Novell declares war on SCO Posted on January 11, 2007 by Robin Reply Novell claims that SCO is going down, and seeing as all of SCO’s intellectual property is actually licenced from Novell, they want all the money SCO owes them before SCO goes bust as a result of frivolous lawsuits.
India has a space programme! Posted on January 11, 2007 by Robin Reply And they’ve just managed to launch 4 satellites. Now they’re going to see if they can recover the space capsule.
Liquid body armour Posted on January 11, 2007 by Robin Reply Shear Thickening Fluid has the property that when struck with force it turns into a rigid barrier. A while after impact it reverts to gel. As it’s light, it can be incorporated into clothing and make bullet proof vests lighter.
A busy week for US military adventurism Posted on January 11, 2007 by Robin Reply The US is having a busy week! In Iraq they’ve stormed an Iranian consulalte They’re also sending in a ‘surge’ of troops – 21,500 – which is half the troops their generals think they need for the surge tactic to work. This will bring force levels to around 150,000. A reinforced squadron of F-117A’s (15-20 aircraft) is being deployed to South Korea. 4 places were hit by airstrikes in Somalia Allthough the US is denying it took part in the bombings there amid international criticism.
