Interesting Notes

During the second half of this week, I've run across a couple of interesting items that I thought I'd share.
First, the founder of the Weather Channel is arguing that global warming is not occurring and that the scientific community is silencing those who would say otherwise. In an effort to get the argument into the public arena, he is suing Al Gore for fraud. The story can be found here.
Second, I've run across a couple of fascinating Star Trek items. Apparently, CBS has the rights to the original Star Trek now, and they are re-mastering all of them to bring the special effects into the 21st century. Re-mastered episodes are being shown weekly in your area. Check your local listings; it may not be on your CBS affiliate. In the Topeka area, the show runs on KTKA 49 at 11:30 pm on Sunday nights, followed by a repeat showing of last week's episode at 12:30 am. If that's too late, you can always set your VCR/Tivo to record it for later. For those who want to watch the show in all its original cheesy goodness, CBS.com now has every episode available for viewing online. You can watch the episodes here. Be sure to check one or both of these out if you're a fan of Star Trek.