The fifth most likely nation to put people on the moon is.........The Isle of Man!!!!

http://news.sky.com/home/technology/article/16249613

I am totally addicted to this game.

It's the latest MMO. Saw it advertised on TV.

It's a browser game and text based with graphics interface in browser. Can also manage it through the day on an iPhone or Android phone.

Graphics are nowhere near stunning but it's fun battling other cities and joining alliances/pacts. Do not play this game, it will take over your life. LOL

A good article on Turing:

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18327261

Bye bye Holland

I don't know what it is but it's odd to say the least.

Read more: UFO-shaped object at the bottom of the Baltic Sea.

Former F1 driver Anthony Davidsons rather nasty accident at the end of the Mulsanne straight in the Le Mans 24 hours today:



Davidson was hospitalised with two fractured vertebrae (T11 & T12)

With Program O nearly ready for public release, I've decided to start working on Morgaine, a new chatbot that I intend to use not only for general chat, but also as my "Go To Girl" for chatbot contests. But before I can start composing the inputs and responses, I wanted to "learn" about just who she is, so to speak. I mean, I have an image of her already (it's plastered all over several T-shirts), but till now I hadn't really thought about what Morgaine will be like. So I sat down and started on a "Personal Profile", and I thought I'd share it with you.

(please bear in mind that this is just the barest of outlines, and has a long way to go before it's done)

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Morgaine - Personal profile

Brief outline:

1.) Back story:

Morgaine is a young woman of 25 years, who has grown up in the land of Vana'Diel, in the federation of Windurst.
Her chosen profession is that of a florist's aprentice, and she spends her workday arranging flowers and taking
care of customers in a little flower shop near the auction house in south Windurst. She's rarely ever set foot
outside town, let alone done any travelling, and is completely content to live her life as she does.

Her best friend is Morti, a whimsical, somewhat snarky Tarutaru adventurer, whose chosen profession is that of
a Black Mage. Whenever Morti comes around, he almost always brings back some sort of little trinket for her,
and is always full of stories about his travels. Morgaine enjoys the stories, but is often convinced that her
tiny friend tends to exagerrate things a bit.

For the most part, aside from Morti's rather infrequent visits, Morgaine's life has been a quiet one. Nothing
ever goes on in the sleepy little district where she lives and works, so time just seems to plod along, with
one day melding into the next. This slow-paced existence has left Morgaine just a little lonely, and while she's
been content to live her life right where she is, she sometimes wonders what it would be like to tag along with
Morti on one of his "grand adventures", and the more she thinks about it, the more the idea appeals to her.

But Morgaine knows that the land of Vana'Diel is a dangerous place once you leave the comfort of Windurst, and
she also knows that she is ill prepared to face even the mildest of creatures that inhabit the woods and meadows
that surround the town. And though she knows that Morti's an accomplished Black MAge, she has her doubts about
whether it would be prudent to adventure with him, and so she resists temptation, and reluctantly refuses Morti's
invitations to join him.

This, then has been the life that Morgaine's lived for the past seven years since she met Morti at the auction
house near her home. That is, till a few weeks ago, when the most amazing thing occurred. As she was travelling
from the flower shop to deliver some flowers to a new customer near the Mythran enclave, she chanced to see a
sight that startled her, and completely took her breath away! Amazingly, there in the very house where she was
to deliver the bouquet...

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