Monday, March 01, 2004


If computers get too powerful, we can organize them into a committee -- that will do them in.
-- Bradley's Bromide


Keith Richards cannot be killed by mortal weapons
ROLLING Stone Keith Richards should have died eight years ago, an expert says.

Playing the GAME
Victoria has a finger on the trigger when it comes to generating jobs in the videogames industry, writes Greg Thom.

Reality Check: Where is HP's Road Map Leading You?
Last year, HP announced that all of its current business-critical servers would transition to Intel's 64-bit Itanium processor. That's simple enough. But is it a dead-end?
Sun continues to deliver systems with innovative processor designs and is committed to preserving freedom of choice (UltraSPARC processors, Opteron, and Xeon).

Microsoft Japan raided
JAPAN'S monopoly watchdog raided the Tokyo headquarters of US software giant Microsoft's local unit for allegedly violating the country's anti-trust law.

Microsoft considering update dubbed 'XP Reloaded'
Issuing an update to XP would represent a significant shift for the software maker, which for months has insisted that it had no plans to create a separate version of Windows before Longhorn. A company executive confirmed to CNET News.com on Thursday that Microsoft is now discussing a product internally referred to as "Windows XP Reloaded."

Cassini Goes Weekly As Saturn Approaches
Four months before its scheduled arrival at Saturn, the Cassini-Huygens spacecraft sent its best color postcard back to Earth of the ringed world. The spacecraft is expected to send weekly postcards, as it gets closer to the ringed giant.

The Greening Of Mars Will Be An Indoor Affair
When humans go to the moon or Mars, they'll probably take plants with them. NASA-supported researchers are learning how greenhouses work on other planets. Confused? Then you're just like plants in a greenhouse on Mars.


Nearby Star Is Surrounded by Stuff of Planets
Astronomers have spotted the nearest and youngest star ringed by the dusty debris from which planets are born. Named AU Microscopium (AU Mic), this faint red dwarf star is located just 33 light-years away. The discovery provides new clues to the origin and evolution of planetary systems.


Audit criticizes NASA's ISS record keeping
The Question is: Will NASA ever get anything right?
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (AP) -- NASA is doing a poor job keeping track of breakdowns and other problems aboard the international space station, an internal audit released Friday found.

The Fallacy of the Full Moon
The next Full Moon will occur March 6. Or will it? Technically speaking, the Moon is never full.

No time to vote - I'm having sex!
A WOMAN claimed she was having group sex with 30 men in Nimbin, NSW, and could not get to a polling booth in Queensland on time to vote.

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