The Origin of the Blinking Cursor
Long-time Slashdot reader jimminy_cricket shares a new article from the technology site Inverse exploring the origin of blinking cursors. They trace the invention to the 1960s and electronics engineer Charles Kiesling, a naval veteran of the Korean.....»»
What happens when someone dies in space? Space tourism brings new legal and moral issues
Commercial spaceflight companies such as Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin are now offering exclusive opportunities for celebrities and civilians to travel to space......»»
The Origin of the Blinking Cursor
Long-time Slashdot reader jimminy_cricket shares a new article from the technology site Inverse exploring the origin of blinking cursors. They trace the invention to the 1960s and electronics engineer Charles Kiesling, a naval veteran of the Korean.....»»
2021 Was the Year Space Tourism Opened Up. But for Whom?
SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Virgin Galactic finally made commercial spaceflight possible. Now there are questions about the purpose of these exclusive trips......»»
Venoms in snakes and salivary protein in mammals share a common origin
Snakes, some lizards and even a few mammals can have a venomous bite. Although these lineages split more than 300 million years ago, their venoms have evolved from the same ancestral salivary protein, reported scientists today in BMC Biology......»»
Stranger Of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin Is An ‘Alternate Retelling’ Of Final Fantasy 1
The Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin team have shared more details on the game, including how it's a retelling of the first Final Fantasy. The post Stranger Of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin Is An ‘Alternate Retelling’ Of Final F.....»»
Hey, Bingo? Steve Ballmer nearly changed Cortana’s name in last act at Microsoft
In a newsletter written by a former Microsoft employee, the origin story of Cortana reveals how the assistant could have been called Bingo......»»
The Witcher: Blood Origin trailer reveals an untold chapter
Netflix offers a glimpse of life on the Continent 1,000 years before the events of The Witcher, as the Blood Origin trailer reveals a world of magic and danger......»»
Asteroid Sample Could Reveal Our Solar System"s Origin Story
Just over a year after Japan's Hayabusa2 mission returned the first subsurface sample of an asteroid to Earth, scientists have determined that the near-Earth asteroid Ryugu is a pristine remnant from the formation of our solar system. From a report:.....»»
Rocket Report: SpaceX plans a Falcon 9 flurry, Bill Gates buys into rockets
SpaceX seeks to launch three mission in 72 hours to close out 2021. Enlarge / Blue Origin's BE-4 engine hot-fire tests take place at the company's facility in West Texas. (credit: Blue Origin) Welcome to Edition 4.26 of the Ro.....»»
How to change your mouse cursor in Windows
The standard Windows mouse cursor only goes so far. If you want your cursor's appearance to be more playful, here's how to change your mouse cursor in Windows......»»
The most popular Firefox extensions of 2021 were both adblockers
Adblock Plus and uBlock Origin both had millions of daily active users on Firefox this year......»»
How to Save Money with PlayStation through Instant Gaming & Co.
With Battle.net, Origin, Steam, Indie, Uplay, and other similar instant gaming platforms, fans of PlayStation and other video games can … The post How to Save Money with PlayStation through Instant Gaming & Co. appeared first on PlayStation Uni.....»»
Warm-bodied ties between mammals and birds more ancient than previously recognized
The evolutionary origin of endothermy (the ability to maintain a warm body and higher energy levels than reptiles), currently believed to have originated separately in birds and mammals, could have occurred nearly 300 million years ago......»»
With further delays to BE-4 rocket engine, Vulcan may not make 2022 debut
"These are really big, heavy, complicated pieces of machinery." Enlarge / A full-power test of the BE-4 rocket engine in April 2019 in West Texas. (credit: Blue Origin) Blue Origin is unlikely to deliver two flight-ready versi.....»»
A missing genetic switch at the origin of malformations
Embryonic development follows delicate stages: for everything to go well, many genes must coordinate their activity according to a very meticulous scheme and tempo. This precision mechanism sometimes fails, leading to more or less disabling malformat.....»»
Wind turbines kill mostly female and juvenile bats
Many bats die at wind turbines when colliding with the spinning blades. Currently it is unclear whether all age cohorts or sexes are equally vulnerable. A comparison of age, sex and geographic origin of Nathusius' pipistrelles killed at wind turbines.....»»
Michael Strahan describes Blue Origin rocket ride as ‘a special journey’
Football legend and Good Morning America co-anchor Michael Strahan has been talking about his trip to the edge of space on Saturday......»»
Blue Origin launches crew of six space tourists to the edge of space
Blue Origin has successfully launched a six-person crew to the edge of space for the first time......»»
Bezos" Blue Origin completes third crewed space flight
Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin company blasted its third private crew into space on Saturday and brought it back safely, this time including the daughter of the first American astronaut......»»
Blue Origin successfully completes third crewed mission to space, its first at full capacity
The six passengers included Laura Shepard Churchley, the oldest daughter of NASA astronaut Alan Shepard, who was the first NASA astronaut to fly in space. The New Shepard spacecraft is named after him......»»