As a resident of the Arctic I can say that all electrical and communication equipment works fine, even during a solar wind. I think it was in 2003 or so when a pretty big solar wind hit the Earth and all the doomsayers were going on about it but nothing happened, nothing at all. We did get a lovely aurora borealis display though!

Finally, a good way of getting back at all those relatives who keep asking me to fix their PC.

We are living in post modern times boy. Having an original story in a movie is getting more and more difficult and it is rather about how it is done.

...covered. Ban all programming languages except assembler! They emit CO2 and will lead to the destruction of the universe!

Post-it notes and a big wall. They just win. Make headings with A-4 papers and then arrange the post-it notes chronologically.

I recently did a study skills programme at my university. They insist that listening to music is helpful and helps you keep your concentration. Your boss does not sound very open minded, perhaps it is correct that other employees have been whining. I also recently worked in a laboratory. I was told portable music players are fine and sometimes helpful but however, I was not allowed to use them when working with hazardous chemicals and such.

"We wish to pursue the truth no matter where it leads. But to find the truth, we need imagination and skepticism both. We will not be afraid to speculate, but we will be careful to distinguish speculation from fact..." "If you are only skeptical, then no new ideas make it through to you On the other hand, if you are open to the point of gullibility and have not an ounce of skeptical sense in you, then you cannot distinguish the useful ideas from the worthless ones." Then again he spoke for rather than against global warming. But he makes a damn good point. Everyone is demanding that the world be gullible and people who (healthily) doubt things are apparently terrible individuals. This is not what science is about.

We used to call these Compaq Armageddon at my old job.

For a paedophile, it is probably a lot safer to actually go molest some kids nowadays rather than look for pictures on the internet. They should use all these resources to hunt down real criminals (bankers) instead.

There will be a black market for AvP now. You will go down town and find a drug dealer and be all like "yo homie, can I have a pack of death sticks? - Oh, and do you have a copy of AvP as well?"

The school should take pride in assisting with research and promote itself on the idea that it is the leading school in searching for alien life on other planets.

This says more about business rather than anything else. Even Somalian pirates can do it.

I find that WoW guilds often resemble political parties. They have drama, scandals, split ups and disbands, just like in politics. Then again, it's a group of people, and a group of people is a group of people, regardless of location.

Icelandic ATMs actually run Windows NT, some of them at least.