And the game of cat and mouse continues, with the good guys looking decidedly mouse-like at the moment. I’m sure this is good for us, on the whole. It forces us to continue improving the state of the programming art, in much the same way that disease forces us to continue improving the medical arts. [...]
Archive of entries posted on December 2009
“Another Global Disease Bites the Dust?”
To me, this article is notable only because the disease (a cattle disease known as “Rinderpest”) would only be the second disease, after smallpox, that our efforts have eliminated. We like to think that we, as a race, are technologically advanced… but something like this points out just how far we still have to go.
“‘Alien spies live among us’ says Bulgarian gov space boffin”
Well, that would certainly explain a few politicians and TV personalities. (For all I know, he’s absolutely right. But I consider it pretty unlikely.)
“Roomba saves child from deadly Viper, challenges Tango to a fight”
Even fearsome venomous snakes should know never to mess with the Roomba.
“Quickening satellite quickens pulses at ESA”
To quote Isaac Asimov: “The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not ‘Eureka!’ but ‘That’s funny…’” This is another “That’s funny…” moment, and I’m very curious to hear what the cause turns out to be. Along with some other recent and curious discoveries, it suggests that the [...]
“Revealed: The amazing premise behind Ridley Scott’s *Monopoly*”
Monopoly: The Movie? Apparently not as far-fetched as it seems at first glance.
“Will E.T. Look Like Us?”
It’s a good question, and one that we simply don’t have the information to answer yet. We can’t even prove that there are E.T.s at this point. From the science that I’ve read, it’s likely that life is fairly common in the universe. And once you have life, you have a biological arms race to [...]
“Feeling grumpy ‘is good for you’”
It makes sense, things that are “good for you” never feel good.
“Apostrophe.me Explains When You Really Need Apostrophes”
Now if we could only get more people to use it… there’s a nail salon near our house that proudly declares itself “Finger’s & Toe’s”. I wince every time I see their sign… unless it’s run by two people with the nicknames of Finger and Toe, they really need to check their punctuation.
“Ancient Mummies Show Signs of Heart Disease”
Hm… maybe the sign of the Golden Pyramids was just as bad for you as the Golden Arches.