http://db.chessmetrics.com/CM2/PeakList.asp suggests that whether Fischer or Kasparov was the greatest ever depends on what time window you average over, but if you take a 3-year average as an indicator of peak performance, Kasparov has a tiny edge.
Rumor is that "time machine" in the new version of OS X really is exactly that: a CVS of every file, with the ability to roll back to any previous date and see the state of the file then.
The Barenaked Ladies' new album (Sep 2006 I think), "Barenaked Ladies Are Me", is available on VINYL, CD, and USB THUMB DRIVE -- yup, all ready to go as non-DRM MP3s.
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http://db.chessmetrics.com/CM2/PeakList.asp suggests that whether Fischer or Kasparov was the greatest ever depends on what time window you average over, but if you take a 3-year average as an indicator of peak performance, Kasparov has a tiny edge.
http://www.badastronomy.com/bablog/2007/03/23/phoe nix-lights-again/ has the story on the phoenix lights. Flares, and some military aircraft. Plenty of eyewitnesses seeing that, including the pilots of the planes and a kid with a telescope.
Rumor is that "time machine" in the new version of OS X really is exactly that: a CVS of every file, with the ability to roll back to any previous date and see the state of the file then.
OK, not just rumor: http://www.apple.com/macosx/leopard/index.html has Apple basically saying that, though they don't specifically say CVS.
The Barenaked Ladies' new album (Sep 2006 I think), "Barenaked Ladies Are Me", is available on VINYL, CD, and USB THUMB DRIVE -- yup, all ready to go as non-DRM MP3s.
Cool!
Wouldn't they have a better acronym if they were the Canadian Recording Association Police?