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Last updated: 14/02/2011 (Please note as we have now moved from London Bridge there will be no further updates :(
TheFrameworks London office is located directly opposite the site of the new Shard development which is currently under construction.
We thought it might be interesting to set up a webcam to capture the rise of The Shard (set to become the UK’s and Western Europe’s tallest building) and will be updating to this post with the latest pictures as the build progresses. All the geeky details of how we set the webcam up are after the break.
Current images:
The image above is from one of the many space walks that will be carried out by the seven-member crew of Space Shuttle Atlantis during its 11-day mission to service the Hubble Space Telescope for the fifth and final time.
The image is actually a screen-grab taken from NASA’s live web-cast of the space walks on its NASA TV website where it is possible to watch each 6.5 hour space walk live, complete with audio and NASA commentary. It is pretty remarkable to think that what you are watching is taking place live, 350 miles above Earth.
19 years after Hubble’s launch, the STS-125 mission aims to provide Hubble with the addition of new science instruments and will repair other critical hardware to extend the telescope’s life.
The space walks can be watched live via the NASA TV website: www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html and more information about the STS-125 mission can be found on NASA’s mission pages: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/servicing/SM4/main/index.html
Image credits: NASA
Google has launched a new 3D application to challenge Second Life. Named Lively, the application allows users to create their own virtual characters, and build land and buildings from simple houses to exotic islands.
Google’s attempts to take over the online world and expand beyond their traditional search engine business seems to have no sign of abating, but they may find it difficult attracting users away from Second Life, which has been running for the last five years and is believed to have more than 12 million active users.
Check out Lively for yourself, and write a comment to let us know what you think.
