During the 1950s, UFOs were still a relatively new phenomenon that many people thought deserved to be investigated impartially and scientifically. However, where some people saw scientific opportunity, others saw an as-of-yet untouched gold mine.
I was interrupted during dinner the other night, because a neighbor's PC was acting up. They explained how they had switched Internet Service Providers (ISPs) three times because each had resulted in pop-up after pop-up, and finally browsing the web became impossible.
Sent into the depths of the Internet, you find yourself dodging pop-ups, fending off Trojans, and running from the behemoth that is Microsoft, you find yourself wandering the depths of ibiblio.org, a repository which holds hundreds of gigabytes of Linux applications, distributions, and documentation.
Facts more fun than a barrel of monkeys.
Ever wondered what solipsism is all about or wanted to learn about the mysteries behind stagflation? Maybe you want to find more information about mouth ulcers or the current status of the AIDS epidemic? Or do you feel like taking it easy and brushing up on your Gregorian chants instead? If so, then the Wikipedia (http://www.wikipedia.org) is what you are looking for. While you are there, you could even find out the Answer to Life, the Universe, and Everything.
"That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind." Those were the words uttered by Neil Armstrong as he made the first footprint on the moon after exiting the Apollo 9 Lunar module July 21, 1969.
Designer Burt Rutan's SpaceShipOne cracked through Earth's atmosphere and into outer space Sept. 29. Pilot Mike Mevill guided the aircraft to an altitude of 102,870 meters. The entire flight from takeoff to landing took about an hour and 20 minutes. It was Mevill's second flight into space; the first one was in June.
