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Rocketman Crosses Colorado Gorge 71

Posted by samzenpus on Thursday November 27, 2008 @02:05AM from the up-up-and-away dept.

nandemoari writes "Remember the 1991 film, 'The Rocketeer,' where a young pilot uses a jetpack prototype to become a masked vigilante and win the heart of Jennifer Connelly? That scenario isn't as far-fetched as it once was, given that an American stuntman recently used a jetpack to soar over Colorado's Royal Gorge. The stuntman in question is one Eric Scott, who recently appeared on CBS' Early Show and a variety of local cable channels after making his daring leap. Scott has been testing jetpack devices for 16 years, and was confident that he wouldn't plummet to his untimely death when he straddled the Gorge above the Arkansas River earlier this week. Despite an enormous gulf between the two sides — 1,500 feet across and 1,000 feet down — Scott made the trip safely."

Submission + - Intel Answers Phenom with Unsupported CPU (pcper.com)

Submitted by

Vigile

on Monday November 19, 2007 @12:30PM

Vigile writes: "Sure the AMD Phenom is getting a lot of attention today but Intel wasn't going to let AMD's parade run without raining on it. In a response that seems more than a little strange, Intel brought in the release of performance data on the Core 2 Extreme QX9770 processor which runs at 3.20 GHz on a 1600 MHz front-side bus. What makes this release odd is that AMD's parts don't even come close to competing with the existing Intel high-end CPUs and that there is no chipset from Intel or elsewhere that actually supports a 1600 MHz FSB! Using current motherboards that were overclocked to run the QX9770, the performance of the new processor is simply the fastest desktop processor we have seen."

Submission + - Vibration Generation

Submitted by chocolateeater on Thursday July 05, 2007 @10:36AM

chocolateeater writes: From a BBC article, scientists have developed a tiny generator that uses vibrations to power devices. This could come in handy where replacing batteries is difficult, such as in pace makers and wireless sensors. (My sore wrists only hope the weed whacker industry takes notice to this).

Submission + - Will the US have to conduct more nuclear tests?

Submitted by

Matthew Sparkes

on Tuesday March 06, 2007 @09:52AM

Matthew Sparkes writes: "The US has selected the design for a controversial new nuclear warhead to replace the Cold War era weapons currently deployed in its submarines. However, critics say the existing bombs are good enough, and that developing new warheads gives entirely the wrong message at a time when the US is trying to control nuclear proliferation. Questions also remain about whether or not the new warhead will require nuclear tests."

Submission + - Can the free market develop sustainable energies?

Submitted by

Basile Schaeli

on Tuesday March 06, 2007 @09:40AM

Basile Schaeli writes: "Jeff Vail provides an interesting take on why free markets may not solve the world's addiction to energy. From the article:

'Is free-market innovation the best way to develop viable, sustainable energy alternatives?
The free market will ignore solutions that can't turn a profit. Any firm that fails to follow this simple maxim won't be in business for long. The corollary to this maxim is that the free market will ignore any solution that cannot be controlled, either through property interests (enforceable intellectual property, monopoly licenses, etc.) or because economies of scale demand centralized operation. This means that free market innovation is structurally incompatible with a huge portion of the universe of possible energy solutions.'"

Submission + - Google Homepage Over the Years

Submitted by

John

on Monday February 26, 2007 @02:46AM

John writes: "A look at the Google Homepage over the past 9 years. There were a few changes here and there."

Submission + - Why Microsoft Should Acquire Linux

Submitted by

slasshy

on Monday February 26, 2007 @02:32AM

slasshy writes: "CoolTechZone.com author Gundeep Hora ponders the thought of Microsoft acquiring Linux to further its development. Is it a good scenario? From the article: "A lot of Linux enthusiasts claim that Microsoft sabotages Linux and the open source software movement for pure revenue, but let's think about it. If Microsoft acquires the aforementioned distributions and in essence, controls much of the Linux market, Microsoft wouldn't need to sabotage such a rapidly growing market. After all, if Microsoft controls the direction, it wouldn't be threatened anymore."

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