So after a failed attempt last year the US will attempt to reach Mach 6 with the X-51A

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-19257769

Will they beat MAch 5 this time?

Just one word: WOOOW !!!

Seeing how popular our Random Music thread has been plus Movies You Rate, I thought I might start this thread. Post your favourite Movie Anthem here for us to share.

Let's see how this does, if it works fine, if it doesn't, fine.

To get us started, here's one of my all time favourites, Mike Oldfield, Tubular Bells from the 1972 cult film Exorcist.

That's right, its official, XP users have 20 months remaining (from today) to switch over to Windows Vista, 7 or 8.

All support including security up-dates will be stopped on April 8, 2014.

XP "die hards" will have to seriously think about changing their OS if they wish to remain safe on the web, hackers and those nice people that make viruses know there are plenty of users who refuse to change, they will sit and wait for the end date then make some nice new hack or virus, safe in the knowledge that Microsoft will not patch the OS.

You have been warned

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/endofsupport.aspx

I hope everyone can view this, NASA experiencing some rather expenssive difficulties with the new moon lander!!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19205361

The annual Perseid meteors are set to put on a spectacular sky show this weekend.

From the UK, the best time to see the Perseid shower is likely to be on the morning of 12 August before dawn.

Should be a good showing if the weather permits, could be up to 60 an hour.

Very cool article about Google's autonomous vehicles:

http://techcrunch.com/2012/08/07/google-cars-300000-miles-without-accident/

Soon, it will be just like The Sixth Day...where Arnold was in the driver seat of his van but he was not steering...the van was!
I think Will Smith's car in the movie, iRobot also did the same thing but allowed for human driver control if desired.

Coming soon to a dealership near you!!

I can just see the rewritten insurance forms now...

"In the event of a computer malfunction, a determination will have to be made by a qualified computer and auto-interface technician.
If the computer received the usual 'Blue Screen of Death' warning, then the company will, at that time, defer to the computer division
for clarification. Keep in mind that this will not be an admission of guilt by either the car manufacture or the computer manufacture.
The driver must first prove that he or she did not upset the car's computer by placing an undue strain on the CPU at any time, in which
case, liability will revert to the human for the entire event...." Blah...blah.....etc.

Heh!! You know how they are!!