Saturday, May 31, 2008

A strong review

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It's the movie I am destined to hate and despise (on the dubious assumption that I will ever actually see any of it), so I'm a littl...

Strange French law

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BBC NEWS | Europe | Row over French bogus virgin case An interesting case from France: France's ruling UMP party has opposed a French co...
Friday, May 30, 2008

Dalrymple on methadone

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We must kick our methadone habit | Theodore Dalrymple - Times Online Dalrymple has another go at pushing his line that methadone treatment f...
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Go UQ

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Researchers make breakthrough in renewable energy materials The University of Queensland gets some PR on line, but the practical application...

More trouble coming

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Penny Wong in clash with carbon emitters | The Australian Funny how the Rudd government's honeymoon has been ended by conflicting petrol...
Thursday, May 29, 2008

Signs of unhappiness

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Loyal workhorse escapes knacker's yard - for now - Annabel Crabb - Opinion I won't be the first to say it, but it does seem a little...
Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Something funny going on?

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Cold-fusion demonstration "a success" (physicsworld.com Blog) - physicsworld.com This appeared a few days ago, and apart from bein...

Trouble in space

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Spacemen call up Earth and ask for a plumber | Science | The Guardian The International Space Station's toilet is not working. (Or not w...

The prophet who never gives up

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The end of the world is nigh. Its name is Gordon - Times Online He's not easily discouraged, you have to give him that. Gordon Ritchie b...
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Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Colbert on that O'Reilly tape

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Infatuation

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Movies: Whatever Happened to Karen Allen? | Newsweek Entertainment This is an amusing article by a journalist who, despite talking to the bi...

Trouble ever brewing

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Nuclear agency accuses Iran of willful lack of cooperation - International Herald Tribune Don't worry, though, Ken Lovell says we have ...

Sad

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US director Sydney Pollack dies I always thought he made or appeared in competent, generally likeable, films.

Mars skepticism

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While most things space related interest me, I don't often blog about Mars missions. I don't begrudge planetary scientists their f...

Yes, but...

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Cheap carbon trap cleans up power station emissions - tech - 26 May 2008 - New Scientist Tech Most of the story is behind a paywall, but her...
Monday, May 26, 2008

Charlie Brooker has doubts

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I've made the point many times: the problem with many a Labor supporter is their assumption that those on the Right are either too evil,...

Secret missions

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Titanic search was cover for secret Cold War subs mission - Times Online So, Robert Ballard was engaged by the US Navy to check out the wrec...

Frozen chips & the clown

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Billionaire made fortune in frozen potatoes - Los Angeles Times File this away in that small corner of your brain that you aren't using ...

Want to take the gamble?

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Ocean Acidification: Another Undesired Side Effect Of Fossil Fuel-burning In this general article about ocean acidification, it is noted: Th...

Homer Simpson will be pleased

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Doughnut-shaped Universe bites back : Nature News