Microsoft have recently released the new beta version of Internet Explorer 7 which can be downloaded here. Couple of new things I've noticed include a new add to favourites button, even the new Windows Vista build doesn't have this icon yet. FTP sites that require authentication also now functions properly, in the beta 2 build this was broken. One of the key new features however is being able to re-arrange the tab order which can be very useful sometimes....
Christians are claiming to of discovered Noah's Ark (again). This time it's in Iran. Just how many ships did Noah command? I can find at least four ships. I believe we also have evidence for a 5th ship in Great Britain too. Well we don't have the actual boat, or any evidence of a ship but we've got evidence of the feast that followed! Here we go from a recent BBC News article:...
The BBC recently aired a documentary dealing with the intelligent design issue. It can be found on Google Video. In my opinion it's a good way for people to get up to speed on the whole intelligent design and creationist movement, even if less critical than I would like.
The Soviet Union is often used as an example of an "evolutionist regime". It is however clear that those making the claim have never done any research or know even the basics of the development of biology within the USSR. Under Stalin, similar to the Bush regime today science was prodded and pulled around to suit an ideology; 'in one country' for Stalin and the 'new American century' for Bush. And yes this is to an extent happening in the USA today, especially when it comes to global warming or stem cell research....
In my opinion, based mainly on history, the security forces in the US were probably aware of some upcoming plot; it wouldn't be too surprising if they did know what the intended targets were and the means of carrying out the attack. But to make the jump from knowing roughly of a plot doesn't mean they were actively involved. Why would the Republicans risk this? If it was true they would be out of office for half a century or more....
I've just heard that the Core, one of the worst films attacks against human intelligence ever is set to return sometime next year. I can just see the tagline now... The Core II - We'll get at least 3% of the science right. The Core is right up there with Armegeddon, in fact it's probably beyond Armegeddon on how dumb it is. I'll just briefly outline why the Core was so stupid:...
This is why we need the Shuttle back in action ASAP, from CBC: Ed Campion, a NASA spokesman at the Goddard Space Flight Center outside Washington, D.C., told the Associated Press Saturday that he was hopeful the problem on the space-based telescope could be fixed from the ground. NASA experts suspect a faulty transistor or perhaps a cosmic event has wiped out part of the camera's memory. The transistor can probably be replaced by a back-up unit, while the camera's memory can be reloaded....
Now we're getting somewhere. When the Beta 2 branch was forked we were only getting bug fixes, now we're back to get features on the new fork. A few things I've noticed after using the new build for a couple of hours: Aero Glass has been tweaked and looks much better. Font weight and size has been changed some what. Performance is right up there with Windows XP SP2. New icons....
This is first hand evidence collected by nobody else but myself this afternoon. I'm pleased to announce MY BRAND NEW DISCOVERY of not only a new form of Rods but the new paranormal rods. Some lesser and inferior ROSWELL ALIEN ROD BELIEVERS. Seem to ponder why nobody has ever found the body of a dead Rod. Of course scientists and anyone with more than 2 brain cells say this is because they are nothing but flies as they past in front of the camera at high speed....
Just got an updated image for my previous post on Pluto's newly named satellites, this one shows which moon is which. This image was taken with the Hubble Space Telescope. Yup that's the sort of resolution it can get of Pluto with it being so small and far away. Still a few years to go before New Horizons gets us some close up images.