A really big Ice Cube

Posted on April 23, 2008
Filed Under All, Technology, Apple |

The IceCube Neutrino Observatory consists of a cubic kilometer of Antarctic ice some 2,500 meters below the surface. The ice, said to be about 60,000 years old, will eventually hold 80 boreholes (made by pumping hot water at high pressure), each holding a 2.5 kilometer string of optical detectors. IceCube, though only partially complete, is already detecting the extremely elusive neutrino, a near-massless, chargeless particle which normally passes through the entire mass of the planet undisturbed.

“Apple’s profit climbed 36% to $1.05 billion as revenue jumped 43%, lifted by continued robust demand for Macintosh computers and iPhone smartphones. Shipments of Macintosh computers surged 51% from a year ago and iPod unit sales held steady at 10.6 million, allaying concerns the company would be hit by a consumer pullback. Quarterly iPhone sales reached 1.7 million. ‘We have strong momentum to launch some terrific new products in the coming quarters,’ said CEO Steve Jobs.” From the WSJ…

Jon Tringham is planning to bicycle around the world, starting in July.  Good luck, Jon…

My (physical) desktop used to be a lot cleaner, back when I was running Linux.

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4 Responses to “A really big Ice Cube”

  1. Paul D. Waite on April 24th, 2008 12:50 am

    Factor in the enterprise-y features in iPhone 2.0, a possible 3G model and launches in more countries, and I reckon that 10-million-in-2008 figure is looking do-able.

  2. Anonymous on April 24th, 2008 2:22 am

    With corporations consistenetly reporting 30+% earnings growth, it makes you wonder if it’s real or inflation. The money supply has to grow 30+% for everyone to have 30+% years.

    Individuals today feel a lot richer by being part of a great corporate earnings story than they do by having a fat personal bank account. Community wealth now trumps individual wealth.

  3. cg on April 24th, 2008 8:00 am

    Hmmmm… I see one problem with WordPress and the short post format… all the comments aggregate under one headline… the 2 responses to the Apple earnings post appear to refer to the neutrino observatory…

  4. Jon Tringham on April 27th, 2008 12:54 am

    Hey Chris, thanks for the shout-out!

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