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Buick MacColl: Leaked Internet Explorer 9 Screenshots Show Some Changes
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A Web Log -. Friday, 28 January 2011. Leaked Internet Explorer 9 Screenshots Show Some Changes. Only a few days from the supposed release of the Release Candidate for Internet Explorer 9 and some screenshots have been released by a Russian website which show changes in the appearance of the browser. The speed and compatibility of the browser is also said to be better in this next release, but i’ll hit the high points of the changes made to the user interface. But be aware the text is all in Russian.
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Buick MacColl: Fake Mars Astronauts Are Approaching Fake Mars!
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A Web Log -. Sunday, 23 January 2011. Fake Mars Astronauts Are Approaching Fake Mars! With less than 10,000 miles to go until they reach fake Mars, the fake mission to the Red Planet is going as planned. Which is to say, the space travel simulation project known as Mars-500. Project is full of mishaps and surprises, as the Russian Institute for Biomedical Problems tests the fake astronauts’ ability to handle anything outer space could throw at them. In December, a “crisis” struck that is prob...We didn&#...
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Buick MacColl: Where's he been!?
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A Web Log -. Sunday, 2 December 2012. Okay so it's been over a year since my last post. I've been receiving a shed load of emails recently from those of you simply complimenting my work here and asking for advice for their own blogs. While I like to consider the idea of monetising such advice, I prefer to just offer a little experience points. Simply put, the only real advice I can offer to anyone starting, or maintaining, a blog site; is. Or on soundcloud /gisound. We're currently pregnant with twins an...
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Buick MacColl: Polar Ring Galaxy NGC 660
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A Web Log -. Sunday, 23 January 2011. Polar Ring Galaxy NGC 660. NGC 660 lies near the center of this intriguing skyscape. Swimming in the boundaries of the constellation Pisces. Over 20 million light-years away, its peculiar appearance marks it as a polar ring galaxy. Click Image for HighRes Version. A rare galaxy type, polar ring galaxies have a substantial population of stars, gas, and dust orbiting in rings. Nearly perpendicular to the plane of the galactic disk. The bizarre configuration.
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Buick MacColl: NGC 3521 Close Up - and what a beauty!
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A Web Log -. Thursday, 13 January 2011. NGC 3521 Close Up - and what a beauty! This was such an awesome picture I had to share it with all, such awe inspiring largeness in a teeny little photo. Click the image to see a HighRes version. Credit: Data - Hubble Legacy Archive, ESA, NASA Processing - Robert Gendler. Posted by Buick MacColl. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Short Free Science Courses. Introductory Astronomy @ MTU. New Scientist - Space. There was an error in this gadget.
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Buick MacColl: Podcast: What’s New With Supermassive Black Holes?
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A Web Log -. Friday, 21 January 2011. Podcast: What’s New With Supermassive Black Holes? Of all astronomical objects, there are few that inspire the imagination more than black holes. I’ll tell you about a couple of results that have come out recently having to do with supermassive black holes. Podcast download at bottom of article.). What’s New With Supermassive Black Holes. As an aside, what about black holes with masses too small to be a supermassive black hole, but too big to be a stellar mass black ...
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Buick MacColl: Windows 7 HomeGroup not working? Try these 10 quick fixes
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A Web Log -. Friday, 28 January 2011. Windows 7 HomeGroup not working? Try these 10 quick fixes. In theory, HomeGroups are supposed to simplify the process of sharing key folders and printers on your network. Sadly, they can be more trouble than they're worth – try these troubleshooting tips. 1 Windows 7 only. Remember, HomeGroups only work on PCs running Windows 7 – if your network includes computers running earlier versions of Windows, Linux or Mac OS, use the standard filesharing options instead.
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Buick MacColl: My very first RGB astro-photo!
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A Web Log -. Sunday, 25 September 2011. My very first RGB astro-photo! And less importantly, my 100th blog post! Albireo (β Cyg, β Cygni, Beta Cyg, Beta Cygni) is the fifth brightest star in the constellation Cygnus. Although it has the Bayer designation beta, it is fainter than Gamma Cygni, Delta Cygni, and Epsilon Cygni. Albireo appears to the naked eye to be a single star of magnitude 3 but through a telescope, even low magnification views resolve it into a double star. I had a fantastic time at the o...
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Buick MacColl: To boldly sow: Seeding the galaxy with Earthly life
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A Web Log -. Sunday, 13 February 2011. To boldly sow: Seeding the galaxy with Earthly life. Go forth and multiply (Image: L Allen (Harvard-Smithsonian CFA)/D. Padgett (SSC-Caltech/NASA. If there is no life on other planets, let's send it there. Why would we want to replace Captain Kirk with a bacterium? Because the dream of humans travelling to other stars, while not impossible, may yet turn out to be unfeasible. The idea that simple life forms could be carried from planet to planet, known as panspermia.
