Ghostly figure could be Grand National earl
8th April 2009
Or it could just be a city whose revenues are down and could use some publicity.
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The English in France: they are easy to spot
7th April 2009
Yeah, they’re the winners.
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Secrets of Alhambra revealed
7th April 2009
Read it.
One of Spain’s most enduring historical mysteries is close to being solved as experts undertake a project to decipher more than 10,000 Arabic inscriptions adorning the walls and ceilings of the Alhambra palace in Granada.
Wonder how many of them just say “Hey, we’re really great!” and “Kill the infidels!”?
The Nasrid motto – “There is no victor but Allah” – is the most common inscription found so far.
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Moctezuma, last Aztec ruler ‘was no traitor’, British Museum exhibition to claim
7th April 2009
Yeah, there are a lot of Aztecs hanging around wanting that cleared up….
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Barack the Barbarian?
7th April 2009
Some people just have entirely too much time on their hands.
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Video: da Vinci Si robotic system wants to be your surgeon
7th April 2009
We have the technology.
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Apples Cut Breast Cancer Risk?
7th April 2009
And there you have it.
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GM and Segway’s P.U.M.A. unveiled and no, this isn’t a joke
7th April 2009
GM and Segway’s joint venture is probably best described as a rickshaw without all the charm.
Well, once the nanny-staters wouldn’t let the Segway out in public, this is the obvious next step.
More here.
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Japanese pop star dressed as a pineapple robbed in Sweden
6th April 2009
That’s certainly one of my recurring nightmares.
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Chemical reaction that explains the appeal of the bacon sandwich
5th April 2009
Well, it’s got bacon. Duh.
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Screw us, lose us
5th April 2009
Jeff Jarvis points to the silver lining of the current financial crisis.
Rates for the Hilton are about the same as for the Marriott. The Hilton site won’t say whether they charge for internet access. I call. They charge. I hang up. I book the Marriott, where it is included.
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Sir Terry Pratchett unveils Discworld-inspired road names in Wincanton
5th April 2009
Peace Pie Street and Treacle Mine Road are among the list of streets named after the comic fantasy series of novels at the Kingwell Rise development in Wincanton, Somerset.
A beam of sunlight in an otherwise Stygian world.
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Hope the white German Shepherd takes a spin round the lawn
3rd April 2009
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Reds versus greys: squirrel facts
3rd April 2009
Don’t ever say we don’t do important stuff here.
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Light-activated lock could revolutionize drug delivery
3rd April 2009
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Google’s Data Center secrets revealed!
2nd April 2009
Just in case you were wondering. I know I was.
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Super Talent’s 2TB PCIe RAIDDrive promises 1.3GBps sequential writes, 1.2GBps reads
1st April 2009
I remember when one could buy a 5 or 10 MB hard drive on a card that plugged into the computer’s backplane (do they still use that word?). We have come far since then.
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In Depth: 10 Cities Where Americans Are Relocating
1st April 2009
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Video: ultrasonic water level dish pings owner when kitty needs a drink
31st March 2009
This is moderately silly.
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‘Super sized lions’ roamed UK in ice age
30th March 2009
Indeed, there were lions in Britain as recently as a hundred years ago. Churchill appears to have been the last. Their descendants, however, are sadly shrunken.
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Rat could be latest weapon against landmines
30th March 2009
Let’s get some popcorn while the PETA freaks fight it out with the anti-landmine fascists.
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Snail hunt will reveal secrets of evolution and climate change
30th March 2009
The Open University “snail hunt” is asking people to note down the appearance and number of banded snails found in gardens, parks, woodlands or even the street and submit the information via the internet.
Well, that will certainly be one of my top priorities today.
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Best Beer Map of America
29th March 2009
Don’t say we never have useful stuff here.
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Lacy underwear secret tool of polar expedition
28th March 2009
Made you look….
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Wind-powered vehicle hits 126MPH, nabs world record
28th March 2009
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Tax information for Parents of Kidnapped Children
27th March 2009
Just in case you were wondering. I know I was.
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‘Let’s Pizza’ machine cooks you a pie in three minutes, won’t ask you to enter any contests
27th March 2009
I have my doubts. Baking a Real Pizza takes at least 15 minutes; don’t see how you can make one from scratch AND COOK IT in three.
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Robot targeting-intercepting system inspired by Marco Polo pool game
27th March 2009
Life imitates Art. We have the technology.
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Internet breakthrough could allow millions to trace ancestors to 16th Century
26th March 2009
A great asset for you newcomers.
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Ulysse Nardin Chairman “hybrid smart phone” unveiled
26th March 2009
If you’ve decided not to give your AIG bonus back, here’s something sweet to spend it on.
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Will true love last? Mathematical model may provide the answer
26th March 2009
Or maybe not.
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Priory staff try to crack recipe of ‘elixir of life’
26th March 2009
We may have the technology.
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Irish Sea could provide five per cent of UK’s electricity
25th March 2009
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Internet spawns strange animal morphs
25th March 2009
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The time needed for a man to fall in love at first sight is 8.2 seconds, scientists claim.
25th March 2009
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Melting snow forces Italy and Switzerland to redraw borders
25th March 2009
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TASER’s AXON on-officer recording system could revolutionize COPS
24th March 2009
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The world’s biggest model train set
24th March 2009
We have the technology.
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Wars, Guns, and Votes
24th March 2009
Tyler Cowen takes a look at Paul Collier’s latest book, which I intend to buy.
The claimed takeaway is that African nations have too much sovereignty, not too little.
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Medieval Gastronomy
23rd March 2009
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Teenager shot dead with air rifle
22nd March 2009
I guess putting somebody’s eye out is not the worst that could happen.
Sorry, Mom. I’ll never doubt you again.
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Shark swims near surfer in Cornwall
21st March 2009
Perhaps it’s just looking for a position in the present Labour government.
Wouldn’t surprise me.
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Rejecta Mathematica
21st March 2009
An interesting concept. Would that rejected legislation got the same opportunity.
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Men would rather date beautiful bimbos than ugly, clever women, finds survey
19th March 2009
My, what a surprise. Aren’t you surprised? I’m sure surprised.
(Hey, tenure doesn’t grow on trees, you know.)
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Giant sea worm that attacked coral reef caught by aquarium staff
19th March 2009
I smell a book deal.
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Office Depot Employees Blowing The Whistle On Outright Scams
19th March 2009
Moral: Don’t shop at Office Depot.
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Carpentry Skills More Useful Than You Might Think
18th March 2009
The Hog with some practical information.
I want my laser fairly far back on the gun. I could put a laser and a light on the barrel, but I don’t want a ton of crap hanging off of it. A light seems like more than enough weight. And I want the light as far forward as possible, so it won’t shine on the gun. Add it all up, and you get laser in the back, light in the front. So it seems to me that there is a need for a side rail mount that holds a laser to the left of the receiver. Line it up so it’s in the center of the buckshot pattern at 50 feet, and you should be all set. If it’s a little off at 100 feet, it won’t matter. Under 50 feet, you can’t be off more than the offset between the muzzle and laser. Who cares? It’s a shotgun.
Say what you want about the Chinese. They are doing a marvelous job of supplying Americans with weapon accessories.
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Cajun Crawler swaps Segway wheels for Theo Jansen’s creepy leg mechanism
16th March 2009
Much rather have this than a Segway. It appeals to my inner Henchman.
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Horse bites off one of man’s testicles
13th March 2009
Horses, by their nature, have only limited means of expressing dissatisfaction.
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