Weekly round up Sept 25th
Over the last couple of days there were quite a few interesting stories popping up around the net. Here are a few of them.
The first story is about a child in Russia that survived a plane ride on a the outside of boeing 737 by holding on to its wing. Though that sound questionable, the story is interesting and seems legit.
Another interesting story is about the M-16 and M4 and how they are pretty much obsolite, as the gun hasn't been changed or upgraded much since the 1960s when it was invented. In the link you'll find a movie article from PBS with the story and some interesting interviews and discoveries (e.g. did you know someone invented a 100 bullet magazine for the M-16?...).
Michael Winslow, the actor who starred in Police Academy (1984) (more info about him in his IMDB file) and also Spaceballs (1987) does a short skit in the neighboring blog Fuzbooo.
Speaking of Spaceballs, I came across this fan site and noticed the ad that there's an animated series of Spaceballs coming this Fall to G4!
Amazing cloud formations can be seen a the link, though I must admit that those look too good to be real clouds, and if they are (i.e. assuming they are), well, they are just beautiful.
One more list of great Open Source tools for you to choose from, whether you're a student, an educator, or just a regular computer user. Open source provides you with free software alternatives to programs you would otherwise pay money for. Not only that, but for the same free-price you also get the source code, so that you'd be able to adjust the program to your own needs. For more information about open source, you can check out the list of articles I've written about them and also be sure to read more at the Free Software Foundation website.
The first story is about a child in Russia that survived a plane ride on a the outside of boeing 737 by holding on to its wing. Though that sound questionable, the story is interesting and seems legit.
Another interesting story is about the M-16 and M4 and how they are pretty much obsolite, as the gun hasn't been changed or upgraded much since the 1960s when it was invented. In the link you'll find a movie article from PBS with the story and some interesting interviews and discoveries (e.g. did you know someone invented a 100 bullet magazine for the M-16?...).
Michael Winslow, the actor who starred in Police Academy (1984) (more info about him in his IMDB file) and also Spaceballs (1987) does a short skit in the neighboring blog Fuzbooo.
The movie poster is (c) of its respective owner.
Speaking of Spaceballs, I came across this fan site and noticed the ad that there's an animated series of Spaceballs coming this Fall to G4!
Amazing cloud formations can be seen a the link, though I must admit that those look too good to be real clouds, and if they are (i.e. assuming they are), well, they are just beautiful.
One more list of great Open Source tools for you to choose from, whether you're a student, an educator, or just a regular computer user. Open source provides you with free software alternatives to programs you would otherwise pay money for. Not only that, but for the same free-price you also get the source code, so that you'd be able to adjust the program to your own needs. For more information about open source, you can check out the list of articles I've written about them and also be sure to read more at the Free Software Foundation website.
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