Category Archives: Business

the Foresight Institute » AI and space travel

The engine was slow to start not because the tanks were less pressurized, but because the propellant had further to travel to reach the engine. It would have been easy for us to adjust the parameter that controlled how long the delta-V …

iPods threaten in-flight entertainment – Technology, iPhone …

Airlines keen to cater for all aspects of consumer satisfaction could find the in flight entertainment provided could become obsolete thanks to the simple plug socket.Analysts believe that the recent wave of USB sockets and charging …

Instapundit » Blog Archive » EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN: “Basic …

EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN: “Basic sex education teaches us that the so-called ‘pull-out’ method is an unreliable and risky method of contraception. But a new study suggests that, in terms of pregnancy prevention, withdrawal works just …