Archive for January 20th, 2004

RSSWinterfest

Although I expect RSSWinterfest won't mention learning object syndication using RSS or the importance of syndicating e-learning content in general, I will still be a virtual attendee in the hope of being pleasantly surprised.

Sometimes size doesn't matter

Few can be unimpressed by the quality of pictures coming back from the NASA Spirit Mars rover. But did you know Spirit only has a 1 megapixel digital camera? The CCD is just 1,000×1,000 pixels. When you compare this to the 6 megapixel cameras readily available in high street camera shops, just how does Spirit [...]

Don't forget Europe got to Mars, too

Europe shows that it's not just the USA that can wow us with stunning images (and serious science) as the European Space Agency's Mars Express satellite beams back its first full colour close-up of the surface of the red planet. The picture is of Valles Marineris, the Grand Canyon of Mars, a region of the [...]