Net Sieve

Can’t say I’ve seen this freeware before - hope you have some bitchin’ use for it:

The program “Satellite Antenna Alignment” is used to calculate the angles necessary for installing satellite dishes. The main difference from similar software is the possibility to calculate the position for all satellites at once. Thus, you get a clear picture about what satellites can be physically visible from the location where the dish will be installed. It should be kept in mind that the program makes a purely theoretical calculation according to formulas and in real circumstances a lot of additional factors should be taken into account when a satellite dish is installed. These factors include various obstacles (buildings, trees), the landscape, the altitude, transponder orientation, polarization, etc.

Anyone may use this software free of charge for private, non-commercial usage. Knock your satellite selves out.

Google Inc. will be placing a detection system on one of its advertising programs in an effort to stamp out a practice used to generate income from domain names without paying for them.

From what I hear, you can never have too much water. While we may be facing more than we need soon if global warming (natural or otherwise) comes about, the Moon and its future inhabitants are a bit short at the moment.

Of course once you get a decent base set up, you can ferry craft off the moon’s surface much easier than from Earth. Go grab an asteroid or two composed mostly of ice and melt it up there. Mmm good.

I’ve been curious about what’s up with Mercury… revolving around out there with no one watching. Let’s take a look, shall we? So much has changed since 1975.

Sweet. Looks like something I could use on the narrow-assed streets around here. Too bad it’s only available in India fer now.

Good gas mileage. No “features” I can’t add on for much cheaper myself. And $2500? Yeah, let’s see that hit the states any time soon. Maybe I’m just being cynical.

And I inherited my wings!

Beside the definite advantage of being able to easily find my pork chop in the disco, this is a cool way of following inherited traits. It’s certainly not boring (no pun there, please) and not a trait we can say developed naturally through evolution. Can’t blame it on the environment - oh, wait. It’s China. Perhaps we can.

Yes! After perusing the New York Yankees Spring Training Schedule for 2008, I’ve found a chance too see them hit it with the Astros up in Houston on March 3. Sweet mama! I’m not exactly your quintessential New Yorker, but I’m not exactly a Texan either and who’s going to pass on a chance to see the real “America’s Team.” (Sorry Cowboys’ fans, but it ain’t them.)

Having faced the likely fact that I’ll never see a real game (who wants that pressure?), training is the place for me to be. Yankees Spring Training tickets are available, the mood in training rocks and I can walk out, zone out, take a nap - whatever - without feeling like I missed anything crucial. Perfect for my new no-stress lifestyle.

where the sun don’t shine. No, not England, the other place.

Is nothing safe? Is nothing sacred?

Don’t mess with my chocolate, man.