Taipan54

"Annoying software: a rogues' gallery"
Windows Update
Your machine will reset in four minutes. Your machine will not shut down until these five updates are installed. You must restart your machine now. You will install Microsoft Genuine Advantage. Please wait while these updates are installed. Please shut down all applications before applying this update. Pop! New updates are ready to be installed. And now that we've stopped you doing whatever it was you were doing (like we care), shall we go ahead and install them now, or would you rather be interrupted yet again later?

"Australia ranks 27th on peace index"
How peaceful is Australia? It might seem to be a subjective question but The Economist magazine has tackled it and come up with an index that ranks 140 countries from most to least peaceful.

Great site dedicated to all things green.

The WorldWide Telescope (WWT) is a Web 2.0 visualization software environment that enables your computer to function as a virtual telescope--bringing together imagery from the best ground and space-based telescopes in the world for a seamless exploration of the universe.