Archive for the 'Links' Category

Interesting links for 24 Jul 08 - 19 Aug 08:

Just right for the garden: a mini-cow - Forget getting a dog: get a mini-cow. You'll a secondary income (thanks to 16 pints of drinkable milk a day), a lawn mower, a friend, a pet and finally some awesome steaks in a couple of years [...]

Interesting links for 13 Jun 08 - 15 Jul 08:

Crap Idea - The new must have festival essential. No more horrible smelly porta-potties.
Building demolition based on old Japanese game - This is very cool and very clear, and best of all, very neat and tidy. Imagine they demolished buildings like this in the rest [...]

Interesting links for 3 Jun 08 - 10 Jun 08:

S Africa to launch battery car - Oh the irony of it. Whilst a great idea, it has one fundamental flaw: you charge it via the mains at night! Yup, right when Eskom shutdown the power cos they don't think you need it then.
Free swimming [...]

Interesting links for 13 May 08 - 30 May 08:

The Birth of a Chicken - If you ever thought the yoke turned into the chicken, think again, These pics shows how an egg evolves into a chick. I have no idea how they did this.
9 Crazy Cross Eye 3D Photography Images and How [...]

Interesting links for 4 Apr 08 - 9 May 08:

R2-D2 DVD Projector - In a way this is quite a cool little gadget, but you've got to be a little too sad and flush with your cash to actually go and get one of these. Oh, and being a massive Star Wars fan helps.
British police [...]

We’re off for a team curry at the Ancient Raj in Frimley this evening and I thought I’d peruse the menu before we go (we’re hoping may speed things up if we can pre-order before arriving).
In my perusals I encountered the usual assortment of well known Indian dishes, and then I encountered this intriguing dish:

It’s [...]

Interesting links for 21 Mar 08 - 2 Apr 08:

Congestion Charge offers online tool for ANPR cam dodgers - What a handy little tool provided by Transport for London for would be criminals and fraudsters.
End of term party becomes village square orgy - My, what a lovely bunch of children.
T5 opening turns into Airplane 3.0 [...]

Interesting links for 5 Mar 08 - 9 Mar 08:

Records tumble in Proteas’ win - Ooo, that's got to have hurt Bangladesh. They were savaged by South Africa
Researchers discover gene that blocks HIV - Looks promising if it turns out to be a viable option for the future.
Low-tech Magazine: A world without trucks - Some [...]

Interesting links for 19 Feb 08 - 28 Feb 08:

Solaris Features: Service Management Facility - A great introductory tutorial on Solaris 10's "Service Management Facility" (SMF).
PIN Entry Device (PED) vulnerabilities - So Chip And PIN is not quite a secure as the banks would have you believe, and something as simple as not trying to [...]

Interesting links for 28 Jan 08 - 13 Feb 08:

Energy targets exceeded - Well, it’s not really surprising considering the people of South Africa had no real choice in the matter. Use too much power and they take ALL of it away from your for a couple of hours.
The Bamboo Bike - What a [...]