- NASA: 50 Years of Towering Achievement – The title pretty much says it all.
- The Process – What if a large corporation tried to design a simple Stop sign? (via kottke.org)
- July 24, 1911: Hiram Bingham 'Discovers' Machu Picchu – On my list of places to visit. I read that, despite the influx of tourists, that it's still an amazing site.
Tag Archives: space
My del.icio.us bookmarks for May 14th through May 17th
- The Dumbing Of America – "The toxic brew of anti-rationalism and ignorance hurts discussions of U.S. public policy on topics from health care to taxation." The article is about the US but it's also increasingly true here. Depressing.
- New Indiana Jones movie is dreadful – Oh dear. Like many people I'll probably still go see it anyway…
- SMS costs more than using Hubble Space Telescope – "Text messaging [is] anywhere from four to 42 times as expensive as talking to the Hubble."