Project Orion was the first engineering design study of a spacecraft powered by nuclear pulse propulsion. It uses the explosion of atomic bombs to accelerate. It offered performance greater than the most advanced conventional or nuclear rocket engines now under study. More information is found here (via Wikipedia).

In February 2009, NASA signed a contract with an engineering firm to develop spacesuits that could be used on the shuttle’s replacement, the Orion capsule. New Scientist takes a look at the evolution of spacesuits over the last five decades, and at some potential designs for the future.
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Runes of Magic – Rise of the Demon Lord is a free MMORPG that has just been released. It is basically a World of Warcraft clone, but it seems to have been receiving good reviews (especially since it is free). Visit runesofmagic.com for information and downloads

An air steward from Southwest Airlines raps his safety announcement. Pretty damn good if you ask me… Watch the video here

We start not far from the remains of a tiny village. The village was destroyed, and then buried under orders from the soviets for being too radioactive. It was buried out of the Soviets desire to cover up the accident more than anything else…. View the photos here

Microsoft has a (almost) 35 year history. A lot has happened throughout their history, and they have made a ton of money. This is an interesting article from MSDN; check out thefull history of Microsoft here (via msdn.com)

“Bioware and LucasArts have put out another video documentary on Star Wars: The Old Republic, teasing the storyline and characters of the MMO, set in a relatively unexplored timeframe of the Star Wars canon. The writers and the producers discuss the TOR universe, which they hope will create a “personal Star Wars saga,” for everyone [...]

“Examine the life cycle of a process so that you can relate what you see happening on your system to what’s going on within the kernel. System administrators must know how processes are created and destroyed within the UNIX® environment in order to understand how the system fits together and how to manage misbehaving processes. [...]

Well it looks like there is a rumor going around that Diablo III has a Christmas Eve 2009 release date! This is much earlier than expected. Also, it looks like the system requirements have been released as well. I don’t know how accurate it will be, but it seems fairly low compared to most modern [...]

As of today, Monday March 09, 2009, Circuit City is officially out of business. The company has served millions of customers in its 60 year history. However, due to competition from low-priced competitors, online retailers, and their rival Best Buy, Circuit City is now defunct. About 34,000 people have lost their jobs due to management [...]