Bryan Strawser

One of my first major projects in ‘Middle School’ (AKA 6th Grade) was a Independent Study of NASA.  I took a look at Pioneer 10 actually, and learned alot about this probe.

It’s pretty wild to me that now as I approach the age of thirty, that these suckers are still talking to us out there!

It’s the stuff of a great old “Star Trek” episode: the Voyager planetary probes just keep on trucking, and as they near the outer edge of the Solar System, they’re becoming — unintendedly — the first human-made interstellar vehicles. The New York Times’ John Noble Wilford’s paean to the Voyagers is great reading. [Scott Rosenberg’s Links & Comment]

I hope that they suceeed…

Sex.com Takes Aim at Registrar. Lawyers for the website Sex.com argue that Network Solutions, now part of VeriSign, should be held liable for a snafu that put the site in the hands of a scam artist. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News]

Yet another Marriott Courtyard morning.  Headed to breakfast at 8 with my counterpart, we’re looking at different stores this morning though in Hartford, CT.

My air conditioner blew up at home.  Not a good thing.  Repair people hopefully come out this morning to examine it.

Larry Lessig has a blog – it was spotted by Doc Searls, and seems to be mostly a listing of his upcoming speaking events along with pointers to useful sites.  You can subscribe to it as an RSS/XML feed if you go here. [Ernie the Attorney]

Target, Amazon unveil Web venture. The department store giant opens a new Web site that uses technology from Amazon.com to handle order fulfillment, checkout and other e-commerce features. [CNET News.com]

Hey, Nicholas?  Give us the scoop on Michael Jackson’s penis!

Nicolas Cage marries Lisa Marie Presley [CNN]

Web Site Theft and what you can do – Good article on WebmasterBase on how you can protect your IP and your sites from theft. Not as satisfying as thrashing the ruffians that did it, but very useful information. [Matt Brown’s Dreamweaver Blog]