Fredric J. Baur was the inventor of the Pringles can, and was laid to rest in a Pringles can via /.
Dr. Fredric J. Baur was so proud of having designed the container for Pringles potato crisps that he asked his family to bury him in one.
Geek Culture: Geek Gang Signs Might Get You Shot In Compton
First came Pharrell’s hip hop funk group N.E.R.D., then Chamillionaire’s Ridin’ (Dirty) was appropriated into White n’ Nerdy, and now the disparate worlds of hip hop culture and geekdom have crossed once again, with this poster depicting geek gang signs!
From Michelle (CntrySigns) we get a Steampunk USB flash drive. How cool is that! Imagine the eyes that bug out in the conference room when you whip out this baby! That makes me wonder… does anyone have a steampunk PowerPoint template?
George Lucas wearing a “Han Shot First” T-shirt via CntrySigns tweet
Maybe he’s starting to see the light, or he lost a bet.
Save Dollhouse Campaign starts before the first episode airs via Boing Boing
Because the typical FOX sci-fi show has a lifespan of four episodes or less, the fan organized campaigns have to start 8 months before the first episode airs.
Marv
First Aired: May 18th, 2005
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APT-GET Wife via Digg
I’m thinking a lot of the above depends on which distro you choose.
Don’t forget that the Phoenix Lander is scheduled to land on Mars Polar region today!
You can check out the Live NASA Coverage online if you don’t have NASA TV on your Cable system.
Dr. Pamela Gay is an American astronomer, educator, podcaster, and writer. Best known for her work in astronomical podcasting, she currently works with Fraser Cain in co-hosting Astronomy Cast. In 2002, she received her PhD in Astronomy from the University of Texas, Austin.
Today, her main affiliation is as a visiting assistant professor of Physics at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. There she teaches introductory physics and astronomy courses.
She is on the Council for the American Association of Variable Star Observers, as well as its Educational Committee Chair
We last spoke with Pamela in 2005 when Technorama was first getting started and she hosted a popular podcast called Slacker Astronomy – It’s been three years – we thought it was time to catch up.
Her Personal Blog: Star Stryder
Her Podcast: The Astronomy Cast
Podcast: Download
NASA Phoenix Mission to Mars: An Out-Of-This-World Content Management Challenge [via Slashdot.org]
On May 25, NASA’s Phoenix Mars lander will enter the Martian atmosphere at nearly 13,000 miles per hour, complete a complex seven-minute series of events, then land on the red planet to begin a three-month mission to explore Martian soil and ice. Some 500,000 people are expected to watch this on the Web: Few of those people will be more interested than Jeanne Holm, chief knowledge architect for NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and one of the IT leaders responsible for making sure all the images and video from this high-profile mission get managed and delivered to NASA staffers and the public without a hitch.
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