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A Useful Address

May 3rd, 2007 No comments

Ever filled in a form on a website where they insist that you provide your postal address, but you’re thinking “what the hell do you want that for? It’s not needed and it’s none of your business”?

You could always use:

23/24 Leinster Gardens
London
W2 3AN

What’s special about this address? Take a look.

If you need a phone number, try here.

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Stephen Hawking floats free from his Wheelchair

April 28th, 2007 No comments

Here’s some footage of Professor Stephen Hawking enjoying a flight on the ‘vomit comet’.

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Thinking of buying a DAB Radio? – Wait

March 12th, 2007 3 comments

DAB Radio LogoWait until spring that is.

According to DigitalRadioTech.co.uk, current DAB receivers will be obsolete within a few years as DAB+ is introduced and the existing DAB services are switched off. The new DAB+ standard uses the AAC+ codec, while the existing services use MP2. Receivers capable of receiving the new services will only be available from spring.

That’s if you really want a poor quality alternative to FM. DAB is capable of so much more, but even the BBC has gone for content over quality. If you’re listening at home, stick to Digital Radio via Satellite or Freeview.

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Lunar Eclipse Sat 3rd March 2007

March 3rd, 2007 No comments

Well after the no-show last time (due to the weather) we got a good view of the lunar eclipse tonight. The following was taken at f5.6 1/4s 1600ASA using a 75-300mm zoom (35mm equiv: 480mm)

Lunar Eclipse 2007-03-03
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Declutter your desk

February 20th, 2007 No comments

Here’s an interesting article about getting rid of the unwanted ‘technical clutter’ from your desk, such as power supplies, routers etc.

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The real reason for Erosion of Trust

February 2nd, 2007 No comments

It seems that Hazel Blears has started to whinge about the police investigation into ‘cash-for-peerage’ claims, saying that it is “eroding trust” in the Government.

Maybe she forgets that trust is earned. Perhaps if she took a look at what the Government has done to this country over the last ten years, she will see the real reason for the erosion of trust.

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Say Hello to Ruby

December 12th, 2006 No comments

Ruby was born today in the early hours.

Ruby
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Doorbell sounds

October 31st, 2006 No comments

I’m sure everyone can remember going into DIY shops as a child and causing mayhem by pressing all the buttons on the doorbell demonstration stand. Well you can now relive your childhood at this webpage.

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homoeopathy gets undue recognition from MHRA

October 26th, 2006 1 comment

I suffer from hay fever, and have done so from being a young child.

20 years ago, I decided to try a homoeopathic remedy instead of the usual antihistamines. I don’t remember the name, but it was a small white tablet which dissolved very quickly on the tongue.

Very soon after, I started to wheeze when exposed to pollen, something I had never experienced with hayfever before, so I stopped taking the tablets immediately. The wheezing however didn’t stop, and since then, whenever I get hayfever symptoms, the wheezing accompanies it.

It is with dismay, therefore that I read that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has effectively given credence to homoeopathic remedies by introducing rules to allow them to specify the ailments for which they can be used.

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Dot Matrix Wallet

October 10th, 2006 No comments

Just got to have one of these…

Dot Matrix Wallet

UPDATE: Now available from Firebox

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