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Orbital Debris Quarterly News - well someone was bound to write such a thing. (Warning: contains details of gross irresponsibility on the part of the People's Republic of China and a bullet-wound to a shuttle)

Strange game Looks like the kind of thing that evilmattikinz would get up to...

An interesting article on what space mission patches for classified US satellites tell you. (found via www.nasaspaceflight.com)

This reminded me of Richard Lamont's Capenhurst investigation where the purpose of the "Radio Introduction Unit" was somewhat given away by the description of their coat of arms ( Read more... )

You all must know how I love geeky stuff, so when evilmattikinz sent me a note about a couple of old OS photos with an enquiry about what they meant.... and I couldn't resist, and replied...

( If wild guesses offend, look away now... )

I have this feeling I'm going grumpy. I'm turning into an arch-skeptic before my time. Or maybe I'm not getting enough sleep...

( An essay )

It is typical of life that while I was suffering a cold that led to me sleeping most of Thursday and a bit of Friday; that lots of those who live near the (obvious now though I never knew before) entertainment hub which is Huntingdon were riding their horses and having swordfights and all the kind of derring-do that my dashing friends get up to ( Read more... )

Fed up with off-the-shelf light-up clothing? Why not combine your sewing skills with electronics and make your own?(Lots of projects including some DIY instructions). SparkFun are now selling a range of components with holes big enough to stich through...

( Hacking stories )

Nice description of he implications of disposing of things in orbit:

SuitSat trajectory

I discover somewhat to my surprise, that new designs of milkfloat are still being developed[a].

Also, from the same site, "A serviceable, second-hand milk float, with half-decent batteries, will set you back around 500 pounds. A float in good condition with good batteries may cost more than twice that ( Read more... )

We have, as some of you will know, been working our way through Adam Adamant Lives and tonight's episode was "The Village of Evil" - aside from the increasing frequency with which hooded ceremonies seem to be appearing[1], there was one other thing that really surprised me.

( Mild spoiler )