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Comment TAM - Trans Atlantic Model Airplane Project ? (Score 1) 67

by b5o5m5b on Thursday May 21, 2009 @05:30PM (#28046069) Attached to: Rutgers Attempts Robot Atlantic Crossing

Anyone else remember the TAMs Model Airplane project from 2003? Similar idea as the Rutgers project, but they did it with a model airplane (and I'm guessing no where near the funding dollars that Rutgers has).

Google Buys Finnish Paper Mill 166

Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday February 12, 2009 @11:10AM from the now-they-aren't-making-google-book dept.

raffnix writes "Today, Finland-based paper group Stora Enso has announced that Google is buying the buildings and most of the Summa Mill site, where production of paper was ceased last month, for approximately 40 million Euros ($51.7 million). Obviously the space is most likely going to serve as a data center, which has now also been confirmed by Reuters."

Comment Re:Oh, but it gets better (Score 1) 260

by b5o5m5b on Monday February 02, 2009 @01:27PM (#26696295) Attached to: Workable Fusion Starship Proposed

Just to clarify, internal combustion engines DO NOT run on explosions. They burn they're fuel at a very controlled rate. The fuel only explodes when there is a major problem with the timing of the engine or when using a low grade fuel in a high compression engine. And when it does explode (called detonation), it quickly destroys the crank shaft and connecting rod bearings and eventually the entire engine.

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