There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.
- Fusion rockets, ion thrusters, and nuclear propulsion may seem like sci-fi ideas, but New Scientist breaks down the plausibility of these deep space travel methods. [From: New Scientist]
- Noted without comment: Apple vanity plates. [From: TUAW]
- Mix 'Asteroids,' a bit of 'Sim City,' and a sprinkling of 'Escape Velocity,' and you've got a way to get nothing done for the next few hours. Space shooter 'Captain Forever' lets you build your own ship from the remains of your conquests. [From: CaptainForever]
- BoingBoing rounds up the best indie and iPhone games of 2009. [From: BoingBoing]
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Subscribe to commentskcdgeniusDec 23rd 2009 12:43PM
the thing about space travel that people always miss, we dont have to send PEOPLE to planets around other stars, the first step would be to send probes. Its much easier to send a small object that can accelerate at 10,000 g's, without turning into mush, than to send living organisms.