This is the weblog of Brian Curd. A lot of it is written on the spur of the moment and any benefit you gain from it is worth exactly what you paid!
Yet another blog upgrade completed! This time I chose a slightly different method which made things a lot easier. I used the WP Plugin called WordPress Automatic Upgrade (WPAU) which is available as a free download here. Everything seems to be working so I think I’ll leave it be for a while!
Have you heard about the Geograph British Isles project? it’s a great site which set out to accumulate photos from every square kilometre of Great Britain and Ireland – buildings, landscapes etc. So far, about 70% of the squares are complete with at least 1 picture with the remaining blanks in some pretty wild places [...]
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Filed under: Hobbies, Isle of Wight, Photography, Software
Riding with Robots on the High Frontier is a website with the tagline “Saddle up for a trip with the robotic spacecraft now exploring the wild black yonder!”. It updates daily with superb photographs and animations from various exploration spacecraft. Well worth a visit! The Chasms of CerberusSent by: Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter | From: Mars [...]
Yesterday three of us were lucky enough to be invited to attend the Space: 08 event at the Barbican Centre. The highlight of the event for me was the Masterclass conducted by Roger Shawyer the Director of SPR Ltd. After introducing himself and explaining his background in various satellite launch products, Roger went on the [...]
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Filed under: Astronomy, Hardware, Hobbies, Scams, Techie
