archimedes

I just saw the NOVA episode about the Antikythera Device. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/ancient-computer.html First, how is it that I never heard of this thing before? Second, isn't it way much more cool than the Erich Van Daniken nonsense where ancient people were ignoramuses...

I was a little perturbed to see advice to download RealPlayer in this week's commentary. For more than a few years now I've been warned to stay away from this software by people I trust. Apparently, this software comes with a host of nasties that most people would not like to have on their...