Phobos-Grunt Mars probe to die a fiery death in the next two weeks

Posted by Michael Gorman | Filed under Techie Stuff

Russia's latest attempt to visit the Red Planet has, unfortunately, gone as well as its previous attempts, which is to say... poorly. We've been tracking the satellite, named Phobos-Grunt, since its successful liftoff, failure to leave earth orbit, abandonment, and now, destruction. Estimates indicate that Phobos-Grunt will reenter our atmosphere sometime between January 6th and the 19th, when it'll break into pieces and meet its end as a flaming ball of interplanetary fail. One consolation for the Ruskies: $165 million down the tubes is a lot less than, say, $1.2 billion.

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The Kodak Moment it never wanted: company reportedly prepping for Chapter 11 filing

Posted by Darren Murph | Filed under Techie Stuff

Tough to smile in times like these, folks. Barely three years after yet another staple in the photography business filed for Chapter 11, Kodak is reportedly getting its paperwork in order to do the same. The Wall Street Journal has it that bankruptcy protection is looking all the more likely in the coming weeks, as its efforts to hawk a "trove" of digital patents proved to be in vain. As it stands, the employer of around 19,000 is currently working with lenders to secure around $1 billion in debtor-in possession financing to keep it alive during the actual bankruptcy process. Should this all pan out, its portfolio of 1,100 patents would then be re-listed via a court-supervised bankruptcy auction. Oh, and to make matters worse, it warned earlier in the week that it could be delisted from the New York Stock Exchange after Kodak shares closed at under $1 for thirty straight trading days.

The Kodak Moment it never wanted: company reportedly prepping for Chapter 11 filing originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:51:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Twitter … failing

Posted by Jeff | Filed under /RANT ON!

Their servers ping out, their API fails … you can’t even update or change your profile picture without dying out. A good idea (I guess) but a poor implementation of same. FAIL. 0 out of 5 jalapenos.

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