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ISS Tracker & High Def Live Cam

Posted on 11/06/2014 by A. Henry

This is pretty cool. One window tracks the current location of the ISS over the Earth and the other shows a live feed from one of four HD video cams mounted on the outside of the station. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/iss-hdev-payload

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Quick Review: Gone Girl

Posted on 10/18/2014 by A. Henry

Generally the movie was well written, acted and directed and was a lot of fun to watch. More specifically the first 5/6 of Gone Girl was very well done, but the ending 1/6 not so much. I have to wonder … Continue reading →

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Quick Review: Oblivion

Posted on 09/21/2013 by A. Henry

Oblivion is another alien invasion story but with a couple twists. First, the story takes place after a successful invasion and second the main character doesn’t know the aliens won nor does he know he’s in fact working for them … Continue reading →

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Another Month

Posted on 01/20/2013 by A. Henry

How many weeks are there in a month? Four, right? No, not really. A quick tally shows four of our months have 30 days, seven have 31 days and there is one month with 28. Yeah, 28 days is four … Continue reading →

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Quick Review: Skyline

Posted on 12/04/2011 by A. Henry

Based on the poor reviews I waited until Skyline came out on video to watch it, would not have seen it at all if it hadn’t been available instantly on Netflix, and even then I wasn’t expecting to get through … Continue reading →

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Quick Review: Battle: Los Angeles

Posted on 11/08/2011 by A. Henry

Battle: Los Angeles is a fun alien invasion yarn based on a typically bad premise and a plot centered on poor logic. The combat feels realistic, the acting is decent enough and the visual effects are great. But the key … Continue reading →

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Quick Review: Thor

Posted on 10/06/2011 by A. Henry

Thor is a film with a plot so formulaic that you can quickly point out the sibling rivalry for the throne, with the manipulative and plotting younger son “bad guy” and the “good guy” heir who needs tough love before … Continue reading →

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Research: Artificial Leaves Make Fuel Direct from Sunlight

Posted on 10/02/2011 by A. Henry

Energy is both the foundation of modern civilization and the root of some grave global problems. Some might immediately think global warming and spoil for a climate science fight. And no wonder with all the money flowing into the US … Continue reading →

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Quick Review: Fiasco by Stanislaw Lem

Posted on 09/19/2011 by A. Henry

Fiasco is the second novel by Stanislaw Lem I have read and overall the third work of his to which I have been exposed. The first was the US film version of Solaris, and while that was not particularly great, I have to assume the … Continue reading →

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US Doctor Fees Behind Health Care Rise?

Posted on 09/08/2011 by A. Henry

Nobody in the US public discourse seems interested in identifying and/ or addressing the underlying causes of high and rising health care costs. The Big Idea recently floated in the House of Representatives was to simply cut and cap what could … Continue reading →

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