Thursday, January 13, 2005

Effect of Indonesian earthquake which generated the Killer Tsunami wave

The Indonesian earthquake decreased the length of each day by 2.68 microseconds : NASA scientists using data from the Indonesian earthquake calculated it affected Earth's rotation, decreased the length of day, slightly changed the planet's shape, and shifted the North Pole by centimeters. The earthquake that created the huge tsunami also changed the Earth's rotation.

Tuesday, January 11, 2005

Usenet Archive

20 Year Archive on Google Groups: "Google has fully integrated the past 20 years of Usenet archives into Google Groups, which now offers access to more than 800 million messages dating back to 1981. This is by far the most complete collection of Usenet articles ever assembled and a fascinating first-hand historical account"