Starhouse Observatory is an amateur research observatory operated by Michael Koppelman near Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The site will give you a run down of the equipment, the building (complete with blue prints and where to get the fiber glass dome), some of the research done at the observatory (which you can participate in too), and a nice little blog.
From Engineer to Manager: Mastering the Transition
by B. Michael Aucion
ISBN-10: 1580530044
5/5 starts on Amazon.
I'm currently reading this book. The price is a little higher than some might be willing to spend, but I think the book is worth it. The target reader is an engineer about to make the transition into a managerial role. Lots of good references to additional material.
As a serious backup tool, Time Machine is a waste of time. If you know what you're doing, there are more than a few ways to "do it right" (as can be seen in the surrounding discussion).
However, for the general home user, who's more concerned about deleting something they didn't mean to, vs. trying to keep a daily backup system, Time Machine is a good answer.
"Oh shit, that file was right here YESTERDAY!" is a familiar situation to most. Time Machine addresses it with an always-there, easy to use (we'll know for sure when it's actually released) interface that even gramma can use.
Since trips to Mars seems commonplace (NASA has sent one every 26 months)
Launching things to Mars might be "common place," but I wouldn't say succesful trips to Mars are common place. Nearly two-thirds of the 30+ spacecraft sent to Mars by the U.S., Russia, and Europe have either crashed, exploded, or othewise malfunctioned.
Maybe those NASA bums need a little more practice before sending some live cargo.... I for one would be pretty pissed off if I was going to be lost in space because somebody didn't read the spec or forgot to convert pounds to newtons.
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Starhouse Observatory is an amateur research observatory operated by Michael Koppelman near Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The site will give you a run down of the equipment, the building (complete with blue prints and where to get the fiber glass dome), some of the research done at the observatory (which you can participate in too), and a nice little blog.
Definitely worth a visit.
From Engineer to Manager: Mastering the Transition
by B. Michael Aucion
ISBN-10: 1580530044
5/5 starts on Amazon.
I'm currently reading this book. The price is a little higher than some might be willing to spend, but I think the book is worth it. The target reader is an engineer about to make the transition into a managerial role. Lots of good references to additional material.
I think it's exactly what you're looking for.
As a serious backup tool, Time Machine is a waste of time. If you know what you're doing, there are more than a few ways to "do it right" (as can be seen in the surrounding discussion).
However, for the general home user, who's more concerned about deleting something they didn't mean to, vs. trying to keep a daily backup system, Time Machine is a good answer.
"Oh shit, that file was right here YESTERDAY!" is a familiar situation to most. Time Machine addresses it with an always-there, easy to use (we'll know for sure when it's actually released) interface that even gramma can use.
Since trips to Mars seems commonplace (NASA has sent one every 26 months) Launching things to Mars might be "common place," but I wouldn't say succesful trips to Mars are common place. Nearly two-thirds of the 30+ spacecraft sent to Mars by the U.S., Russia, and Europe have either crashed, exploded, or othewise malfunctioned. Maybe those NASA bums need a little more practice before sending some live cargo.... I for one would be pretty pissed off if I was going to be lost in space because somebody didn't read the spec or forgot to convert pounds to newtons.