Mike McGlumphy

Star Comet Discovered

mmcglumphy — Wed, 15 Aug 2007 20:30:00 GMT

Another interesting galactic phenomenon...

Slowly-Dying Fast-Moving Star Discovered

A slowly-dying but very fast moving star has been discovered with a tail 13 light-years long -- the first of its kind but probably not the last, astronomers said today.

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Man Has Thumbs Surgically Altered for iPhone

mmcglumphy — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 02:57:00 GMT

Behold, the winner of the "plastic surgeons will do anything for a buck" award...

Man has thumbs surgically altered to use iPhone

Surgeon Robert Fox Spars, who developed the procedure, said: "This is really on-the-edge sort of stuff. We're turning plastic surgery from something that people use in service of vanity, to a real tool for improving workplace efficiency."

Glad to see that he is able to replace a few hundred million years of evolution with an alteration that helps someone use a device that will be outdated in 5 years.

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Race Is on to Detect Dark Matter

mmcglumphy — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:35:00 GMT

LOS ANGELES -

In deep underground laboratories around the globe, a high-tech race is on to spot dark matter, the invisible cosmic glue that's believed to keep galaxies from spinning apart.

More at Forbes.com...

Been A While

mmcglumphy — Sun, 12 Aug 2007 19:33:00 GMT

Wow. I haven't posted in over a year on this little site. Guess I need to get back into the habit.

Things have been really busy...new job...new baby. How time flys.

EA Milks the Madden Series For More

mmcglumphy — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 16:13:00 GMT

EA is planning to produce a one-hour special that gives a sneak peek at their new Football video game. But, get this... they are also going to charge $20 for fans to view it. Sad thing is I'm sure they will make a profit.

Read the Full Article at CNN.com...

Why Sony Is Dropping The Ball On PS/3

mmcglumphy — Mon, 03 Jul 2006 15:48:00 GMT

This is a very interested article explaining why Sony might be making a big mistake on their Playstation 3 strategy. I agree with a most of the points - the main ones being they are trying to be everything to everyone, are priced too high, and are forcing their Blu-ray technology.

Opinion: Could Sony Go From First to Worst?

Introducing .NET Framework 3.0

mmcglumphy — Tue, 13 Jun 2006 16:09:00 GMT

Looks like Microsoft's WinFX has been renamed to the .NET Framework 3.0. Should be interesting...

Introducing .NET Framework 3.0
Vice President S. Somasegar describes the decision to rename WinFX to the .NET Framework 3.0. Now the WinFX technology you know has a name that identifies it for exactly what it is—the next version of Microsoft’s developer framework.

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Halfway to Mars

mmcglumphy — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:58:00 GMT

The new Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter is now halfway to Mars and so far so good. It has the potential to give us the best aerial views of the planet yet. "Already, it has successfully returned data at 6 megabits per second — about the speed of filling a CD-ROM every 16 minutes."

Can't wait to see some of the shots when it gets there...

GT 4 and Real World Driving

mmcglumphy — Tue, 11 Oct 2005 23:27:00 GMT

We play a lot of GT 4 at the office. And, this might explain why...

Edmunds.com carried out the dream comparison test for many a Gran Turismo 4 player by placing the game against the real life cars on the same tracks. This has been done before, but not with such a variety of vehicles. They pitted a real life Ford GT, a Dodge Neon SRT-4, Ford Mustang GT, a Mazda RX-8 and a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo against their in-game counterparts on the famous Laguna Seca track.

Read the referring article at www.joystiq.com...

Or, view the original report at Edmunds.com...

Incredible Regenerating Mice

mmcglumphy — Thu, 29 Sep 2005 15:50:00 GMT

I just saw this on Wired.com. Scientists have accidentally mutated mice that now have the ability to totally regenerate body parts, including repair of vital organs. Hopefully, they used anesthetics to come to these conclusions.

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Microsoft, Intel confirm support for HD-DVD format

mmcglumphy — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 17:16:00 GMT

Looks like HD-DVD may have received the boost that it needs to better compete with Sony's alternate format, Blu-Ray. Microsoft and Intel have both given it their "blessing".

Up until now, both Intel and Microsoft have officially remained neutral in the HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray battle, declining to take part in the negotiations between Sony and Toshiba over a possible unified format. The fact that they have finally picked a side suggests that any remaining glimmer of hope has now disappeared.

It's no great surprise that Microsoft has joined the HD-DVD camp - just last month, the Redwood giant was rumoured to be considering incorporating HD-DVD technology into future versions of the Xbox 360.

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Blog Gives Insights Into New Orleans Disaster

mmcglumphy — Fri, 02 Sep 2005 18:21:00 GMT

I found this blog yesterday while checking on the status of DirectNic, our DNS registrar. They are located in New Orleans and are keeping things going dispite the situation.

It a very "real" look at what is happening down there. Check it out here...

http://www.livejournal.com/users/interdictor/

Also, it looks like Wired Magazine has even noticed...

http://www.wired.com/news/hurricane/0,2904,68725,00.html?tw=rss.TOP

Boost to CO2 mass extinction idea

mmcglumphy — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 19:23:00 GMT

A computer simulation of the Earth's climate 250 million years ago suggests that global warming triggered the so-called "great dying".

Read the article at the BBC website...

Nanotech Moves Closer to Cure

mmcglumphy — Wed, 27 Jul 2005 14:47:00 GMT

Saw this on Wired.com. Perhaps one step closer to a cancer cure...

Today, the National Cancer Institute is on its way to becoming a Nano Cancer Institute as it prepares to spend $144.3 million over five years on the engineered nanoparticles "approach"...

Check out the article here...

Google Moon

mmcglumphy — Mon, 25 Jul 2005 19:21:00 GMT

And, yet another cool Google app...

http://moon.google.com/