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Digital Inspiration has an interesting idea for people who have to log on to multiple web sites from public computers, or just for people who want secure passwords even if they don’t spend a lot of time in internet cafes. It uses paper. If you use the same password for multiple sites, you . . . → Read More: A paper-based password system An interesting video by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety showing a crash test where a 1959 Chevrolet is crashed into a 2009 Chevy. It shows the massive advance in occupant-safety over 50 years. I would not want to be the driver in the older car. (via Boing Boing) . . . → Read More: How car safety has improved in 50 years Paignton is on the south coast of England in Devon. Comment from the original poster on YouTube two days ago: A removal truck had been blocking the road outside our house for 3 hours and the drivers boss had just turned up, when they started the ignition it looked like they were going . . . → Read More: I’m glad they grit the roads here Spiegel Online berichtet: Experten vom Wissenschaftsmuseum Phaeno in Wolfsburg haben überprüft, ob der dicke Mann auf dem Schlitten es überhaupt schaffen kann, Millionen braver Kinder am Heiligen Abend mit Geschenken zu versorgen. Hier das Ergebnis. … und sonst? Ein frohes Fest, happy Christmas und feliz Navidad! It often seems to us that Britain has changed a lot in the thirty years that we’ve not been living there. In particular, it seems to be the most “Health & Safety” obsessed country in the world. Luckily, the Brits still have a sense of humour, as this blog entry testifies! (Spotted by Ruth, . . . → Read More: The (British) Spirit of Christmas You can check on the spread of flu in several countries on Google – they have discovered a correlation between the spread of flu and the use of their search engine for things to do with flu! One strange thing, however – most western European countries are represented, but there’s no information for . . . → Read More: Flu Trends on Google I have seen lots of ways to open beer bottles and other containers without the right tools, but this trick is new to me – seems to be highly effective. Worth remembering for emergencies! (via boing boing) Valencia and La Albufera if the sea level rises just one meter Flood Map, a Google mashup, shows which land will be under water when Global Warming raises the sea level. (Via Boing . . . → Read More: Are you going to get wet feet? This cool bike is an entry for the 2009 James Dyson Award design competition. There’s a neat video of the prototype in action on YouTube. The prototype can change it’s configuration while in motion! . . . → Read More: The Zweistil Bike Matt Mullenweg, the father of WordPress (which is what this blog is powered by) has a really nicely designed blog over at ma.tt. But that that’s not what caught my eye today. I was reading his headphone recommendations and came to his remarks on ear phones for travelling. He swears by Logitech’s Ultimate Ears . . . → Read More: Expensive headphone recommendation |
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