Gongol.com Archives: May 2005
Brian Gongol



Science and Technology (5.21.2005)
Researcher Wants to Use Algae for Oil

Computers and the Internet (5.21.2005)
Netscape 8 Launched, Patched Next Day
Based on Firefox code

Aviation News (5.21.2005)
FAA Wants Authority to Prohibit Space Billboards

The United States of America (5.21.2005)
Congress Takes a Step Backwards with "Buy American Act"

We All Need a Little Humor (5.21.2005)
JibJab Moves into Advertising

Computers and the Internet (5.21.2005)
Palm Puts Big Hard Drive in New Handheld

Computers and the Internet (5.21.2005)
Google to Copy "My Yahoo"

Science and Technology (5.21.2005)
DNA Research Suggests Humans Migrated First Along the Coasts
Makes sense, since that's where they would have found the most familiar food sources

Science and Technology (5.21.2005)
How Exercise Helps Your Lung Capacity

Science and Technology (5.21.2005)
Study Says Red Uniforms Help Teams Win

Computers and the Internet (5.21.2005)
New Shoe Won't Let Wearer Turn On TV Without Walking More

Weather and Disasters (5.21.2005)
USGS Puts Quake Aftershock Predictor Map Online

Computers and the Internet (5.21.2005)
Microsoft Putting "Virtual Computers" on the Internet to Search for Malware
They're hoping it can become an early-detection system

Aviation News (5.21.2005)
NASA Offers $250,000 Prize for Pulling Oxygen from Moon Rocks
If we were smart, we'd have NASA conduct most of its R&D this way -- it's cheap and private-sector friendly. Now they're thinking of putting the astronauts into orbit separately from the main shuttle.

Aviation News (5.21.2005)
New Jumbo Airbus Could Be a Health Risk
As developed countries get older, we'll see more in-flight health emergencies. That means more times that flights will have to be diverted for emergency landings at the nearest airport. But the new Airbus A380 is so big, it only fits in 20 airports right now. Unless doctors are put on every flight, people are likely to suffer.