Looks like scientists are going to try new methods to clone the Thylacine, (Thylacinus Cynocephalus).
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| Image of two Thylacines in Washington DC Zoo |
Monthly Archives: October 2005
Happy Birthday Donna!
Happy birthday to my lovely wife! 🙂
Today is not a good day
- 18,000+ dead in Pakistan and surrounding areas after a mag 7.6 quake
- ESA’s US$160m Cryosat lost at launch – was going to measure and monitor ice masses response to climate change
- Paul Penna -inspirational bluesman and Tuvan throat singer dies at 55.
Solaris 10 – No Benchmarks Without Permission
I don’t know how many folks have spotted this, but on the Linux NFSv4 list last night there was a posting about the fact that they’ve had to obtain written permission from Sun in order to post interoperability testing results!
The Solaris Operating System – Software License Agreement which claims to govern your use of Solaris 10 says:
(f) You may not publish or provide the results of any benchmark or comparison tests run on Software to any third party without the prior written consent of Sun.
Can anyone from Sun confirm/deny that this applies to the “free” Solaris 10 as well ? Because personally I think this sort of licensing agreement sounds like they don’t want people to find out how it really performs, which sends absolutely the wrong message!
LWN – Subscribe Now
First off, Andrew has got it in one – Linux Weekly News (LWN) is (IMHO) the best Linux publication. I’ve been a subscriber for 3 years or so now, and it’s worth the tiny cost many times over just for their kernel development coverage. But they need subscribers to keep going, and so here is my plea to you who like to use Linux.
Do it now. Do not think. Do it before it is too late.
…and it’s goodnight from him
RIP Ronnie Barker, 1929-2005. Growing up in the UK my parents loved The Two Ronnies and Porridge and it kind of rubbed off. Anyone who knows me and my awful puns can attest to that. 🙂
The search for the man who terrorizes nudist camps with a bacon slicer goes on. Inspector Lemuel Jones had a tip-off this morning, but hopes to be back on duty tomorrow
So, Ronnie, goodnight, have a good rest and thanks for the laughs!
Communication For The Totally Paralysed
Now here’s somewhere where technology really does help people, communication for those with total paralysis, including where even blinking isn’t possible, by monitoring blood flow in the brain. It has an 80% accuracy rate – but as they say, that’s way better than the current 0% accuracy!
BBC Reports 9 Dead in Bali
Just had an email from BBC saying:
At least nine people are killed in explosions on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, BBC correspondent reports.
The article on the BBC is reporting the AP saying that two people are reported dead.
Fortunately I’ve had an SMS from my friend in Bali saying he and his family are safe, they’d actually just moved up the coast from Kuta.
Explosions Reported in Jimbaran & Kuta, Bali
ABC news is reporting three explosions in Bali two in Jimbaran and one in Kuta.
I’ve got a friend and his family on holiday in Bali at the moment, I hope they’re OK..
Getting Blood Out Of A Stone
Q: When can you get blood out of a stone ?
A: When it’s from a 20 million year old spider trapped in a piece of amber!
The scientist from Manchester is now wondering whether he can extract DNA from the blood.