The thickness of Arctic sea ice plummeted last winter
The BBC have reported that the thickness of Arctic sea ice “plummeted” last winter, thinning by as much as 49 centimetres (1.6ft) in some regions, satellite data has revealed. A study by UK researchers...
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The BBC reported today that an inquiry has been launched after a memory stick with user names and passwords for a key government computer system was found in a pub car park. Subcontractor Atos Origin,...
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The BBC published an interesting article on some research from Symantec. Symantec calculated the figure to quantify the scale of fraud it found during a year-long look at the internet’s underground...
View ArticleUS makes a start on Green Energy
The BBC reports today that state supported and practical steps are being taken to train the young solar and wind power engineers of the future. The guys who install and maintain wind turbines and solar...
View ArticleGod will not give happy endings – Warning from the top
Sometimes religious leaders say stupid things, sometimes they say dangerous things, often they are irrelevant and out of touch. Rowan Williams is a religious leader who quite obviously gets it. Here’s...
View ArticleWill the Pirates get a retrial?
I admit to being really torn on this issue. I despise theft and copyright infringement but I also hate big brother, strong arm tactics that restrict me from doing stuff that is useful and legal. I use...
View ArticleThe future – Methane Atmosphere and Acid Seas – Is this hell?
The BBC reports that the UK government has launched an £11m ($16m) five-year research programme into ocean acidification. Researchers say seas are becoming more acidic as a result of CO2 from human...
View ArticleThe thickness of Arctic sea ice plummeted last winter
The BBC have reported that the thickness of Arctic sea ice “plummeted” last winter, thinning by as much as 49 centimetres (1.6ft) in some regions, satellite data has revealed. A study by UK researchers...
View ArticleAtos Origin loose “keys” to UK Government Gateway 12M taxpayers at risk
The BBC reported today that an inquiry has been launched after a memory stick with user names and passwords for a key government computer system was found in a pub car park. Subcontractor Atos Origin,...
View ArticleFancy a $5.3B Credit Line (that you don’t have to pay back)?
The BBC published an interesting article on some research from Symantec. Symantec calculated the figure to quantify the scale of fraud it found during a year-long look at the internet’s underground...
View ArticleUS makes a start on Green Energy
The BBC reports today that state supported and practical steps are being taken to train the young solar and wind power engineers of the future. The guys who install and maintain wind turbines and solar...
View ArticleGod will not give happy endings – Warning from the top
Sometimes religious leaders say stupid things, sometimes they say dangerous things, often they are irrelevant and out of touch. Rowan Williams is a religious leader who quite obviously gets it. Here’s...
View ArticleWill the Pirates get a retrial?
I admit to being really torn on this issue. I despise theft and copyright infringement but I also hate big brother, strong arm tactics that restrict me from doing stuff that is useful and legal. I use...
View ArticleThe future – Methane Atmosphere and Acid Seas – Is this hell?
The BBC reports that the UK government has launched an £11m ($16m) five-year research programme into ocean acidification. Researchers say seas are becoming more acidic as a result of CO2 from human...
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