Discovery of the century - life on Mars... not as we know it.

BBC Science Nasa Stunned by latest discovery on Mars

This is unreal, just when you think the Mars expeditions couldn't get any cooler!

[Via Magic Bullet]

OPML, XSLT & all things markup.

All right, not ALL things markup, but this link provides a good look at OPML and XSLT.

My friends' blogicator (which is at about version 0.0000001) could do with a way of using OPML to store the list of blogs that are to be syndicated (OPML is commonly used for blogrolls). Once I do this, then I#ll be able to let my friends choose which blogs are syndicated on to my homepage.

There's an interesting point about making modifications using CSS... if you looked at this blog's atom XML through a browser you will see what is being talked about.

XP SP2 takes a back seat to Microsoft's stealth recruitment campaign!

According to Windows watch, Microsoft are recruiting an 'elite' set of Technology adopters for beta testing. What with June 23 as being a date bandied around for Windows XP SP2, the next Tablet PC operating system and a new 64-bit Windows XP flavor, people are inevitably going to look beyond June. Apparently, Microsoft quietly is implementing its new Technology Adoption Program across its product lines. My guess is that this is the start of putting together the Longhorn train...slated for departure in 2006 - but the analogy probably holds true when you compare it with trains in the UK... but when it leaves you'll want to be on it!
[Via Microsoft Watch from Mary Jo Foley]