Professor Steven Strogatz of Cornell has published another installment in his mathematics series in the Opinionator blog at the New York Times. In this post, he talks about solving for X, as he promised last time; this is just another way of referring to the process of finding the roots of an algebraic equation.

The Green Knight is a character in a story of King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table. The Green Knight rides into their hall, in Jessie Weston's translation. Although it draws on rich tradition, the story itself was composed by a single writer, a contemporary of Chaucer's who is generally known as the "the Gawain Poet" or the "Pearl Poet."

In addition to the patches it released earlier today, Microsoft has confirmed that it is investigating another security vulnerability in its Internet Explorer Web browser. The flaw is potentially a serious one, since under certain conditions it could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely.

Regular readers and Windows users will be all too familiar with the monthly process of installing the latest security updates for Windows and Office from Microsoft. But what about all the other programs that you may have on your computer?

When someone is arrested, the theory is that they are innocent until proven guilty. Some say that giving a DNA sample is no different from having your fingerprints taken, also a common occurence after an arrest. Another factor is that innocent people have already been released due to this DNA sample being retrieved upon an arrest, as the legal system finds out that it has the wrong person locked away.

Friends you may soon find it very easy to play blackjack and other table games in Delaware, the state which has been the recent on the list to green light table games. Few days back Delaware State Senate had approved and passed a bill called the Table Game Bill which would allow people to play table games at Casinos across the state.

I am sad to note that "Granny D" (Doris Haddock), the 100-year-old activist from Dublin, NY has died. Haddock's efforts to change the system were profiled in the 2007 documentary film "Run Granny Run." Some of Haddock's thoughts and speeches were uploaded to the film's web site, where they remain today.

Earlier this year the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project and Elon University conducted research toward The Future of the Internet IV, the latest in their survey series, which began with Future of the Internet I " 2004. This latest report includes guided input from subjects such as myself (a "thoughtful analyst," they kindly said) on subjects pertaining to the Net's future.

In an announcement today on the official Google Blog, the company announced that it was now offering information on bicycling routes, and directions for cyclists, on its popular Google Maps service.

The World Health Organization and the US Food & Drug Administration have decided on the composition of the influenza virus vaccine that will be used during the 2010-2011 season in the northern hemisphere.

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