Shutdown

Shutdown: Sundown

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Good night, sweet prince…

Image via amyshirateitel.com.

Shutdown

Shutdown: Flying High

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Looks like I missed a Shutdown on Wednesday. So to make up for it, here is something nice to look at.

 

Image from airpigz.com.

Airborne Awesomosity

X-15 Breaking Mach 4

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The North American X-15. It makes my heart beat increase to unhealthy levels. Just looking at it causes physiological changes that are generally reserved for my wife or Kaley Cuoco. I shouldn’t keep this to myself. I need to share.

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Vintage Celluloid

Vintage Celluloid

1336096997734According to these calculations, it’s time to watch some cartoons.

And now…

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Random Data

X-15 Cutaway

Just because it’s cool.

AT Book Club

Take a Look, In a Book!

In addition to NASA’s free image library (the GRIN), beginning in 2009 they began to offer some free e-books online. What better way to celebrate past technologies than by reading about them utilizing new technologies? The selection is still somewhat limited, but the in depth nature of the titles should provide hours of entertainment. They are available in .mobi, .prc, ..pdf, and .epub flavors, and so should be viewable on almost all devices, although perhaps not that Apple Newton you’ve been holding on too.

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