Exciting day for JAXA! Japanese robots arrived on the moon for the first time today. Like most Japanese robots that make great um things, the lunar probe has a woman’s name Selene (short for Selenological Engineering Explorer). It was launched on September 14, four years behind schedule, but safely arrived at its destination, where it will hang out for a year investigating the evolution of the moon. It’s the largest lunar mission since Apollo. More here.

No pictures though

A once-secret bunker, located 60 meters beneath central Moscow, opens to the public and may soon contain a museum devoted to the Cold War. The entrance to the Tagansky Protected Command Point is concealed in an unassuming 19th century building. You’re given a paper pass by the guard, then taken on a high-speed elevator down to the formerly secret headquarters located 60 meters underground.

You can read all about it here.

If you’re the kind who stays in doors you can now see the world with your internets. A Bird’s Eye View Of is a directory of webcam from all over the world. You can even control some of them which is pretty nifty. The Tyne Bridge webcams are pretty cool but you can’t control them. There’s also cameras in the middle of nowhere pointing at nothing but trees!

Lastly here is a wicked video which was never released as they (Radiohead) rather they just spread out on the internets.

If you’re off to Glastonbury this year you may like to keep an eye on the long range weather forecast. Of course it is a load of bollocks. 50% chance of rain? That’s not really an answer is it. Anyway it will get more accurate as weeks go by so we’re told.

Since I’m going I am also going to do a small report for the site with photos and a report when I get back….. wooo!

Soreenkid

I came across Bendito Machines on AtomFilms it is pretty good. Check it out:

I am child of the Eighties, and thus, my exitement of the forthcoming release of Tranformers The Movie is palpable. Check out the trailer here.

The Trancecracker has a nifty little comic strip about why we must defeat the superstar DJ and save rave. What’s more if you know can figure out what to do with an .ace file you can download it in a little booklet to print off and hand out at parties, or you can just grab one of their tshirts and show your support.

Another reminder about Glastonbury tickets. They go on sale tonight at midnight so if you’re after being ripped off, make sure you’re up after midnight to spend frustrating hours on the phone leading to an overwhelming feeling of dissapointment and cheated. Still, its all good fun!

Soreenkid

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