The Geminid meteor shower for 2010 peaks overnight Monday with what promises to be a spectacular show for sky watchers who find themselves under clear, dark skies with an unobstructed view of the horizon.
By some estimates, the Geminid meteor shower – so named because they appear to the observer to be emanating from the constellation Gemini – could yield up to 120 shooting stars an hour for those watching under ideal viewing conditions between midnight and dawn Tuesday.
Ukraine – Want a better understanding of the world’s worst nuclear disaster? Come tour the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Beginning next year, Ukraine plans to open up the sealed zone around the Chernobyl reactor to visitors who wish to learn more about the tragedy that occurred nearly a quarter of a century ago, the Emergency Situations Ministry said Monday.
Chernobyl’s reactor No. 4 exploded on April 26, 1986, spewing radiation over a large swath of northern Europe. Hundreds of thousands of people were resettled from areas contaminated with radiation fallout in Ukraine, Belarus and Russia. Related health problems still persist.
Citing numerous reports from suppliers, the two cameras will facilitate video conference calling with the 2nd generation iPad, which also is reported to be set for release in the early spring.
Research firm iSupply has projected that Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) will ship 12.9 million iPads in 2010 and those shipments will increase to 36.5 million in 2011.
Matthew Inman of The Oatmeal posted a series of methods your cat will use to get your attention while you are surfing the web. Cat owners will not be surprised by what finally works!
If you saw “The Social Network” movie, you may recognize the name of Winklevoss. That is the name of the twins in the movie and real life who hired Mark Zuckerberg to code the “Harvard Connection” They then sued Zuckerberg over intellectual property disputes. The suit was settled, but recently uncovered documents may take all of this litigation back into the courtroom.
The documents, which apparently were leaked to the site, were filed by Facebook’s legal representatives in response to the former classmates’ attempts to overturn a settlement they made with Zuckerberg three years ago.
Thomas Cane patented a device in 1996 that will alert children to the presence of Santa Claus. If someone trips the sensor disguised as a ribbon across the fireplace, lights in the stockings will be triggered, giving proof that Santa came through the hearth! One would think the appearance of candy in the previously-empty stockings might be proof enough.
