Promoting Science and Critical Thinking
Stuck for a gift idea … or perhaps a bit too poor in these cash strapped times to buy an impressive gift … then why not make your own. here is an idea for you …pop out to the back yard, grab a few sticks and knock up your very own iPod adapter … finished … Read more
I never cease to be amazed at the power of marketing, To illustrate, let me tell you one true story, and I’ll not name any names, but if you live in the UK (as I do) then you will recognize the organization in question. This relates to a mobile telecommunications company, so I better give … Read more
For some, Wikileaks is evil incarnate, and so they have not held back from openly calling for extreme measures against Julian Assange. Mike Huckabee, a former Arkansas governor, said those who passed the secrets to Assange should be executed. Sarah Palin demanded that Assange himself should be hunted in the same way an al-Qaida operative … Read more
Regardless of how you feel, not only is all this a complete wet dream for all the newspapers, but also something fundamental has been changed within the political landscape, stuffing the genie back into the bottle is simply not an option … so where are we today? Attacks and counter strikes MasterCard stopped payments to … Read more
The big day is here … at last, the long promised super-fast Google operating system based on its Chrome web browser has been released (or perhaps has simply escaped!!) … Its live and happening right now … Its also anticipated that we will see the launch of a web based marketplace for web-based applications. Its … Read more
An announcement has been made by the NASA Ames Director,Pete Worden. The exciting news is that they have started a project with DARPA called the Hundred Year Starship. In response some blogs are going nuts over this news … here are a couple of quotes I mined … A SENIOR NASA official has promised to … Read more