SpaceX Falcon Heavy Test Flight

Watch in full screen & 1080p resolution

When Falcon Heavy lifts off in 2018, it will be the most powerful operational rocket in the world by a factor of two. With the ability to lift into orbit nearly 64 metric tons (141,000 lb)—a mass greater than a 737 jetliner loaded with passengers, crew, luggage and fuel–Falcon Heavy can lift more than twice the payload of the next closest operational vehicle, the Delta IV Heavy, at one-third the cost. Falcon Heavy draws upon the proven heritage and reliability of Falcon 9.

Its first stage is composed of three Falcon 9 nine-engine cores whose 27 Merlin engines together generate more than 5 million pounds of thrust at liftoff, equal to approximately eighteen 747 aircraft. Only the Saturn V moon rocket, last flown in 1973, delivered more payload to orbit. Falcon Heavy was designed from the outset to carry humans into space and restores the possibility of flying missions with crew to the Moon or Mars.

http://www.spacex.com/falcon-heavy

 

 

As of this blog post there is a live stream of Starman in space

Throwback N64 of Rare video games

A few videos of some older Nintendo 64 video games.   Rare is one of the better know game developers for the Nintendo 64, they are most well know for GoldenEye 007.

I have played most of these games, Perfect Dark was one of the few games for the Nintendo 64 that required the Expansion Pack to be able to play the video game.

 

Rare Revealed: The Making of Perfect Dark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7CxpdspOV5I

 

 

(This one below is one game that would not be safe for kids)

 

Rare Replay – The Making Of Conker’s Bad Fur Day

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IN-YRqbEkKE

 

 

 

Rare Replay – The Making Of Jet Force Gemini

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqn-sej15aM

 

 

 

Rare Replay – The Making Of Blast Corps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKS9gffc09w

Blue Beanie Day 2015

It is almost that time of year again.  “The ninth annual Blue Beanie Day in support of web standards will be celebrated around the world on November 30, 2015” http://bluebeanieday.tumblr.com/post/133796528082/a-hat-of-ones-own

 

 

Why Open the Web?

Despite the connecting purpose of the Web, it is not entirely open to all of its users.

When used correctly, HTML documents can be displayed across platforms and devices.

 

However, many devices are excluded access to Web content.

 

 

This reminds me a bit of Ghost in the Shell

“A teenage girl has spoken of the change in her life after being given a bionic hand – the technology for which is being developed by scientists on Tyneside.”

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-31594926

 

 

In the show Ghost in the Shell many characters have bionic body parts and they all had to learn how to use them

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_in_the_Shell

http://www.ghostintheshell.com.au/

http://kokaku-a.jp/

There are many other sites that talk about Ghost in the Shell

 

Alexander Gerst’s Earth timelapses

Watch in 4K (2160p), by clicking on the gear shape and then select quality and select 2160p, it is worth the wait to let it buffer (also play in full screen)

 “Watch Earth roll by through the perspective of ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst in this six-minute timelapse video from space. Combining 12 500 images taken by Alexander during his six-month Blue Dot mission on the International Space Station this Ultra High Definition video shows the best our beautiful planet has to offer.

Marvel at the auroras, sunrises, clouds, stars, oceans, the Milky Way, the International Space Station, lightning, cities at night, spacecraft and the thin band of atmosphere that protects us from space. 

Often while conducting scientific experiments or docking spacecraft Alexander would set cameras to automatically take pictures at regular intervals. Combining these images gives the timelapse effect seen in this video.

Watch the video in 4K resolution for the best effect and find out more about Alexander Gerst’s Blue Dot mission here: http://www.esa.int/BlueDot “

 

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNwWOul4i9Y

Enter The Age of Human Augmentation

Will be interesting to see what can be done with this technology, like helping disable to walk, etc.

 

 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhsaF7N8iv0 

 

“An Iron Man-like solider suit is in development in Ekso Bionic’s workshop, the birthplace of the robotic exoskeleton that helps paraplegics walk. Forbes Managing Editor Bruce Upbin gets the first look at what Ekso is building as part of the government’s Warrior Web project and tries out the experimental wearable robot for himself.

Music: “Trip Hop” by Jorge Sacco, ” by “48 Hs.” Jorge Sacco, “Ambient #2” by Anikee, “Serenity” by Seth Williford”