Category: English
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This man takes the wheel again
This man takes the wheel again Posted on 09-01-2016 at 12:47 by CasperH – 12 Comments” Meet with Ackeem Ngwenya, heruitvinder of the wheel. Ackeem grew up in a village in Malawi, where he as a child with his family per day 20 pounds of corn to a mill and had to bring them into…
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Autoblog-Advice: youngtimer with a lot of space and power
Autoblog-Advice: youngtimer with a lot of space and power Posted on 09-01-2016 at 14:00 by larssb – 28 Comments” The ditch pulling, finally, a little way on the editors, we can again see what’s on the screens: an e-mail from Jesse. Jesse is a contractor and need a big car, he still has something to…
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What will be returned to land Falcon 9?
After SpaceX successfully and brilliantly demonstrated the vertical landing of the Falcon 9 rocket that went into space and returned on 21 December, is a historic event — many, of course, interested in what awaits intact first stage. There were rumors that will be put in a Museum. Let’s face it. Everything indicates that the…
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U.S. Missile Mysteriously Turns Up in Cuba and No One Knows How It Got There
A Hellfire missile that the US shipped to Europe for NATO training purposes last year somehow wound up in Cuba. As far as straight up losing sensitive military technology goes, this is one of the biggest screw-ups of its kind. A Wall Street Journal investigation reveals that authorities have no idea how Lockheed Martin’s Europe-bound—thankfully…
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The First Age Map of the Galaxy Could Reveal Our Cosmic Origins
The Milky Way may have 13.6 billion years under its belt, but its stars range from newborns to ancients. Astronomers mapped how old the stars are, creating the first-ever age map of our galaxy—and this map could give us clues about how life in the Milky Way started. The map, unveiled today at the 227th…
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This Bison Was Struck by Lightning and Emerged Ugly But Alive
If you’re ever in Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, keep an eye out for the ugliest bison alive. That’s not an insult. Taking a direct hit from a lightning bolt and staying alive is something to be proud of. Sparky first caught the eye of Fish and Wildlife officials in 2013, when Karen Viste-Sparkman saw…
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America Was Hot, Fiery, and Full of Climate Denial in 2015
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced yesterday that 2015 was the second hottest year ever recorded in the United States, with a major last-minute boost from our freakishly warm Christmas holiday season. It was also a record-breaking year for fire, as the US Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. For the first time in history,…
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FCC Says Internet Providers Still Fail at Fast Broadband
Broadband access in America still stinks, according to a new report from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). How much does it stink? Around 34 million Americans don’t have fast enough internet. The FCC wants US internet providers to give customers benchmark speeds of 25 Mbps for downloads, and 3 Mpbs for uploads. Apparently, about ten-percent…
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Henrik Fisker gives no shit about the environment
Henrik Fisker gives no shit about the environment Posted on 09-01-2016 at 9:58 pm by RubenPriest – 3 Comments” The former Fisker ceo is going to deal with a stinky V8’s. Because: more fun. The Dane has been appointed as head of design & product strategy of VLF Automotive. A car manufacturer that, since 2012,…
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Blind gamer spent five years on passing of a beloved video game
Hard to love video games, if you’re deprived of one of the most important external senses — vision. But for especially motivated people, even that is not a hindrance. This man is Terry Garrett, who lost his sight at the age of ten. He set a goal to learn to play video games, focusing solely…