As the BBC report, it’s about to get crowded on the International Space Station. Nasa’s Space Shuttle Endeavour is scheduled to launch tomorrow [Saturday 12.17pm BST] on Shuttle Mission STS-127 carrying seven astronauts and the final components of Japan’s Kibo laboratory. Launch blog here. There’s also twittering from astronaut Mark Polansky. And the launch will be broadcast on NasaTV. Update Launch postponed for at least 96 hours.
The words of Brian O’Nolan, variously Brian Ó Nualláin, Myles na gCopaleen, Myles na Gopaleen and, of course, Flann O’Brien. That O’Nolan was referencing his own dissolute student days at UCD only mildly distracts from the prophetic undertone of his words: I paid no attention whatsoever to books or study and regarded lectures as a [...] read our review »
Writer Christopher Hitchens has died aged 62. He was as contrary as he was brilliant. Here is a brief In Memoriam from Vanity Fair (his outlet of choice since 1992) and, here, a longer tribute from his friend Christopher Buckley Stanley in The New Yorker. Better, perhaps, though to post one of Hitchens’ own writings in [...] read our review »
It took me a long time to warm to advertising agencies. The first time I worked with one I was working in sales management on Fairy Washing Up Liquid. I was due to attend a meeting at which I was to be told what consumers really thought of the brand. I remember my reluctance to [...] read our review »
Pete where do you stand on the Reflector Refractor arguement? Do you know which is best for connection to on site laptops ect, and which is best just for pure visual pleasure ect?