See URL below. It's still not a planet IMHO. <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4396546.stm> Ian -- Ian Robinson - Belfast - UK <http://www.canicula.com> ...
... -- Ian Robinson - Belfast - UK Soapbox - <http://www.canicula.com/wp/> iTunes is currently playing "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree (Radio Version)" by KT...
... -- Ian Robinson - Belfast - UK Soapbox - <http://www.canicula.com/wp/> iTunes is currently playing "Through the Dark" by KT Tunstall from the "Eye to the...
This weeks In Our Time was a discussion on Asteroids. See: <http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/history/inourtime/inourtime.shtml> ASTEROIDS Asteroids used to be...
Just found a video interview on MSDN Channel 9 with Bill Gates. He has some interesting tings to say about software, the future of PC based technology and also...
The BBC have been broadcasting short info snippets about elements today. Available online. Links from my site. See: <http://www.canicula.com/wp/?p=41> Ian -- ...
Widely OT I know but I'm as happy as a pig in the brown runny stuff. New Kate Bush album after 12 years. It could have been a disaster, but rather it's very...
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4420084.stm Can someone explain to me what the fuss is about? Sounds like an academic spat to me (but then again I admit to...
... They've portrayed it in a strange way. ... This is misleading. The *current* scheme has us "separate ... from the natural rotation of the Earth" for...
... I haven't read the background to this. But what is the thinking behind changing the frequency of the adjustments? Is there a problem at present that this...
... Yes. If you have a clock at your desk in the US, you have to change it twice a year for Daylight Savings Time. Some clocks, knowing the pre-determined...
... Good point. This one will rumble on for a while I expect. People (i.e us British) are very precious when it comes to time and Greenwich. Ian -- Ian...
... It is simply stunning. The 2nd disk "A sky of honey", which is a concept piece that tracks a summer day from late afternoon until the next dawn, is genius....
... I don't see any threat to the use of GMT at all. It's not even involved, and would remain the standard. It is not at all clear to me how the discussion...
... I completely agree. I have never played an instrument, but have been a keen spectator for a long time. And, indeed, there are some pieces that remind me...
... A friend makes an excellent point: If they were so concerned about keeping the GMT accurate, they could update it every day at midnight by about 0.002...
... Software, mostly. Satellites and other timekeeping systems would not have to be built with provisions for having to be updated on the fly. This doesn't...
... I suppose if we did that we could modify any ground based systems, or other easy to access systems, that use the time signal from a satellite to compensate...
A series of 5 programmes to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the periodic table. See: <http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/periodictable/pip/archive/> Ian -- Ian...
... Updating the ground based satellite receivers involves literally tens millions of systems, including five in my own vehicles and several more that I own....
Ok, this makes me think a little about something I inquired on a couple of years ago in Lenny's list. One of the fundamentalist arguments against the Earth not...
... It's not that much IIRC. A quick search on talk origins gives: <http://www.talkorigins.org/indexcc/CE/CE011.html> Ian -- Ian Robinson - Belfast - UK ...
... Moody Blues - Days of Future Past If you like that concept, add to it, the first rock band to incorporate a full piece orchestra into their music, and you...
Nice sunset over Belfast tonight. See: <http://www.canicula.com/wp/?p=70> Ian -- Ian Robinson - Belfast - UK Soapbox - <http://www.canicula.com/wp/>...
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