Okay folks, I’ve been tinkering with the innards of the new install of MT we have here at Futurismic, and I’ve activated the comment authentication option. This means if you comment using a TypeKey identity (which will only take you a few minutes to set up once, and then you’re good to go for the foreseeable future), you pass directly through our ever-hungry spam traps and straight to the page!
You don’t have to use a TypeKey identity, of course, but in that case you’ll have to accept your comments waiting to be moderated. Ideally we’d like to be able to miss out the third party authentication, but it seems this is our best option for progress. I’d appreciate it greatly if some of the regulars would give it a go so we can see if it’s working as advertised …

Odds are good that television advertising slots will start getting cheaper over the next few years – the BBC reports on a recent survey that shows services like YouTube are drawing increasing numbers of viewers away from the TV, in favour of viewing content over the internet on computers or mobile devices. Of course, the vapid programming of many television channels could be playing a part in this trend …

After a long holiday weekend of good food and relaxation, I’m sure the one question that’s burning on your mind right now is “hey, how do the real consequences of a mammalian body being exposed to hard vacuum compare to the media stereotypes we see in movies or read about in books?” You ask; Futurismic delivers. Welcome back!

According to a new study published by the Cambridge Energy Research Associates (CERA), peak oil is a faulty theory. CERA argues that the world oil resource base is triple what peak oil proponents argue, and that rather than a single peak production will reach an undulating series of peaks. [kurzweil]

We’ll be upgrading the Movable Type engine that keeps Futurismic chugging along tonight, so expect some weirdness as we work through the upgrade issues.