links for 2007-05-22

22May07

• The Hubble Space Telescope vs. New James Webb Space Telescope « Michael Graham Richard
  At 13 billion years away, Hubble Ultra Deep Field (HUDF) contains an estimated 10,000 galaxies. With 5.8 times more mirror surface area than Hubble, James Webb telescope will be able to observe on frequencies that Hubble can’t.
  (tags: astronomy telescope hubble jameswebb comparison technology galaxy space universe)
• Fecal Face – How To Be An Alaskan Fisherman
  Informative story to the tune of photo gallery for the young adventurers and enthusiastic Deadliest Catch fans. Get started in Alaska, with shipyard work to deckhand, from salmon fishing to hard labour of full share crabber. Live an adventure life.
  (tags: fecalface fishing photography gallery guide inspiration life travel adventure crabber deadliestcatch discoverychannel people)
• Rem Koolhaas’s Dubai Death Star (TreeHugger)
  OMA’s Ras al Khaimah Convention and Exhibition Centre modelled on the Death Star. “Good architects borrow but great architects steal” but never was the homage so obvious.
  (tags: treehugger architecture design starwars deathstar dubai urban inspiration)

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