Write Lightning is a blog from writer Deb Thompson.
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(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Everyone is welcome here.
(Some links or topics may not be completely kid-appropriate.)
Thu, Jan 15 2004
IMAX With 1-Megapixel
Since my husband used to work with digital cameras, he'd be the first to say that everyone shopping for a digital camera should read this article on the NASA Spirit Rover's picture-taking abilities.
Dalsa is a Canadian company, and it's fun to be seeing their technology integrated into a NASA project. It was arrogant of the U.S. to try to freeze Canada out of the contracts for reconstruction in Iraq, and I'm glad the President Bush saw his way fit to sit down and work that out with Prime Minister Martin.
Humans are strange creatures. We reach out into the vastness of space, hoping to find other sentient beings with which to interact, when half the time we can't get along with the folks next door. If Spirit's picture-taking on Mars brings us closer together here on Planet Earth, it's been a well-named little machine.
posted at: 09:59 | category: /Science | link to this entry
Since my husband used to work with digital cameras, he'd be the first to say that everyone shopping for a digital camera should read this article on the NASA Spirit Rover's picture-taking abilities.
Dalsa is a Canadian company, and it's fun to be seeing their technology integrated into a NASA project. It was arrogant of the U.S. to try to freeze Canada out of the contracts for reconstruction in Iraq, and I'm glad the President Bush saw his way fit to sit down and work that out with Prime Minister Martin.
Humans are strange creatures. We reach out into the vastness of space, hoping to find other sentient beings with which to interact, when half the time we can't get along with the folks next door. If Spirit's picture-taking on Mars brings us closer together here on Planet Earth, it's been a well-named little machine.
posted at: 09:59 | category: /Science | link to this entry
