My video card, along with my motherboard and processor, is due for an upgrade soon. My current equipment is nearing two years of use and I employ a Two-Year Rule of Obsolescence for this kind of stuff. So I was pleased to see that ATI is releasing the All-in-Wonder 9600 Pro. This card should let me record and burn television programs to disc so that I can send them to my brother while he is in Europe. Notice how I resort to altruism to justify my hardware purchases. Sad, really.
The Guardian has an interesting article written by a psychologist that analyzes President Bush’s behavior, with particular emphasis on his authoritarian tendencies. Nothing the author says really surprises me, but draw your own conclusions.
Another day, another potential Earth-killer asteroid. This one doesn’t look like it’s all that (as the kids say), but I’m curious to see how our leaders would cope when confronted with a real threat. Would it be more efficient to destroy the offending rock or nudge it off course? Any amateur scientists have an opinion?
