S4 takes nasty shot at 4S

You thought it might be all over. You thought that Samsung had tired of suggesting Apple was a fading brand for geriatrics. You may also have thought that the world runs on Cabernet and common sense. Yes, the Galaxy S4 was launched on a rocket of the beige and the tasteless. But those were just the corporate folks doing their thing. But having gotten over its tame international launch of the S4, Samsung's American arm resumes its denigration of Apple, suggesting only old folks own an iPhone. This stunt is nothing short of an outright lie. I have an iPhone, but does that make me old and wrinkly? No. Samsung are just posturing. To see their lame excuse for an ad, click here. But enough about that because
for its trip to Mars,
NASA wants haikus like this.
Why? Because it's cool.

It's no joke. NASA really is collecting submissions of three-line poems from the public to send into space aboard the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution (MAVEN) spacecraft, which will launch later this year for a mission to study the Red Planet's atmosphere. NASA and the University of Colorado at Boulder's Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics are coordinating the "Going to Mars" campaign to collect names and haikus from any members of the public to be added to a DVD that will ride aboard MAVEN. All the names of entrants will be included on the DVD, but only three haikus will be chosen to make the trip. Why there's only room for three poems, or why any martians floating around in the planet's upper atmosphere are more likely to have access to a DVD player than a USB port or SD card reader remain mysteries, but it's a fun campaign nonetheless. Anyone can register on the Going to Mars Web site and submit his or her name and haiku to be included, but if you're under 18, you're technically supposed to have a parent or teacher go through the registration and submission process for you.