Space Shuttle Discovery Reentry

April 18, 2010Posted inUncategorizedNo Comments
The reentry of space shuttle Discovery will be visible from parts of Tennessee.  People should watch towards the north northeast horizon just after 7:34 central daylight time. Source: SPACE.com -- Space Shuttle's Rare Landing Approach to be Visible Across United States.

Trenches

March 21, 2010Posted inTV/MoviesNo Comments
I found this online video series today.  I've only watched the first episode so far.  For an online series, it isn't bad. From Crackle: 1: Fubar

Atlas V Sonic Boom vs Sun Dog

February 21, 2010Posted inUncategorizedNo Comments
This video was taken February 11, 2010 at the launch of the Solar Dynamics Observatory aboard an Atlas V rocket at Kennedy Space Center.  Notice what happens when the rocket entires the vapor layer containing the Sun Dog about 1:53 in.

January 29, 2010 Snow – Timelapse and Photos

January 29, 2010Posted inPhotography
Here are the timelapse I created of the snowstorm today. The timelapse was taken in Estill Springs, TN.  I've also included all the photos I took during the storm. They are a mix of Estill Springs and Tullahoma mostly.  A few are from cell phone cameras, the majority are from…

Ubuntu 9.10 Aptitude Fix

January 29, 2010Posted inTechnology1 Comment
I encountered the following error in Aptitude after my Ubuntu 9.10 box fubar'd during an install.  The message given by synaptic is similar. Reading package lists... Error! E: Encountered a section with no Package: header E: Problem with MergeList /var/lib/dpkg/status E: The package lists or status file could not be…