Sunday Things - quick edition
posted in Links by Cargo Cult on Sunday June 9 2013
Couple of links. You get the idea!
On-rocket video of ATV-4 launch - 20-tonne European monster carrying supplies to the International Space Station, launched atop an Ariane 5 rocket. Extra: Dix - neuf - huit - sept - six - cinq - quatre - trois - deux - un - I didn't realise they did the countdowns in French!
20 Seconds on Mars - discussion of the 20-second signal from the ill-fated Soviet Mars 3 probe, the first to land (semi-successfully) on Mars.
Secret Shots of Hitler's Bunker - taken in 1987 in East Berlin, shortly before the final annihilation of Hitler's last hiding place. Had it not been possible to destroy the place, could marking it like this have been an option?
Bonus More Programming Revealed by Radio-4-Matic corner:
- Wireless Nights - Jarvis Cocker's explorations of the night, with musings on the National Grid, organ donors, disconnected islands and so much more. Perfect for listening to late at night. Sadly not followed directly by Sailing By...
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Posted by phuzz at 11:48AM, Sunday June 9 2013
Sorry to piss on your sunday:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/culture-obituaries/books-obituaries/10108884/Iain-Banks.html
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