Hmmm Moon Base

I was reading on digg today that NASA is planning a moon base by 2024, but not only that but to mine the moon for helium-3. Now this may mean not much to everyone, but besides making your voice sound like the chip monks it is an alternative fuel for the use of nuclear fusion. Helium-3 is not abundant on Earth, the only way to create it is to split lithitium to create Helium isotopes. I'm quite a fan of nuclear fusion, it offers an energy source that has little impact upon the environment. However the worrying factor of the article is the race for the moon to harvest this abundant fuel on the moon. You'd think that countries would be more actually agree on something that isn't owned by anyone yet, specially when we were able to agree not to weaponise space. Then again where there is something of value human will generally do anything to secure it and benefit from it. Perphaps Google could buy it, it seems to be buying anything of future value *cough* youtube *cough*, hmmm Google Moon, seems to have a ring to it.

Long time no see...

Its been awhile since I last posted on my blog. Lately i've been spending my days playing Legend of the Green Dragon and Urban Dead, two web-based rpg's. The point of the former is to level your character to be able find and kill the Green Dragon (which i've managed to do once, the more you kill the better the title you earn), the later is to either be a survivor or zombie in a city, which my zombie is doing quite well at kill off survivors to jion the legions of dead or picking off its own, what ever comes first. Give them a go, they are a good way to kill a 15 mintues in your day.