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eBay (2), Burt Rutan (2), Virgin Galactic (2), Acacia (1), Scaled (1)
Virgin Galactic
Score: 100%
Virgin Galactic: Richard Branson, that hot air balloning nut and playboy of the airline business, has created a new company to offer paid spaceflights. He's entered a deal with Scaled Composites to license the technology behind SpaceShipOne. By the end of the decade, Virgin Galactic the most exciting development ...
Deane | September 28, 2004 | in "Space"
Win A Ride On Virgin Galactic
Score: 98%
Volvo is promoting their new XC90 V8 by giving away a sub-orbital ride with Virgin Galactic. Sign up online. Try not to be put off by the corny domain name or the awful Flash. Thankfully, no purchase is necessary.
Dave | February 9, 2005 | in "Space"
Virgin Galactic Sales Brisk
Score: 96%
Shatner aims for real 'Star Trek': This bodes very well for the Virgin Galactic venture. Compared to the $20 million Dennis Tito paid to go to the international space station, $210,000 isn't a bad deal. [William Shatner] is among more than 7,000 people who have told Richard Branson they would ...
Deane | October 22, 2004 | in "Space"
SpaceShipThree will go all the way around
Score: 85%
Virgin Galactic has stated that if it's current planned craft, SpaceShipTwo, is successful, they'll try to build an orbital vehicle, SpaceShipThree. Orbital vehicle SpaceShipThree (SS3) will be developed by space tourism company Virgin Galactic and Mojave-based SpaceShipTwo (SS2)-developer Scaled Composites, if the planned SS2 suborbital service is successful, says Virgin ...
Joe | August 25, 2005 | in "Space"
See also: Burt Rutan, SpaceShipOne, Scaled Composites, Virgin Galactic
$28,000 Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Score: 78%
What would you pay for a good grilled cheese sandwich? How about a ten year old grilled cheese sandwich? What if it had a picture of the Virgin Mary on it? GoldenPalace.com, an online casino, bought the thing on eBay, with their top bid of $28,000. (Diana) Duyser said she ...
Dave | November 23, 2004 | in "Web Culture"
See also: eBay
SpaceShipTwo
Score: 78%
Burt Rutan (whom I would very much like to be as cool as when I grow up) has started work on SpaceShipTwo, the prototype for the ships that Virgin Galactic hopes to fly paying customers in. The BBC has the story: SpaceShipTwo will not look anything like its predecessor. For ...
Joe | December 29, 2004 | in "Space"
See also: Scaled, Burt Rutan, Virgin Galactic
Streaming Media Patent Fight
Score: 69%
Wired News: Porn Sites May Stream No More: If you get past the first two-thirds of this article, which is about porns sites losing a lawsuit by default, you get to this gem: "So far, 27 companies have settled with Acacia. Those include LodgeNet Entertainment Corporation, the hotel video-on-demand service, ...
Deane | July 18, 2003 | in "Tech Business"
See also: Acacia
Elvis on a Wheat Thin?
Score: 67%
A while back we talked about a grilled cheese sandwich with the image of the Virgin Mary on it, which sold for $28,000 on Ebay. Today I heard a story on the radio about Miles Bradley, an antique dealer in Chamberlain, SD just down the road a piece ...
Dave | March 14, 2005 | in "Geek Humor"
See also: eBay
The Super Servant 4
Score: 61%
The Discovery Channel has a great show called "Super Ships" which just talks about big ships. And not glamourous ships like cruise liners or warships -- just big, industrial ships. I watched a profile last night about the Super Servant 4, which is a massive freight-carrier which was re-configued to ...
Deane | February 19, 2006 | in "Vehicles"