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Photographing Space

Posted Thursday, last week

How cameras were an after-thought for John Glenn, but now they’re launched on every mission.

Lens: photography and videography

Posted 2 months ago

A new site from The NY Times.

Last call for Hubble

Posted 2 months ago

Spectacular images from a much higher-than-normal altitude of 360 miles.

I turned 30 years old just a few days ago, and in the spirit of pausing a moment to look back at the year I was born, I thank Flickr.
A quick search for “1979″ turns up nearly 150,000 snapshots from the year I was brought into this world by the best parents any son could [...]

History in real time

Posted 3 months ago

I absolutely love this: The Official White House photostream on Flickr.

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Erik Spiekermann’s Typo Tips
Should be in your toolbox.
Commuter Files
My boy, Z, and his take on, umm, life?
The Visible Earth
The best views aren’t always from down here. Try these from 200mi up.
Top 30 Travel Books
A solid list to start with… I’ll let you know when I get through them all.
42 ways to go trash-free
From No Impact Man
Gluten Free by Nature
My sister Stephanie’s new website dedicated to gluten-free recipes.
Flight Control (iTunes link)
My favorite iPhone game
Jude Healey Photography
My wife’s gig
The Tilley Hat
I’ve got the Lighterweight LT6. My head thanks me.
Turn down your A/C or heat
Move your thermostat down 2° in winter and up 2° in summer

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Get on the Bus

Flying on Airbus. Safe or not?
Photographing Space

How cameras were an after-thought for John Glenn, but now they’re launched on every mission.
Secrets and Features of iPhone OS 3.0

Jesse Hollington for iLounge:
Announced on March 17th, then promised for worldwide release on June 17, Apple’s iPhone OS 3.0 upgrade was officially released for public consumption earlier today. The third major release of the iPhone OS brings a number of features that many will likely feel have been too long in coming to the iPhone [...]
Air France 447 rerun in a simulator

The aircraft shakes and buffets violently. The G force on the [pilot display] reads +5 but the instructor’s panel shows +8. The aircraft breaks up in flight around 20,000 ft.
The Miracle of US Airways 1549

“Brace! Brace! Brace!”
The state of real estate in Detroit

“I wouldn’t touch anything, not even for a dollar, in those areas,” he said.
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