An assortment of links:
I was reading this article at More Intelligent Life written by Enid Stubin (who appears to be an assistant-professor of English) and the first comment in the comment section literally says:
Brilliant. This chick can actually write.
Behold: the future of the Internet!
3 Quarks Daily links to a 2 hour discussion between Dennet, Dawkins, Harris and Hitchens (in two parts). If you have some time and have read some of the material of any of the authors, you may find their commentary on religion and current events interesting.
So, Movable Type has gone open-source: the announcement was made this Summer but effectively a couple of weeks ago the official sources were (finally) published. You may remember that earlier versions of xsamplex ran on Movable Type 3. Heck, you can even steal my original MT template!
A couple of months ago, I happened to run into the sources of MyJabber IM: Much to my surprise, the sources were open-sourced (GPL). It appears that the MyJabber site doesn’t exist anymore, so, I assume that the (original) programmer’s goal was to ensure the program continues to live on. Good choice: the code is a bit ‘old’ fashioned and relies heavily on the agsXMPP library (which is dual-licensed). [Note: this is all C# stuff]
And finally (as in: the last paragraph), Toshiba has developed a Micro Nuclear Reactor, which measures only 20 by 6 feet and can deliver up to 200 KW. I read that the reactor is self-sustaining and should last more than 40 years. If you want one of these things, you can apply for one at your local security agency. People with last names that rhyme with ‘laden’ do not need to apply. If you have certificate in theoretical quantum physics, that is a plus. Oh: and you may need to allow UN inspectors on your property.