Weight of one Sony digital dictaphone: 69 grams.
Weight of accompanying documentation: 209 grams.
Unverhältnismäßig. Which is an expression we seem to use disproportionately more often in German than in English. It means disproportionate.
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The office where I am currently based is largely constructed using glass, except for the outer walls. We have glass walls pretty much everywhere and in the central area, around the reception desk, the lifts and floors are also made of glass (frosted, in the case of the floors – they are the . . . → Read More: Glass house If things look a little different at the moment, it is because I’m upgrading to WordPress 1.5 – normal service will be resumed as soon as I’ve mastered the new style sheets. Until then, you may have major problems navigating using Microsoft Explorer. You can help yourself in the interim by using a . . . → Read More: Upgrading Here a several items that caught my eye in the last day or two: Six of one and half a dozen of the other?Ibuprofen, often prescribed as a pain killer instead of aspirin, seems to be bad for your small intestine. Both drugs are classified as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS). It is known that . . . → Read More: Short items We wish all our visitors a happy new year and all the best in 2005 – and how was your Christmas? Quite different from those in the 1950′s, I bet. Quzzle is, according to this article in the Economist, the most difficult sliding block puzzle that there is. Click on the the image above to try it out. The Independent makes me realise how lucky I am to not have been born in 1887 – if I had been, I would have had to sit an entrance exam to get into grammar school. Their article includes part of an examination paper recently found by someone whose father passed the test. Education experts . . . → Read More: Tough exam If you see glass muesli bowls like these – they were sold as Villeroy & Boch, but we can’t find them on their web site and they have no identifying marks – and intend to wash them in a dishwasher, then don’t buy them. We have had three bowls crack, like the one . . . → Read More: Not dishwasher-proof In 1912, Wilfrid M. Voynich, an antique book dealer, bought a number of mediaeval manuscripts from Italian Jesuits. Among these was an illustrated manuscript codex of 234 pages, written in an unknown script. The manuscript contains many illustrations of herbs and plants and a number of pages show naked women bathing. It was thought . . . → Read More: Voynich MS a hoax? The following are real words, but when do you use which one? affect/effect compliment/complement loose/lose principal/principle reign/rein Well, if you’re not sure, you’re in good company according to the Guardian! |
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