* Posts by Putrescine

2 publicly visible posts • joined 30 Jan 2009

Iranian rocket puts satellite into orbit

Putrescine
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Errata

"The UK, for instance, has never built a rocket capable of [putting a satellite in orbit]"

Not so. Details of the UK's former satellite launch capbility are here:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7862827.stm

and here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Arrow

Although the line "As of 2007, the UK is the only state to have successfully developed and then abandoned satellite launch capability" is pretty damning in itself.

Birmingham drops the possessive apostrophe

Putrescine
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Apostrophe? What apostrophe?

This is such a non-event. I mean, I was born in Kings Heath, grew up in Kings Heath and after time away down south (learning about civilisation and taming the elemental forces of fire) I again live in Kings Heath and it has never, ever had an apostrophe.

In fact, it's such a non-event that it has prompted me to finally register for an El Reg account.