Looks like the dreams of Arthur C. Clarke may soon be a reality as NASA has decided to establish a permanent base on the moon. NY Times: “Ms. Dale and other officials of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the agency envisioned a base at one of the lunar poles, to take advantage of…
...Read MoreMonth: December 2006
Morgan Freeman Leads The Way, Now To Get The Rest Of Hollywood To Follow
Morgan Freeman gets it. Yahoo! News: Just two weeks after “10 Items or Less” opens in theaters Friday, it’ll be available for digital download from Clickstar, a company that Morgan Freeman’s production company and Intel have founded to bring small movies to those who live far from boutique cinemas.
...Read MoreYou’re Not Safe Anywhere Anymore I Guess
You think you live in the sleepy little corner of suburbia, far from the world of “tarrarist” plots, crime and then something happens to make it hit home that, “hey, you’re not safe.” CBS2: “Authorities evacuated Modesto City-County Airport Tuesday morning after officials said the city’s Webmaster received nine e-mailed threats. More than a dozen…
...Read MoreLawyers Once Again Nipping At Microsofts Heels
Microsoft is once more under the gun as a case in Iowa gets under way in which the “bolting” of Internet Explorer to the Windows Operating System is being blamed for “guming up users computers” and having “drained memory, decreased speed and an increased incidence of security breaches and bugs”. Forbes: “The plaintiff lawyers contend…
...Read More