Ed Willis has an article entitled The Mythical Man-Month Revisited [Jun. 17, 2004] on onlamp.com. As I read it I can only imagine that the author is one of a number of young programmers who rode the dot.com bubble and now considers themselves hardened computer professionals, but who in fact have little experience or perspective on the field that they have chosen. Continue reading
Daily Archives: 6/18/2004
Armadillo Scores Test Liftoff Success In Bid For X Prize
I woke up this morning with a bit of indigestion (when you are used to a rather spartan diet low in fats, the occasional indulgence doesn’t settle very well) and found Armadillo Scores Test Liftoff Success In Bid For X Prize, along with video of a vertical take off and landing for their test vehicle. Awesome.
It’s going to be a big week for the X-Prize. Burt Rutan and Paul Allen’s SpaceShipOne is scheduled to launch this weekend on a suborbital flight that will reach an altitude of 62 miles and carry an astronaut. Best wishes for a safe and successful launch.
I’m toying with the idea of blowing off a weekend of work and driving down to the Mojave Desert to see the launch. You only get a few chances in your life when you are forewarned of history in the making, and this very well might be one of them. I’ll do some research and see what the viewing opportunities are. If I don’t go, I’ll try to harvest some good video from websources after the launch.