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• Mac OS X Leopard: first impressions and install

  Fri Oct 26, 2007
  • I don't want to play games and I don't have a copy of XP, but I do want to run Ubuntu at the same time. Just.... because I can ;¬) I'm looking forward to just using OSX - plus replacing my old tower with that gorgeous iMac

• Mac OS X Leopard: first impressions and install

  Fri Oct 26, 2007
  • I'm planning on get my very first Mac (a 24" iMac) this weekend. I've delayed the purchase to wait for the release of Leopard and I'm really, really looking forward to getting my hands on it.

• Morality in the moment

  Thu Oct 25, 2007
  • Wonderful article! I really love the thinking behind this. You are, of course, entirely right. It matters not what we think - what we do is far more important.

• 1955 'Origin of Life' paper cited by creationists retracted by author

  Thu Oct 25, 2007
  • Ah, but it is indeed possible to see Evolution in action. Evolutionary theory is backed up by peer-reviewed experiments carried out by thousands of scientists for over a century - this is why I think that Evolution is the more probable origin of the species, and not some deity.

• I Ubuntu Do You?

  Fri Oct 19, 2007
  • Yeah, well now I think about it that would have probably been a good idea ;¬)

• I Ubuntu Do You?

  Fri Oct 19, 2007
  • Yeah, Compiz Fusion creates the 3D effect for Gutsy. I had it installed on my Feisty Box before I broke it - upgrading to Gutsy!

• Scientific American's 15 Answers to Creationist Nonsense

  Sun Oct 21, 2007
  • Some great information in there - thanks for the seed ;¬)

• England 6-15 South Africa

  Sat Oct 20, 2007
  • Well done the 'Boks. A superbly solid display against a determined England side. Not the most exciting final you'll ever see, but some great, physical rugby played by both side. In the end it was decided by the strength of the South African line-out and some superb kicking by Percy Montgomery.

• Christopher Hitchens rails on religion, Islamic extremism

  Mon Oct 15, 2007
  • The problem with Hitchens is that he is so, so right on his convictions against religion - but then utterly insane with his irrational belief that somehow killing more Muslims would help with the war on terror:

• Mobiles give you brain cancer?

  Mon Oct 15, 2007
  • Having read this piece, and approved of it, I've just noticed that this was written by Guy Kewney. He's written an awful lot of contentious stuff recently, but I'm finding myself agreeing wholesale with this article. It's good stuff.