Strapped into the one-man flyer last night, I found this interesting site:

http://www.nasa.gov/externalflash/nasacity/index2.htm

Give it a whirl and leave a comment!

dmac

How long do you think it would take you to drive from Times Square to Malibu Beach, California? How about in 32 hours?

Check it out @

http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/magazine/15-11/ff_cannonballrun?currentPage=all

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dmac

0921WarmUp

The first programming language we are learning is Scratch.

What is Scratch?

Check it out @ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scratch_(programming_language)

Here is the official Scratch website:http://scratch.mit.edu/

Look at a few Scratch projects.

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dmac

0920WarmUp

Duck! Watch Out!

A satellite is going to hit the earth!

Check it out @

http://video.foxnews.com/v/1168588313001/satellite-set-for-collision-with-earth/

http://video.foxnews.com/v/1168588313001/satellite-set-for-collision-with-earth/http:

//www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14879048,00.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/nasa-satellite-pieces-to-hit-earth-in-days/2011/09/20/gIQAkbPohK_video.html

http://www.montrealgazette.com/technology/Odds+plunging+NASA+satellite+will+miss+Sask/5427864/story.html

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dmac

0919WarmUp

Technology has influenced a new generation of ship design, especially for creating fast boats.

Check it out @:

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/08/ff_americascup/

http://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2009/05/super-catamaran-speeds-through-pirate-waters/

http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2006/11/experimental_ca/

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dmac

0916WarmUp

Change all of your light bulbs yet?

From incandescent to florescent probably.

But you're going to have to change them again.

Check it out @

http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/08/ff_lightbulbs/

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dmac

0915WarmUp

Microsoft has a new development platform for computer programmers.

Read about it @

http://www.linkedin.com/news?actionBar=&articleID=769596902&ids=0Ncj8OdPAVdzsIdzsUc38Pc3sTb3oTdz4Qdz0TdOMOc3ASejkVdzsIdP8Sd3wSejoT&aag=true&freq=weekly&trk=eml-tod-b-ttle-4&ut=0zQUHzcweGHkU1

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dmac