Commentary on the successful LHC switch-on here and here. irritant01 informs me that, sadly, an RSS feed is not available for the latter. btw, anyone got any idea what a "deSitter space transition" is?

Never mind the strangelets, have some Torchwood SPOILERS in the form of creepy as hell footage of location filmingMeanwhile back in reality - specifically, ( Read more... )

Go to housesforthehomeless.com.au, prove you're a human, and they'll donate a dollar on your behalf. (Would my overseas readers test this pls?) It works from outside Australia, too! (Thanks guys!) ETA: Blimey, they raised the whole $100,000 in just three days! You can still make a donation, though, at the Mission Australia Web site ( Read more... )

Serious stuff from Australia: the gag rule, gay marriage, homelessness, overfishing, the ecological impact of different fabrics, and the Gunns paper mill.

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