Thursday, July 12, 2012

Big (-ish) brother in your pocket

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Android 4.1 ‘Jelly Bean’ Review | | Independent Editor's choice Blogs From this review of the new Android operating system (made by Go...

Nice house

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It's been a while since I've looked through Dezeen for some nice architecture, but I do like this Japanese house , especially the b...

Banks discussed

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The LIBOR scandal: The rotten heart of finance | The Economist The Economist considers that that LIBOR scandal is a very serious matter, w...
Wednesday, July 11, 2012

NASA gets dramatic

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The New York Times mentioned this NASA video as being slick and popular on Youtube, and a cut above their usual bland stuff.   All quite tru...

Tube problem

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Getting your tubes tied: Why do young women have a hard time getting sterilized? - Slate Magazine I would be pretty sure the same thing ha...

Rain and the jet stream

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BBC News - Why, oh why, does it keep raining? Here's an article noting that the change in the jet stream position is the main reason f...
Tuesday, July 10, 2012

The oxtail noted (or ox tail, if you prefer)

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Before I forget, and primarily for my own future reference, I followed this recipe for oxtail cooked in the pressure cooker on Saturday nig...
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Doing my bit

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Because I am fan of Wordperfect, I will now embed their (kinda dull) promo for version X6, which was released earlier this year: It'...

Hunting down the museum

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Well, this is slightly amusing.   In last night's post, I noted a reference in The Japan Times to a "Museum of Perverts" in Ka...

I'm sure the answer is "no"

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Is crude Ted really a family film? I won't be seeing "Ted":  I don't even care much for Family Guy, so I can hardly be c...

A wetter world?

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Of course, it may only be an impression given by better reporting, but I can't help but think that the world still seems to be a wetter ...

Should I be surprised? - I can't decide

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From phys.org: “We present a novel twist present in quantum mechanics, absent in its classical counterpart: We are able to show that very...

Japan for the better, or worse?

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Youth of the ice age - FT.com Speaking of Japan, this long Financial Times Magazine article looks at the question of whether Japan's i...
Monday, July 09, 2012

From the Japan Times

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Three articles of interest from the Japan Times: *  Japan is the sort of place where dislike of tattoos is out and proud, so to speak: T...

This week's flying robot video

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The way it stands itself up, it looks a bit creepily spider-like, but it's impressive: