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Submission + - Monkey Bruce Lee Bests His Master (telegraph.co.uk)

Submitted by lazylocomotives
lazylocomotives writes: Lo Wung, 42, trains monkeys to entertain people near a mall in China. Said monkeys bested their surprised master in front of an amused crowd in Nshi, China. "I saw one punch him in the eye — he grabbed another by the ear and it responded by grabbing his nose. They were leaping and jumping all over the place. It was better than a Bruce Lee film," said Hu Luang, a photographer. RTFA is recommended — there's a particularly funny photo included.

Comment Education (Score 1) 344

by lazylocomotives (#30184108) Attached to: Pittsburgh To Tax Students
Ah, yes..this is EXACTLY what they need to improve their education!

Really, though, I hope the idea doesn't spread...I see the potential for it to. People already have enough problems paying for their education...I can't imagine this encouraging anyone to want to get a good one.

Comment Re:Chinese requirements (Score 2, Insightful) 200

by lazylocomotives (#30136572) Attached to: NASA Willing To Team With China; Rumors of a Budget Cut
As far as I know, there's not REALLY such a thing as a reusable spacecraft - they CALL it that, but really what they mean is that they can keep replacing its parts and such, which is pretty costly anyway. If I remember right, NASA has spent way more on the ISS and such, anyway. It's actually kind of ridiculous when you think about it! Don't take my word for it though, I'm pretty much just a kid with a strong interest in this stuff - I'm not an expert (yet!).

Comment Re:Chinese requirements (Score 2, Interesting) 200

by lazylocomotives (#30134944) Attached to: NASA Willing To Team With China; Rumors of a Budget Cut
Actually, the Chinese are spending a lot of money on an (extremely interesting) adaption of the RUSSIAN Soyuz. The Soyuz missions have lost 4 Russian cosmonauts over 120 missions while the US has lost, what, 14 astronauts over 120 missions to the ISS? It's a little strange that NASA is suddenly saying this I admit, but I wouldn't be so quick to make fun.

Comment Funding (Score 2, Interesting) 105

by lazylocomotives (#30108748) Attached to: "Pathfinders" Take Shape For Galileo, Europe's GPS
How are they getting funding? As recently as yesterday I was reading about how it was pretty much an orphaned project because no one wanted to buy what was already available for free (albeit less reliably). I skimmed TFA and found nothing on the matter. No matter how they funded it (unless they sold some babies or something), I'm glad they are moving forward on this. I see this as being really good for Europe, and the space industry in general.
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"Pathfinders" Take Shape For Galileo, Europe's GPS 105

Posted by kdawson from the dodging-the-space-junk dept.
oliderid sends along a BBC report on progress toward Europe's home-grown GPS system. The Galileo concept will get an initial test via four "pathfinder" satellites that will be the first in the Galileo constellation. Galileo is intended to be complementary with the US GPS system — when all 30 Galileo birds are flying, a receiver with both GS and Galileo capability should enjoy 1-meter positional accuracy, vs. the several meters available through GPS alone, according to the article. There's a video tour of the facility where the pathfinders are being built. "After all the wrangling, the delays, and the furor over cost, Europe's version of GPS is finally starting to take shape. Due for launch in pairs in late 2010 and early 2011, the 'pathfinders' will form a mini-constellation in the sky. They will transmit the navigation signals that demonstrate the European system can become a reality."

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