Archive du mois : avril 2018

I’ve just been reading Distrust That Particular Flavor, a collection of non-fiction pieces by William Gibson that has been published recently by Putnam. I do love me some William Gibson, and it was a real pleasure to come across this particular passage in a piece called « Rocket Radio » that was first published in 1989. The…

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Der Mitte-Links-Politiker Carlos Alvarado ist in Costa Rica zum neuen Präsidenten gewählt worden. Der 38-jährige Kandidat der Regierungspartei PAC setzte sich in einer Stichwahl gegen seinen gleichnamigen, aber nicht verwandten Konkurrenten Fabricio Alvarado durch, wie die Wahlkommission bekannt gab. Auf Carlos Alvarado entfielen demnach knapp 61 Prozent der Stimmen. Ausgezählt waren rund 95 Prozent der…

With pressure escalating after one of the worst weeks in its almost 15-year-history, Tesla Inc. raced to manufacture and deliver its mission-critical Model 3 sedan to burnish the numbers it’s about to report to rattled investors. Tesla’s Fremont, California, delivery hub was packed with people Saturday evening as the last hours of the quarter drew…

Chinas Raumstation „Tiangong-1” ist am frühen Montagmorgen um 2.15 Uhr über dem Südpazifik in die Erdatmosphäre eingetreten, war ab diesem Moment im Sturzflug Richtung Ozean! Das acht Tonnen schwere Weltraumlabor sei dabei „größtenteils“ verglüht, teilte die chinesische Raumfahrtbehörde CMSEO in Peking mit. Die übrigen Teile werden demnach ins Meer stürzen – sechseinhalb Jahre nach dem Start…

MENDOCINO, Calif. (AP) — An SUV carrying a large, free-spirited family from Washington state accelerated straight off a scenic California cliff and authorities said Sunday night the deadly wreck may have been intentional. Information pulled from the vehicle’s software shows it was stopped at a flat, dirt pull-off area before it sped off the steep…

The Chinese rocket that ferried Tiangong-1 into Earth’s orbit in 2011.Image: Lintao Zhang/Getty ImagesBy Adam Rosenberg2018-04-01 15:13:13 UTC The Tiangong-1 should complete its fiery journey back to Earth sometime on Sunday night. The Chinese space station has been circling the planet in a gradually degrading orbit since it was decommissioned in late 2016. It is…