* Posts by AeroSpike

4 publicly visible posts • joined 15 Dec 2010

Security researcher Cédric 'Sid' Blancher dead at 37

AeroSpike

Re: You would think

Just curious about "Especially the Dutch ones." Why's that?

European Space Agency goes for mostly solid Ariane 6

AeroSpike

Stairways to hell

Incredible. Rather than try to take the lead in developing new space technlogies such as reusable launchers they apparently decided to give up and try to make some money by launching GEO sats on a yet to be designed piece of artillery.

Quite the opposite vision as what the EU's new semconductors strategy.

Giant solar-powered aircraft to begin cross-country flight

AeroSpike

Re: Units and comparisons...

Almost right! But traveling East or West at 60 knots will move you 1 degree of longitude only if you are flying on the equator. Any non zero lattitude will give you more than a degree, 1 / cos( Lat ) degrees actually.

Oracle mobile Java licensing suit boomerangs

AeroSpike

Re: So

Very valid point. First time I see it mentioned, but very valid indeed.