Russian space agency head Anton Perminov wants to save the Earth from an asteroid named Apophis that NASA now calculates has about a 1-in-330,000 (0.0003%) chance of hitting us.
In another article, Perminov said Russia may send a spacecraft to change the asteroid's trajectory. It's unclear why Russia thinks the asteroid will hit the Earth when no other international organization seems to think so.
"I don't remember exactly, but it seems to me it could hit the Earth by 2032," Perminov said.
Well, we DO need to find a way to address this eventuality. If it takes shaky science to get there... I suppose I shouldn't complain.
The Army of Two: The 40th Day "Holiday Travel" Trailer shows me that I should expect the same level of irreverent mood as the first game in the series. I'm sold! Let's hope the Europeans feel the same way.
There's an excellent article running on Wired about the recipe for disaster that killed 3D Realms, the makers of Duke Nukem Forever. Normally, when I see writeups about the developer and that game in particular, they are painfully biased or juvenile. This is one of the first articles I've seen that attempt to get in the psyche of George Broussard and the 12+ year long development cycle.
Not saying that it's the truth, but I certainly can believe that someone would reach a point where he is so obsessed with perfection that a mere deadline like "shipping the game" is woefully inadequate.
Yeah this is totally one of those tropes that's ridiculously out of control in terms of TV/movies. (I like how in an early Flash Forward episode the NSA was not able to enhance the video footage though and the FBI agents were pissed!)
December 18th, 2009/ Binkley /Trackback/Comments
In what might possibly be the most alarming story of the year, some monkeys with knowledge of taekwondo attacked their trainer when he fell down. They punched him in the eye, attacked him with a stick, and reminded nearby people of Bruce Lee films.
Why must we give these monkeys the very tools they will use to destroy us?! WHY?!
Comedian Stephen Colbert appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated this month. He is singled out for his efforts on The Colbert Report, which saved the US Speedskating team's future in the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics by raising $250,000 to sponsor it when the previous sponsor backed out.
