In Latin, septem means "seven" and septimus means "seventh"; September was in fact the seventh month of the Roman calendar until 153 BC, when the first month changed from Kalendas Martius (1 March) to Kalendas Januarius (1 January).

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Sip of the Day - August 4, 2008

Sip of the Day: DNS Cache Poisoning Attack

Titera's Tidbit: Butterfly
Not all "butterflies" are yellow, but enough are that some ancestral English speaker thought to name them "the thing that flies and is the color of butter". In some English dialects, a "butterfly" is called a flutter-by, which is altogether more sensible.

Sippets:
· Man Removed From Flight Because He Is Gay
· Randy Pausch, noted CMU Professor, Succumbs to Cancer
· Eduardo Romero Wins the U.S. Senior Open in Colorado
· Super Sip Scenery - Columbine, San Isabel National Forest

Video of the Day: A Huge Dead Snake (Rated: PG)

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