Does The Earth Weigh More Or Less Now Than It Did 2000 Years Ago?
The other day I was having a conversation with a friend about the efforts to try make computers "green" and afterwards I started thinking.  Does the Earth weigh more or less now than it did 2000 years ago? I did some Googling and found this article on Yahoo! answers, however I am not sure I agree with the theory that was being presented there. hey theorized that the Earth is being bombarded by tons of stuff from space everyday.  Ok, I can believe that, even though I have never actually witnessed something hitting the ground from space myself.  Sure I have seen some falling...
Ethernet Port and Web Browser in Audio Video Receiver
Has anyone compiled a list of entertainment system audio-video receivers that include a Ethernet port and a web browser that allow the control of the source and volume controls? I have found a few receivers that seem to do what I want such as: Yamaha RX-Z11 (+ $4,000) Onkyo TX-NR905 (+ $1,500) Denon AVR-4306 (+1,300) However, I don’t need anything this high end. If you know of a resource for web browser enabled receivers a link would be appreciated. Thanks.
Microsoft + Yahoo = Sears + Kmart
Holy cow!  Microsoft has offered to buy Yahoo! for over 44 Billion.  What a load of crap. I want to be one of the guys at Microsoft who comes up with these hair brained schemes.  I mean seriously, if I had 44 billion dollars to blow I'm sure I would be able to shop better than the guys who are filling up the shopping cart now. This merger, or whatever it is supposed to be reminds me a lot of the Sears + Kmart deal.  You take two mid to poor performing companies and slap them together.  In the Sears/Kmart deal they thought at least Kmart had some interesting real estate. ...