel Panic posts Request for Comments and finds a Refreshing Photo: Obama & The Troops, ... and macmcseboy shares Segway Geek pr0n.
Posted by Snaggy at 12:12 AM
April 08, 2009
Leonard Nimoy previews new Star Trek movie!
Whoa! Trekkers in Austin lived long and prosperous on Monday night! They had come to see a screening of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, but instead were treated to a surprise guest from Vulcan and a surprise world premiere of Paramount's new Star Trek film. Check out the story over on the New York times, and the video below...
Posted by Snaggy at 08:28 AM | Comments (0)
Your midweek Tidbits!
Nitrozac wonders Any GeoCachers out there? and dives in with Waterproof digital cameras, tell your stories, show your pics, ... roddenberry wonders MAMP? Does this really exist for MAC?, and seeks a Geek's POV On SciFi Comic, ... and Erbo gives us Dancing With The Stars - Season 8, Week 5.
Posted by Snaggy at 12:49 AM
April 03, 2009
Forum Tidbits to dance you into the weekend...
business attire says geek culture is good luck!, ... JustMe needs help with a Laptop Wireless Network, ... Colonel Panic sees NASCAR Fans fooled, ... Nitrozac asks Any GeoCachers out there?, ... and wonders Anyone Inspired to take up dancing?
Posted by Snaggy at 08:47 AM
April 01, 2009
FootLoose Remake! :-)
Posted by Snaggy at 09:28 PM
No Joy in Geeksville
Last night beloved tech icon Steve Wozniak was one of two dancing stars voted off Dancing With The Stars. It was a bittersweet moment, for although Steve had outlive, outlasted, out performed, persevered despite injuries, and had a ton of support from the fans, he just couldn't escape the low marks the judges were giving him.
Steve, congratulations on your great run on DWTS! You made us all proud, and gave us many, many smiles along the way.
Posted by Snaggy at 07:01 AM | Comments (1)
Forum Tidbits for the Day after Woz...
Say it ain't so! Woz is out on Dancing With The Stars - Season 8, Week 4, ... Nitrozac asks Anyone Inspired to take up dancing? Colonel Panic fires off Dick Cheney Death Squads, ... password needs Help with a chemical. Callipygous posts Some happy fluffy pink nicey niceness (check out Grummash's link too) and congrats to The real Stealth... YAYS!!!!
Posted by Snaggy at 12:43 AM