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Haven't noticed that so far. Will keep an eye out. - Ian Betteridge

Nope. Very stable for me. - Alex Hung

I haven't had any problems so far. - Bill Sodeman

It is clear that the cautious language of science is now inadequate to inspire concerted change, even among scientists. We need a fundamentally different approach. Only then will scientists be in a position to throw down the ultimate challenge to the public: "We've done the work, we believe the results, now when the hell will you wake up?" - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet

Pregnant women infected with the H1N1 virus are more likely to be hospitalized from it and perhaps even more likely to die from it, according to a federal study released Wednesday. - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet

A Swedish couple in search of the isle of Capri drove to Carpi, an industrial town in northern Italy, because they misspelt the name in their car's GPS. - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet

BMW's future in Formula 1 is in serious doubt amid mounting speculation that the German car manufacturer will announce its withdrawal from the sport at the end of this season, on Wednesday. An emergency press conference has been called at BMW's headquarters in Munich, where it is suggested that the car company may reveal that it has decided to end its involvement in F1. The invite to the press conference said it had been called because of 'current developments in motor sport.' - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet

HBO Reveals the New Trailer for Band of Brother's Sequel, The Pacific. - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet

Software Craftsmanship North America is planting a root in the industry as a forerunner to the Craftsmanship movement. SCNA is devoted to the education and development of craftsmanship in software development. More than 200 attendees will be at SCNA 2009 to share their expertise as both experienced and aspiring craftsmen. - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet

After all of this year's soap opera stories in Formula One, it appears there will be a unified championship series next year after all. According to The Times UK, controversial F1 boss Max Mosley has been "forced into a humiliating climbdown as president of the FIA," and his reign is over effective today. - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet

Nor does it help that the FOTA has already proposed a 17-race calendar for next year -- including Montreal, Indianapolis, Buenos Aires, and Magny Cours, and it has a new name for the series: New Formula. - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet

The Formula One Teams' Association announced on Thursday night that it is setting up a breakaway championship. Following a four hour meeting at Renault's Enstone factory, the eight members of FOTA - Ferrari, McLaren, Renault, BMW Sauber, Toyota, Brawn, Red Bull Racing and Scuderia Toro Rosso - said they had grown frustrated with the FIA's stance against the organisation, and had no option but to create a series of their own. - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet

The Formula One Timing and Track Positioning Application offers a dynamic 3D track view of each grand prix, and produces it with a birds eye view of either the entire field of an individual driver. There will also be live timing, and the chance to replay sessions on users' iPhones or Ipods. - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet

I agree mike, it has been very bad. I just switched back to 10.5.6. :) - TheHenry

Thanks for the heads-up - I was just about to let it in... Peace! - Rocky Barbanica

An application for a new 100-acre film set representing streets in New York, Paris and Venice has been submitted by Pinewood studios in Buckinghamshire. - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet

See more in my Dopplr profile. - Alex Hung

Make sure *all* of your VMs has that option unchecked. - Alex Hung

One of your VM has the option "Allow your Mac to open applications in the virtual machine" switched on. This option is in the Sharing section, towards the bottom of the screen - Alex Hung

I'll be there from May 20th until May 22nd. See more in my Dopplr profile. - Alex Hung

That's pretty funny. - C. K. Sample III

Where does one find those options anyway? - Chris White

A Shropshire magistrate has resigned from the bench following a complaint about his use of the Twitter network. Steve Molyneux, an IT consultant from Telford, posted messages on the social networking site about sessions at the magistrates' court in the town. He said everything he reported on Twitter had already been said in open court and he had done nothing illegal. - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet

Campaigners have reacted with anger to new rules on the eligibility of Gurkha veterans to live in the UK. The Home Office said that new rules would allow about 4,300 more to settle, but the Gurkha Justice Campaign said it would be just 100. Actress Joanna Lumley, a campaigner for the Gurkhas, said the announcement made her "ashamed of our administration". - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet

An internal NASA study last year of how the Ares I rocket and Orion crew capsule could be built faster portrays a program that is financially strapped and technically challenged. It found that efforts to speed up their development would require at least $3.8 billion more over the next several years. - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet

NASA’s plans to return astronauts to the moon are quietly being pushed back and are in danger of slipping past 2020. - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet

First craigslist, now this. Cutting millions in newspaper advertising fees is among the measures the Obama Administration's cabinet agencies are undertaking to slash $100 million in agency spending over the next 90 days. - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet

When Battlestar Galactica ended in March we all knew that Caprica was coming. There is trepidation though when it comes to any spin off, sequel or prequel. We all want the exact same feeling from a sequel that we got from the original. Yet at the same time we will all scream bloody murder if the follow up is an exact copy. Rest assured Battlestar Galactica fans, Caprica is not a clone but delivers that one two punch we have all come to love and expect from Battlestar Galactica. Caprica is its own story with glimpses of its predecessor much like Ronald Moore’s Battlestar was to the original - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet

There has been a "phenomenal" increase in the number of incidents where aircraft are targeted by small hand-held lasers, according to UK police. The Civil Aviation Authority has set up a task force to respond to the threat of pilots becoming disorientated. The police have new devices designed to record and analyse laser "strikes" on their aircraft. - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet

A carrier aircraft for Virgin Galactic's commercial space launch system completed its longest and fastest test flight to date on Wednesday. That marked the third flight for WhiteKnightTwo, which had its maiden test flight at the end of last year. The twin-fuselage aircraft flew for more than two and a half hours, reaching a maximum speed of 161 mph and an altitude of over 18,000 feet (3.4 mi). - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet

Rather than worry about immediately recouping internal app review costs, perhaps Microsoft should consider encouraging revisions — or, you know, encouraging developers to make their apps better and add features that could potentially improve sales. - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet

"NASA's mistake was allowing write-ins. Colbert urged viewers of his Comedy Central show, 'The Colbert Report' to write in his name. And they complied, with 230,539 votes. That clobbered Serenity, one of the NASA choices, by more than 40,000 votes. Nearly 1.2 million votes were cast by the time the contest ended Friday." - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet

American cyclist Lance Armstrong, the only man to win the Tour de France seven times, crashed on the first stage of a five-day race in Spain on Monday and was taken to a hospital by ambulance. American Armstrong was competing in Spain to regain full race fitness after coming out of retirement. Armstrong reportedly fell around 20 kilometers from the finish and was seen pointing to his collarbone, CNN's Al Goodman reported from northern Spain. - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet

Mokhiber: "We are all Cylons, every one of us is a Cylon, every one of us is a colonial. And you have to get rid of the idea of good guys and bad guys, because the truth is today I may be victimized and tomorrow I may be a victimizer." - Alex Hung from Bookmarklet