Monthly Archives: March 2009

BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Thai Spider-Man to the rescue An unusual disguise has helped a Bangkok fireman rescue an eight-year-old boy who had climbed on to a third-floor window ledge, Thai police say.

The Associated Press: Oops: Colbert wins NASA space station name contest WASHINGTON (AP) — NASA’s online contest to name a new room at the international space station went awry. Comedian Stephen Colbert won.

Twitter co-founder and CEO Evan Williams today announced part of the company’s long-awaited business model: Twitter Premium accounts. read more | digg story

NASA – Bat Hung onto Shuttle During Liftoff A bat that was clinging to space shuttle Discovery’s external fuel tank during the countdown to launch the STS-119 mission remained with the spacecraft as it cleared the tower, analysts at NASA’s … Continue reading →

The Associated Press: Wash. man caught in HOV lane with unbuckled dummy

FOXNews.com – A Century of Disasters: The Top 10 Worst Inventions in History – Science News | Science & Technology | Technology News Wehn I read the text on my reader about helicopter ejection seats and other bad inventions, I … Continue reading →

Conficker.C primed for April Fool’s activation – Ars Technica Conficker has caused trouble for months since it appeared in late 2008, and a new variation of the worm is set to launch again in just over two weeks. The new … Continue reading →

I was listening to Mac Break Weekly who had as a guest Robert Llewellyn . Robert played Kryten in the BBC series Red Dwarf. When he mentioned that Red Dwarf was making a comeback, I immediately starting to track it … Continue reading →