Tag: astronaut

XKCD and the X-15 Astronauts

There are moments when you can look at an XKCD cartoon and now exactly what the mouseover text is hidden. ‘Astronaut Vandalism‘ was one of those moments, although I was half-expecting the change from 62 to 50 to be done not be ‘retired USAF pilots’, but by Joe Engle, the last of the eight X-15 astronauts still alive.

Bringing Balance To The [OS] Force…

Quote of the day so far has to be in the New York Times article on Ubuntu, from the man driving the project, Mark Shuttleworth, the Self-Appointed Benevolent Dictator for Life. “Look, I have a very privileged life, right?” Mr. Shuttleworth said. “I am a billionaire, bachelor, ex-cosmonaut. Life couldn’t easily be that much better. Being a Linux geek sort of brings balance to the force.” Via the NY Times.