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Posts Made By: Rod Kaufman

March 9, 2011 08:42 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Buffalo Beheader Update

Posted By Rod Kaufman

He founded a TV station to counter Muslim stereotypes:
http://www.cnn.com/2011/CRIME/03/09/new.york.beheading/index.html?hpt=T2

April 10, 2011 03:15 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Israel/NASA: Virtual Space Journey

Posted By Rod Kaufman

This ought to be interesting: Israel will relay remote images of DSOs from one of its observatories for viewers across the globe in conjunction with NASA:
http://www.jpost.com/Sci-Tech/Article.aspx?id=215884

April 24, 2011 03:32 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Beautiful Milky Way Video

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Don't know if I can get a permalink on this one but here goes:
http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2011/04/23/ctw.earth.day.photos.cnn?hpt=C2

May 25, 2011 03:36 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

NASA: Back To It's Roots

Posted By Rod Kaufman

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/05/24/nasa.new.spacecraft/index.html?hpt=C1
A chip off the 'ol block...

May 29, 2011 11:50 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

I Hope These Don't Light Up

Posted By Rod Kaufman

I hope these things don't light up the sky when they send them up:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110529/ap_on_re_us/us_airborne_wind_turbines

May 30, 2011 04:23 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Area 51 Book Review

Posted By Rod Kaufman

I've heard some far-fetched stories about area 51 and aliens but this one takes the cake:
http://www.latimes.com/features/books/la-et-book-20110530,0,941504.story?track=rss
Anything to make a buck...

July 8, 2011 12:57 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Taking Out Terrorists

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Common, this has to be better than Lee Spain's 1948 ranger flashlight! grin

July 7, 2011 01:28 AM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Taking Out Terrorists

Posted By Rod Kaufman

Click the play button and don't forget to duck:
http://www.jpost.com/VideoArticles/Video/Article.aspx?ID=228200&R=R1

July 18, 2011 07:14 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Happy Birthday John Glenn

Posted By Rod Kaufman

http://lightyears.blogs.cnn.com/2011/07/18/happy-birthday-john-glenn/
All the best to the right stuff...

August 17, 2011 07:19 PM Forum: Off Topic Discussions

Russia's Answer to the F22 Raptor

Posted By Rod Kaufman

http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/17/new-fighter-jet-to-bolster-russian-air-force/
Kind of looks like an F15.
I wonder how well it works...