Category Archives: Technology

Homemade Spacecraft

Posted on November 11, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

This is just cool:

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Homemade Rocket (Almost) Goes to Space

Posted on October 13, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

It only reached an altitude of 23 miles, but it definitely looks like space. For a prize of $10k, an amateur rocket builder launched a rocket 121,000 feet into the sky and has footage of the entire event. The video’s pretty … Continue reading →

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Building Space Ships

Posted on August 24, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

That was quick. SpaceX, a private space ship company, will begin sending shipments to the international space station this fall: A little less than six months after the final space shuttle launch, a private space company will launch a rocket … Continue reading →

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Personal Brewing Machine

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

I’m not sure how I feel about this contraption: It’s a home brewing machine that produces a batch of beer in seven days. Here’s a description of how it works: The machine saves time by combining home brewing’s longest steps—fermentation, which … Continue reading →

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The New Standard?

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

Could Twitter become irrelevant? Ezra wouldn’t lose any sleep: Farhad Manjoo thinks that Twitter should allow 280-character tweets rather than 140-character tweets. I think everyone should just move to Google+. The 140-character limit is Twitter’s most obvious feature, and so it’s understandably … Continue reading →

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James Fallows on Google+

Posted on July 12, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

I’ve been a bit caught up with Google+ lately. Mostly because I know a number of people working at Google at the moment, and I’m curious to see where this goes. James Fallows has some thoughts: One of the immediate … Continue reading →

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TripAdvisor Going Public

Posted on July 4, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

I recently learned that Expedia is planning to spin-off TripAdvisor, with hopes of an IPO later this year. My initial reaction: this is a win-win-win. Expedia gets to cash out, and use the proceeds however they wish. TripAdvisor (employees) will … Continue reading →

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That Alloy Converted Heat Into What?

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

Via Popular Science, a new alloy can convert heat directly into electricity. I always had a hunch that turbines were overrated. Here’s the gist of it: “The new alloy — Ni45Co5Mn40Sn10 — undergoes a reversible phase transformation, in which one … Continue reading →

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Google Bicycles

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

I picked a friend up at Google today. This is how employees get around the campus:

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Maybe It’s A Chance To Start Over

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Sam Kornstein

Ezra Klein has an interesting take on Google+: Social networking has grown up alongside Facebook. In its early years, it was a quirky online activity mainly enjoyed by horny college students, and so profiles mainly featured pictures of people holding red … Continue reading →

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