in britannia

It appears that the British might not be as intelligent as some had hoped. According to The Register, a science and technology newspaper based in the UK, the British Royal Navy has agreed to make Microsoft Windows the standard operating system on its nuclear-weapons-carrying ships. This comes as a shock to most people who can't even get Microsoft Windows to run their calendars withou multiple security patches. I remember when I was asked to switch over to Windows half-way through my teaching job. It was, shall we say, unpleasant.

In a somewhat related topic: I was looking at digital cameras in Cambridge (anyone got any suggestions on what's good, reliable, and cheap?) when I saw the new iMac. It's gorgeous.