Wednesday, May 16, 2007

Climate change: A guide for the perplexed


...the world is warming, this warming is due to human activity increasing levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, and if emissions continue unabated the warming will too, with increasingly serious consequences.

So for those who are not sure what to believe, here is our round-up of the 26 most common climate myths and misconceptions.

There is also a guide to assessing the evidence. In the articles we've included lots of links to primary research and major reports for those who want to follow through to the original sources.

Thursday, May 10, 2007

MQ-9 Reaper


The availability of high performance sensors and large capacity of precision guided weapons enable the new Predator to operate as an efficient "Hunter-Killer" platform, seeking and engaging targets at high probability of success.

You can run, but you can't hide. This weapon requires human operators, but the next version can operate autonomously. Anyone remember Terminator 3?

[ADDED 16/05/2007]      To make it even more apocalyptic the control system is called SkyNet.