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It's been a long journey, 64 episodes, but now we're back where we began: Pluto. Last time we talked about how Pluto lost its planethood status, so we won't go over all that again. This time we're going to talk about Pluto, its moons, the Kuiper belt, and the other icy objects that inhabit the outer Solar System. No comments

All good things come to an end - we now find ourselves in the outer reaches of the solar system where our Sun is hard to distinguish from the other bright stars in the sky. But we're not done with the solar system, there's some stuff that's leftover. This week, we look at the outer reaches of the solar system and how it interacts with the rest of the universe. No comments

As humans prepare to return to the Moon, this time to stay, there are so many different technologies that need to be developed and tested. NASA and the NSF are testing out a new prototype for an inflatable habitat that might eventually protect humans on the Moon. And they're testing it in the most extreme place on Earth: Antarctica. (more…) No comments

The Number of the Spam Devil!

I have to say for a day that started with the above it ended up being just a normal day….

No more days like this in the future thou as all my servers are now updated with the latest spam assassin and vipul razor now and everyone is much happier.

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In the near future, it will be possible to take off from Paris at 8 a.m. for a breakfast
meeting in Manhattan. And to fly from the East Coast of North America to Asia in just nine and a half hours.

It will be possible to traverse the United States at .98 Mach, with operating costs equivalent to today’s large business jets. And to access all the airports where most business jets operate now, while meeting applicable noise and emissions regulations.

A new approach to supersonic design makes it possible. It is like nothing that has come before, but may well herald the shape of business travel for decades into the future.

It is the Aerion supersonic business jet. Welcome aboard.

What might a flight in the Aerion supersonic business jet be like? Let’s consider a trip from Chicago to London.

Eight passengers board for a 12 noon departure. Minutes later the plane is lined up on Midway’s 6,500-foot runway 4R. Twin Pratt & Whitney JT8D-219 engines provide a prodigious kick in the pants and the nose wheel lifts off at 147 knots. You are up and away.

Fifteen minutes later, somewhere over Lake Huron and about 150 miles down range, you level at 45,000 feet. Speed builds quickly to .98 Mach, which is maintained until crossing into Labrador, Canada. And here comes the fun part. The throttles go forward and you are suddenly through Mach 1 and accelerating to Mach 1.5 over the next 167 nautical miles. Passengers can marvel at the bulkhead flight data display as the speed builds, or gather around a conference table for a meeting. Or perhaps trade e-mails with the home office.

Once at cruise speed, the pilots climb to the final altitude of Flight Level 510 for a quick Atlantic crossing (about two hours). A working lunch is served.

Approaching Ireland, the pilots throttle back to just shy of Mach 1 and prepare for the approach into Farnborough. In the back, passengers finish up calls stateside, where the work day is just concluding. Landing time is about 10:45 p.m. local (five hours and 42 minutes after takeoff). Still time for a night cap in the hotel lounge and a good night’s rest before a busy day. The worst effects of jet lag have been avoided by not flying through the night and a productive day has been preserved.

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Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte

Why does Paypal secretly send you through Doubleclick to get to some of its web pages? Steve explains how third-party cookies can violate your privacy and what to do about it.

For 16kpbs versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6.

Security Now is brought to you by Astaro Internet Security.

Bandwidth for Security Now! is provided by AOL Radio.

Running time: 1:09:30

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Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte Why does Paypal secretly send you through Doubleclick to get to some of its web pages? Steve explains how third-party cookies can violate your privacy and what to do about it. For 16kpbs versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Security Now is brought to you by Astaro Internet Security. Bandwidth for Security Now! is provided by AOL Radio. Running time: 1:09:30 No comments

Hosts: Steve Gibson with Leo Laporte Why does Paypal secretly send you through Doubleclick to get to some of its web pages? Steve explains how third-party cookies can violate your privacy and what to do about it. For 16kpbs versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Security Now is brought to you by Astaro Internet Security. Bandwidth for Security Now! is provided by AOL Radio. Running time: 1:09:30 No comments