Best sci-fi movie this year
OK, technically it was last year, but I didn't get to see it until recently when I discovered that it had been released on DVD and I assume I'm far from alone in not being able to see it in a theatre.
31 July, 2005 | read more
Schrödinger's Kittens
I remember really liking In Search of Schrödinger's Cat when I read it many years ago, and thought it might be worth checking out the sequel Schrödinger's Kittens and the Search for Reality: Solving the Quantum Mysteries. I wasn't disappointed.
30 July, 2005 | read more
Additional plugins are required...
Upgrading to Firefox 1.0.5 last week reminded me of a minor annoyance with this browser. Here's how to disable the "Additional plugins are required" warning.
19 July, 2005 | read more
A quotation mark mystery explained
I have finally found a plausible explanation for the curiously rampant misuse of grave accents in Unix software and documentation.
9 July, 2005 | read more
Deep Impact a smashing success
Americans sure don't kid around when it comes to their Independence Day celebration, do they?
4 July, 2005 | read more