Category Archives: Technology

Disney Interactive Liberates 79 Parking Spaces for Glorious Struggle of Profitability

This just in – this morning Disney Interactive has let go of eighty employees, all but one of whom drove to work. Disney Online (aka DOL) seems to have made the decision to lower its overhead before it moves to its new offices in Glendale.

U.S. Navy Helicopter Crew Suffer Radiation Contamination Flying near Japanese Damaged Nuclear Plant

There are reports that a U.S. Navy helicopter and its crew had to be quarantined for radiation contamination after flying 160 km northeast of the Fukushima nuclear facility. On Saturday the plant suffered from what NHK termed a “hydrogen explosion.” It’s cheap. It’s clean. It’s easy to monitor. It’s too clean to monitor. It’s nuclear power!Continue reading “U.S. Navy Helicopter Crew Suffer Radiation Contamination Flying near Japanese Damaged Nuclear Plant”

Deutsche Telekom, Sprint Said to Discuss T-Mobile USA Deal – Bloomberg

Oh, yeah. You know I called that two years ago to the day. My friends will never hear the end of this. I love being right, but seeing the future is even cooler. Deutsche Telekom AG (DTE) has held talks to sell its T-Mobile USA unit to Sprint Nextel Corp. (S) in exchange for aContinue reading “Deutsche Telekom, Sprint Said to Discuss T-Mobile USA Deal – Bloomberg”

Autonomous Rocket Plane now in Earth Orbit

It looks kinda like a Space Shuttle, but it’s markings are Air Force, not NASA. “Today, we took another important step with the successful launch of the second OTV, enabling the [Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office] to further experiment with the vehicle and its ability to operate in low-Earth orbit,” Cooning continued. “Close teamwork betweenContinue reading “Autonomous Rocket Plane now in Earth Orbit”