Since posting links and information on the Sony Bravia LCD TV advertisements, I’ve had over 300 unique Google search referrals from over 10 different local Google search sites (.co.uk, .es etc.). Seeing as I’m not on the first page of results for most search queries, I’ve been pondering on this for a while. But, celebrating this, I’ve uploaded them to Google Video and here they are:
Archive for January, 2006
Bravo to Bravia!
January 31st, 2006Oh my God! (Pun intended)
January 26th, 2006If you’re a regular reader of the BBC News Website, you may have come across this article. The first paragraph, the statement it makes doesn’t make me believe the rest of the article:
More than half the British population does not fully accept the theory of evolution, according to a survey.
I’m sorry, but this cannot be true. Although, they do allow for a misconception with the use of the word ‘fully‘. I myself am an athiest, but I like to delve into religion once in a while, contemplating the relationship between Science and Religion – even if there is one at all. If the survey is correct, then over half the population of this country and this group of countries I call Great Britian must be blind. The evidence is there to support the theory of evolution, but there’s no evidence for the theory of creationism because the evidence for the theory of evolution means that the creationism view must be void.
Moving onto the other statements made. 40% of the people thought that creationism should be taught in schools. Personally, I believe this is a waste of time. If you were a good follower of your faith, you’d teach it to your children anyway – that way everyone wins because those who don’t want anything to do with it don’t have to learn it. And if someone wanted to learn about it, there are thousands, maybe millions, of websites (not just American religious extreemists’ sites) that tell the story of creationism on the Internet. Don’t forget the good book, also.
What’s your view on the Evolution vs. Creationism debate? Should Creationism be mandatory in the curriculum?
Upgraded to WordPress 2.0
January 22nd, 2006Well, I’ve upgraded to WordPress 2.0.
Nice improved UI and some nice page effects, as well as keeping the simplicity. Some nice new options and some nice new plugins.
Well, hello. What’s been happening!?!?
January 21st, 2006So, what’s been happening? Here’s some links and stories:
- The New Horizons space probe lifted off on it’s 10 year journey to pluto!
- Scientists have developed a way of temporary putting someone in suspended animation!
- A whale has managed to find it’s way from the North Sea into the Thames! (But died at 1900UTC 21/01/06)
- A long webpage was produced… and continues to grow!
- Stargate SG-1 : The Alliance video game was scrapped – but may return!
- Search giant Google stands against the US Government over user data!
- The TV program LOST has gone into hiatus until the spring!
- Good friend Ramble has had his birthday and is now blonde!
- I came top of the year in my English Language GCSE result – oh yeah!
- McDonalds have sent out another booklet of over £20 worth of savings!
- Surprisingly, Microsoft donated $25,000 to Creative Commons – wow!
- IE7 Beta 2 has been released and a wave of ‘new’ reviews have been posted!
- The web-based comic ‘Ctrl+Alt+Del‘ is getting better, though some sad news about a community member did come to light.
- Two updates for PHP, 4.4.2 and 5.1.2 were released!
- New, simple, JavaScript library released; aimed at new learners!
- Channel 4 announced Bodyshocks is to return on the 30th January 2006! (Earlier on More4)
- St. Birinus School has been awarded Language College status!
- Race day for Formula Schools has been announced and booked! Better get the car and website done!
- Google has released a pack of useful free and sometimes open-source software!
- Apple have begun the rollout of new Intel powered Apple computers!
- A new Mousebreaker.com game has been released!
- Desperate Housewives has started again on Channel 4, filling in for LOST!
- You can now map your surname; where it’s most popular and where it’s not!
- First Page 2006 has been released and is free! Maybe the school will jump on this?
- The United Arab Emirates is building the worlds first totally underwater hotel complex!
- Some nice IBM cartoons made to advertise and promote Linux, shown!
- The MillionDollarHomepage can’t even afford to keep the site running! Soon, it may be sued!
- Mozilla Thunderbird 1.5 has been released to the masses!
- An innotive idea of sticky notes for the internet is in beta. Give it a try!
- A new and extensive extension for Firefox, Firebug is a developers dream!
- Microsoft used Apple G5 computers to showcase their next-generation games!
- I believe it’ll be a very moving, yet true rendition of what happened on Flight 93. Worth a look.
That’s all I can think of. Have a great week.
Sunny.
