Google Talk beta has been released! It’s the latest instant messenger application to hit the street. What makes it different? It’s the Google approach to an instant messenger. First of all, it uses the jabber protocol, so if you’re using GAIM or iChat, you can just connect to the server and go nuts. Then they’ve got their voice stuff, so you can pick up a headset and talk to your contacts. Nothing new right?...

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     Today at about 4pm, an Air France plane over-shot the runway at Pearson International in Mississauga. It ended up in that ravine at the west side of the airport and burst into flames. Now, I’ve seen my fair share of cartoons, so I’d fully expect a plane to burst into flames like that, but real life is a whole other story. I can totally see Homer flying into a tree and bursting into flames....

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