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The swimming trench and other innovations

Posted on Friday, August 10 , 2012 by John

Fed by Birds has some tongue-in-cheek suggestions for modern gardens, including growing strawberries on a fairground slide, installing a “swimming trench” with adjoining strawberry beds, and camping for tower block dwellers.

Posted in In the UK, On the web

Valparaíso Downhill Race 2012 (Valparaíso Cerro Abajo 2012)

Posted on Friday, June 22 , 2012 by John

In February each year they stage a mountain bike race through the town of Valparaíso (Chile). The bikers have race down narrow steps, over jumps and take tight corners by riding up walls on the outside of the curves. Crowd … Continue reading →

Posted in Odd news, On the web

The importance of correct pronunciation

Posted on Tuesday, June 19 , 2012 by John

(via lenguas entrelazadas)

Posted in Language / Culture, On the web

Opt out of Microsoft’s interest-based ads

Posted on Wednesday, June 13 , 2012 by John

You can opt out of being shown internet ads by Microsoft’s business partners here: http://choice.live.com/advertisementchoice/ and http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ The process for the last link is not exactly user-friendly as Microsoft runs a lengthly cookie test in your browser before allowing you … Continue reading →

Posted in Computing, On the web

Charlie Caper and Erik Rosales iPad act

Posted on Monday, May 14 , 2012 by John

Impressive act by Charlie Caper and Erik Rosales using 7 iPads to promote Stockholm.

Posted in Apple, Computing, On the web

There’s no tomorrow

Posted on Sunday, February 26 , 2012 by John

The above is a “must watch” video. It shows in 30 minutes why we are almost certainly going to be grappling with huge problems in the very near future due to the ongoing exponential growth (in use of resources, in … Continue reading →

Posted in Nature and Science, On the web

Dementiaville

Posted on Tuesday, January 24 , 2012 by John

The first thing that went through my mind, when I read this article in The Independent, was that “Dementiaville” must be just like the village (Portmeirion) which the British cult TV series “The Prisoner” was set in. The Prisoner, an … Continue reading →

Posted in Odd news, On the web

… sardines in a can

Posted on Monday, July 18 , 2011 by John

I think this is something I don’t really need to experience first hand! … Continue reading →

Posted in On the web

Learn how to make better use of Google

Posted on Monday, April 11 , 2011 by John

Google is running a series of puzzles at agoogleaday.com over the next months, which can be solved if you know how to use Google to help you. If you get stuck, you can click on “Show Answer” below the puzzle, … Continue reading →

Posted in On the web

Map showing the quakes in Japan

Posted on Thursday, March 17 , 2011 by John

Paul Nicholls in Christchurch, New Zealand, has produced a continuously updating map showing the location and depth of the quakes which have struck Japan since the magnitude 9.0 quake on the 11th March 2011. Today (17th March), there were 34 … Continue reading →

Posted in Engineering, On the web

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