MONDAY, MONDAY


FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON ... FOR CHRISTMAS
35 years ago this Christmas, APOLLO 8 became the first manned mission to slip the surley bonds of earth, perform Trans Lunar Injection, and successfully enter orbit around the moon on Christmas Eve.

You can watch video of their Christmas Eve broadcast here. (QT req'd)

31 years ago, the last lunar mission, APOLLO 17, completed the odyssey by spending 4 days on the moon and then returning safely to the earth.

ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS ...
TECH CENTRAL STATION has a fun treatise of what was the hot Christmas items 50 years ago.

TAKE ME TO YOUR LEADER
That flying saucer hovering over the skies of your home town may not be filled with little gray men, but may be an unmanned Russian drone developed with the help of the U.S. Navy.

Great, I feel so much better.

Y2K+4?
All the panic over Y2K may have been a few years too soon, as computers are in jeopardy of a new date-related glitch which may render them inoperable.

Come on, guys, you've tried that scam already.


viPOD RUMORS PERSIST
MACRUMOR has this blurb about a job listing for an iPod engineer with VIDEO experience. Hmmmmmm.



TODAY ON HOW STUFF WORKS - 3D!