And send more duct tape: The SpaceX Dragon capsule delivered the world’s first inflatable module to the International Space Station. The module, once inflated, will test new technologies for astronaut habitats.
NASA believes the technology is safe, but astronauts are being encouraged to remove their shoes before entering the bouncy castle.
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Nice lady! New York’s Friars Club, known for its caustic celebrity roasts, honored Jerry Lewis to mark his 90th birthday. Lewis’ fellow comedians saved the barbs for others; the meanest thing insult king Don Rickles could manage was to tell Lewis “to go to bed early.”
Fifty years ago, Lewis would have heckled back: “I might as well; you’re all putting me to sleep.”
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What was that about newspapers’ last days? Britain’s Daily Mail media company is making a bid for the troubled U.S. Internet company, Yahoo. Yahoo hasn’t capitalized on online advertising as well as Google and Facebook.
Expect some changes if the deal goes through; the tainted Yahoo name could be retired and replaced with Jolly Good.
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