I was watching an item on the BBC News just now about this Sudan 1 crisis. If you have been following this you will know that it centres around carcinogens in palm oil, or something like that. You know, the world is a much more interesting place if you are hearing impaired. Reading the subtitles […]
General
April 1st Review
My favourite: Opera Opera Software’s R&D department today announced the discovery of a new technology dubbed ‘Opera SoundWave’ – a platform-independent speech solution for short- and medium-range interpersonal communication. Based on open standards, Opera’s patent-pending P2P speech technology uses analogue signals carried through open air, enabling users to communicate in real- time without the use […]
Daft Inventions No. 1: Clocky
PHOTO CREDIT: MIT Media Lab I want one.
"What has happened to parental responsibility?"
Well you’ve got to laugh really, haven’t you. Contrast this with the last few months announcements about more and more “childcare” (the important thing is for mothers to get back to work, isn’t it?). Cheeky sods!
Quiz 2
1,4,3,11,15,13,17,…. Next in the series anyone?
The Art Of Conversation Is Not Dead
Me: What do you have planned for tomorrow? Her: I’ve blogged.
Hairdo of the week
From Björk. Some other gems:- Briton to write Peter Pan sequel. It will presumably be called Peter Pan 2: Revenge of the Crocodile. ECU: Elite Combat Unicycle Also… anyone else using FireFox and experiencing browser crashes when it tries to load PDFs? the cure is here
My old school
I am so proud, my old school has made it into the BBC online news. Nice to see that the pupils are Internet literate.
Bless me Father for I have Win XP
At our site you can have all of your electronic documents blessed with a blessing of your own choice, using our Holy Server. Hmm.
The name’s ???
Apparently, they are looking for a new Bond. The front runner is Huge Jack, man. Or someone like that. Over at Movie Gazette , I am runnng a poll and my personal favourite for the role is doing very well, I am pleased to say.