On 2 September 2007, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) is voting on Ecma 376, OOXML. It is worth understanding how this (Microsoft-sponsored) document format conflicts with already-approved ISO standard ODF

Interesting article from Slate Magazine

Arnulf Øverland is a Norwegian poet who held this speech at Studentersamfundet in 1931. The speech resulted in the criminal charge of blasphemy.

Article series in Slate Magazine by Christopher Hitchens

Former astronaut Rusty Schweickart has already earned his place in the history books by going to the moon. However, should an asteroid crash into the Earth anytime soon, he'll also be remembered as the guy whose warnings we ignored.

Imagine what humanity might be capable of if we had that much spare time! We could explore space properly, have decent look in the sea, find a cure for James Blunt, anything!

Jesus: "Look dad, I went down there, told them to be groovy, hang out, drink a bit of wine... they split into different groups..."

Our theories and beliefs are based upon scientific data and empirical evidence. On the other hand, religious faith or belief not only lacks evidence, but sees itself virtuous for doing so.