Uptime

So, I asked my Windows XP machine to reboot. After a couple of minutes, I got the idea that it wasn't going to happen. So I asked again. And waited again.

I know Microsoft is trying to improve Windows' reputation for stability, but this is ridiculous...

[yes, yes, I know, it's probably a rogue service or summat - I've got a few suspects, and once I killed a few of them in task manager, it rebooted when I asked]

Just Seen: The Matrix Reloaded

[IMDB]
The machines are burrowing towards the humans' subterranean city-refuge, Zion, and will destroy it in 72 hours, unless our heroes can find some way to stop them.

This film is visually stunning, and knows it. Which might just be part of the problem. ( Read more... )