The US army has recently received a fully functional rail gun. RAIL GUN!
Instead of relying on chemical propellants — such as gunpowder — a rail gun uses magnetic “rails” to launch a solid, nonexplosive projectile at incredible speed. Theoretically, rail guns would be able to precisely strike targets at extreme ranges, and would negate the […]
Archive for January, 2008
Half way through our holiday in NZ my laptop started puking out blue screens of death. It’s never done this before… but it started in earnest until the machine became pretty much unusable (over a period of 48 hours). So I spent some time in thought, regarding the fate of my 6 month old laptop […]
One of the parts of holidays that I’m most torn about is losing touch with news. Part of me enjoys being unplugged, and not worrying about anything. But part of me feels like things are happening and I’m not involved. So the first few “normal” days after holidays, especially one this long, involve a lot […]
Flying into Helsinki I had a real sense of arriving home. Odd, considering where we’ve come from, and the fact that we don’t even live in Helsinki. Anyway, it’s nice to be back in Finland. There’s snow on the ground, it’s around 2 degrees, and we’re catching the last few hours of sunlight for the […]
We’re back in Hong Kong. Not here long enough for a visit outside this time. The flight from Auckland was fine, Cathay Pacific staff are very friendly and attentive, and the Airbus A340 is quite roomy and comfortable. We’ll see how British Airways stacks up for the next flight.
We’ve both loved our holiday in NZ. […]
Our time in the lovely beaches of Gisborne is drawing a close. Tomorrow morning will see us driving back to Hamilton, for one final evening before our flight out on Friday. 30 hours or so later we’ll be back in Finland, after an excellent 6 week holiday in New Zealand.
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We’re having an absolutely gorgeous time down here. Everything is excellent. Photos will come on Sunday, perhaps… maybe later. Keep an eye on Facebook and flickr.
We’re in Queenstown at the present, will go back to Wanaka tonight. Probably Mt. Cook tomorrow, back in Christchurch on Saturday, back in Auckland/Hamilton on Sunday, then out to Gisborne […]
