NASA-funded game

From www.digg,com I was sent to the following website http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/07/nasa-funded-game-aims-to-make-science-more-appealing.ars. It contains an article about how NASA has started backing and making video games about space which could increase the interest in true science. I think this is long over due. Space has been turned into a science-fiction story. The real facts are after you leave the ground your life could suddenly end. Movies have made space seem like normal life down here on earth. I have not played the game but hope it shows the danger when something could go wrong like the “Apollo 13 Mission.”The first game is called Moonbase Alpha. I f it catches on the next game will be Astronaut: Moon Mars and Beyond. There is a free download at the site.

New Bond Movie Shelved

This is about a movie that MGM has shelved, because MGM has 4 million dollars of debt. The movie is a James Bond movie called” Bond 23”. Most of the talk around this article was about should they quit making Bond movies? The world of a spy seems to no longer exist in the minds of most people. Viewers watching Bond movies can almost believe they are real. Other movies make the hero unbelievable, whether by their strength or their talents. These made Bond dull to watch because he is predictable. This article made a reference to the character, of Jason Bourne, who has abilities greater than a normal man. We want an adrenaline rush from the beginning to the end of each movie. The site was http://theweek.com/article/index/204868/should-mgm-kill-james-bond

15 Quotes Out of Order

A link at dig.com led me to another web site which I have never visited ..Www.womansday.com/articles/family-lifestyle/ where there was an article titled “15 Most Memorable Movie Quotes”. This article had movie clips just in case you have forgotten or never seen the quotes. I watch a lot of movies and had seen all of these. I think they were in the wrong order of popularity. I would like to suggest that maybe you visit this site and decide for yourself, which quotes should be at the top. It was funny that people could remember these quotes.

A Writer’s Recovery

An article from www.digg.com titled “the writer who could not read” attracted my attention. A Canadian writer woke up one morning and could not understand the words on his newspaper. It was later learned, he had suffered a stroke that disabled a part of his brain. The article went into detail explaining how he relearned to use another part of his brain to take the read and write. Although part of his brain is still damaged he can carry on a normal life.

Boeing 787

An article caught my interest this week about a new Boeing airplane. The article is found at wired .com. This was a new test airplane that was struck by lighting which showed no damage. I have always believed that anything that was not grounded would not receive a lighting strike. The plane being struck makes me think maybe it is not a good idea to fly in bad weather. I have also believed that rubber acts as insulators like wheels on a car to protect it during a storm, but I could be wrong.

New Job Careers

In todays world, many people have been layed off from their jobs. Now they are seeking new ones. I came across this article on www.msnbc.msn.com titled” 5 high paying low stress jobs”. This could be of interest to those who are undecided about what type of work they want to do. I’m a person who does not like to be stressed , but I have already chosen my line of study. The list included a computer software engineer, a civil engineer, a massage therapist, a physical therapist, and a technical writer. Most of these jobs range in pay from $45,000 up to $130,000 per year.

New Technology Performed on Digital Recordings

I would like to comment on an article from www.digg.com titled “met lab claims biggest breakthrough since Watergate”. This was about a new digital forensics tool that can be used to tell if recordings both audio and video are authentic. It took months to check the Watergate tapes to prove there were gaps in them. With this new technology the same test can be done in 10 to 12 minutes. If authenticate a recording could be used as evidence in court. This technology has been made possible by the move to digital recording. We should be aware that this technology can also invade our privacy.