Silicon Asylum

Caught this over at The Squid Zone . Personally I'm still on the fence (ya I know Atheists everywhere are cringing now....oh well), I believe there has to be something bigger, better, all powerful, and I like the hope that there's something afterwards. Some day I'll figure out what I actually believe ;) "You scored as a Spiritual Atheist Ah! Some of the coolest people in the world are Spiritual Atheists. Most of them weren't brought up in an organized religion and have very little baggage. They concentrate on making the world a better place and know that death is just another part of life. What comes after, comes after." What kind of atheist are you? created with QuizFarm.com

Yes this is part one, I don't have a plan for Part 2 but based on the things I've encountered in this world I CAN NOT fathom that I won't come up with something else. So I ran across this "Zune Team Getting Amnesty for iPod Use" article on slashdot. Following the obvious set of links . The comments on the Flickr photo page just amazed me. By Flickr user ariel_waldman: "I wonder how many iPods Zune bought to make a marketing point. Notice how all the iPods in there are the same generation." WoW! Did she even read the story? Zune is a product, an in-animate object it can not possibly purchase anything. How could someone claim to be such a fan of Apple's iPod (see her other comments) and have NFC that Zune is a Microsoft product meant to compete with Apple's iPod. Hey Ariel has your iPod made any purchases lately? /sigh I know that in the grand scope of things this is a minor grammatical issue but seriously people, at least engage part of your bra...

Here are some links I've been saving up that I thought people might be interested in: * World's Largest Fossil Forest, and One of the Oldest - This is VERY cool ... 25 square miles! * For the electricity conscience among you - S3 Standby Done Right * Infected or NOT - Quick online Virus scanner. I came across it at work and bookmarked it. It currently only supports IE (no surprise) but the good news is FireFox support is in the works. I did a little research before deciding to post it and everyone seem to be happy with it and agree that it's on the up and up.

I recently caught this article over at NBC. It seems that what we thought we knew about death was wrong. It turns out that the cells of our body don't actually die that quickly when deprived of oxygen, they die quickly when the oxygen is restored. How messed is that? Personally it boggles my mind.....anyway onward with the science :) "But if the cells are still alive, why can't doctors revive someone who has been dead for an hour? Because once the cells have been without oxygen for more than five minutes, they die when their oxygen supply is resumed."

Hey I know it's been a long while since I've posted. I've been working away from home a fair amount and recently had a death in the family. I have a bunch of bookmarks saved up for things I want to post about but haven't had time to put articles together yet. Rest assured there'll be some updates shortly.