For a few years, I’ve been following a picture site that is managed by NASA. It’s been a source of contemplation for me, as well as a great archive of information. There’s a new picture every day, and the list goes back to June 16 1995. You could spend hours on this if you like to study astronomy. There are many pictures of distant galaxies and stars, along with lots of other stuff related to our planet’s position in the universe. Go to the Astronomy Picture of the Day Archive for some of the best pictures of outer space that you will ever see! If you like science, you don’t want to miss out on this one.
Who was that? Somebody called and I didn’t want to answer, so I just did a reverse lookup and got their name and address and called them back and said “Hey Jack, how’s it going?” Fortunately I know Jack so there wasn’t a problem. But if there was a problem I would know who was causing it because I use Reverse Lookup. Try it out. Reverse Lookup
By Sean Fallon on Patent
Not content with being the world’s richest man, Bill Gates is planning on extending his power to control the weather. More specifically, he has filed a patent for a system that he hopes will prevent the next Katrina.
Along with ex-Microsoft CTO Nathan Myhrvold, Gates has applied for five patents that call for a fleet of specially equipped vessels to be deployed in a hurricane’s path—vessels that are capable of reducing the surface temperature of the ocean by mixing in colder water from greater depths. This would reduce the heat-driven condensation that fuels hurricanes.
Of course, significantly altering the surface temperature of a large body of water is going to require many, many ships…a reality that is not lost on Gates. In the patent filings, there are a few proposals on how an endeavor like this one could be financed—including selling insurance policies in areas that are prone to major storms. While I seriously doubt the plausibility of such a scheme, if anyone can pull it off it would be Bill Gates. Besides, even if this doesn’t work out he always has his important work with high tech kegs to fall back on. [Patent via Tech Flash via
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