Monday, December 20, 2004
Dickens and Christmas. The Charles Dickens Museum. Online text of A Christmas Carol.
Vintage Xmas cards.
On the subject of things vintage, the public urinals of Rothesay, Isle of Bute.
Vintage Xmas cards.
On the subject of things vintage, the public urinals of Rothesay, Isle of Bute.
Friday, December 17, 2004
Wednesday, December 15, 2004
Korean scientists have created the world's first "artificial species" - a robot with genes that it can pass on to other robots.
"Dr Kim believes there is no danger that such self-reproducing robots will take over the world as portrayed in movies such as this year's blockbuster I, Robot.
'If we design the chromosomes quite safely, then we can avoid such a bad situation,' he said."
Well, that's OK then.
"Dr Kim believes there is no danger that such self-reproducing robots will take over the world as portrayed in movies such as this year's blockbuster I, Robot.
'If we design the chromosomes quite safely, then we can avoid such a bad situation,' he said."
Well, that's OK then.
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
What's the largest number of pennies that you can pack inside a circular tray to form a carpet of non-overlapping coins? Mathematicians are still working it out.
John Bull and Uncle Sam: four centuries of British-American relations. British and American table manners.
Crows are as clever as apes.
Apes are cleverer than children.
Therefore crows are cleverer than children?
Apes are cleverer than children.
Therefore crows are cleverer than children?
Monday, December 13, 2004
Friday, December 10, 2004
Wednesday, December 08, 2004
The most complicated sentence ever (via Cage of Monkeys). Also, the Plain English Campaign's Golden Bull Awards.
Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateaturipukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuakitanatahu. Via the Presurfer.
Tuesday, December 07, 2004
The Antikythera Mechanism - a clockwork 'computer' from ancient Greece. "...our estimation of the science and technology of the ancient Greeks needs to be be seriously revised."
Have you ever wondered how much you would weigh if you lived on another planet? Perhaps not, but follow this link to find out.
Monday, December 06, 2004
The works of Captain W E Johns. He not only wrote the Biggles books, but also produced such stirring stuff as Worrals of the WAAF.
Friday, December 03, 2004
Wednesday, December 01, 2004
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
An Australian phone company is offering the chance to prevent embarrassing drunken phone calls. Those sensible Antipodeans.
Monday, November 29, 2004
Wednesday, November 24, 2004
The computer-aided sculptures of Bathsheba Grossman. Via Bifurcated Rivets. More artists at the International Rapid Prototyping Sculpture Exhibition.
