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Comment Phil Hendrie Show Podcast (Score 1) 268

by natsmith9 on Tuesday February 07, 2017 @02:36PM (#53820319) Attached to: Slashdot Asks: Your Favorite Podcasts? And Why?

The Phil Hendrie Show podcast is by far my favorite. I've been a Backstage Pass (paid subscription) for a few years now, but there's a free option. Some may remember Phil Hendrie from his nationally syndicated show back in 2006. The laughs continue today in the digital world. Hilarious podcast with all of the character voices performed by him.

Comment History of Bell Labs and Intel (Score 2) 175

by natsmith9 on Monday September 12, 2016 @03:53PM (#52873351) Attached to: Slashdot Asks: What Are Your Favorite Technology Books and Novels?

Two of my favorite books that I've read this year were about Bell Labs (The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the great age of American innovation) and the history of Intel (The Intel Trinity).

Mars Rover's Epic Trek For the Crater Endeavor 145

Posted by timothy on Tuesday September 23, 2008 @08:13AM from the endeavor-endeavor dept.

Smivs writes "The BBC reports that NASA is to send its Mars rover Opportunity on a two-year trek to try to reach a crater called Endeavour. The robot will have to move about 11km to get to its new target — a distance that would double what it has already achieved on the planet. Endeavour is much bigger than anything investigated to date, and will allow a broader range of rocks to be studied. Detailed satellite imagery from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter will help pick out the best route ahead; and new software recently uploaded to Opportunity will enable the rover to make its own decisions about how best to negotiate large rocks in its path. Opportunity has just emerged from the 800m-wide Victoria Crater. Endeavour, by comparison, is 22km across."

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