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The solution to gun crime?

August 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Life, Technology

This is supposed to be art – a sculpture that can turn into a gun, which would appear to owe a lot of inspiration to a certain  James Bond film – but it could be the answer to gun crime.  Just tweak the US constitution so that the right to bear arms means you can [...]

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The toilet of light

August 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Life

Very wrong, but I couldn’t help laughing at the moment of the flush.
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Newport state of mind

August 10th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Music

Obviously this is old news to the nearly 2.5million people who have seen it before me but I am really enjoying this very Welsh version of Jay-Z’s Empire State of Mind.
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I bet Jay-Z wishes he could write lines like “if you come and visit [...]

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Virtual visits

July 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Technology

Microsoft Research say:
By combining 360-degree panoramic zooming with dynamically adaptive multi-perspective panoramas, Street Slide provides both an immersive and an informative experience for exploring street-side imagery and geo-located information.
Skuds translates:
It’s cool
If phrases like “adaptive multi-perspective panoramas” leave you cold then this demo of Microsoft’s answer to Google Street View is best watched with the sound [...]

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The first rule of Fight Club is…

July 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Life

…one never mentions Fight Club.
Got to love the idea of Jane Austen’s Fight Club!   (hat tip to Stroppybird)
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Vidler does it again

June 17th, 2010 · No Comments · Music

Another little masterpiece from Mark Vidler (AKA Go Home Productions) from a new 4-track EP.
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All four tracks can be downloaded as MP3s on the GHP site, along with some older stuff too.   On the old GHP site tracks would often be available for only [...]

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Gordon on top form

May 3rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Politics

A lot of people are, very rightly, impressed with Gordon Brown’s speech to Citizens UK today and a lot of them are asking why he was not so impressive during the leaders’ debates.   Could it just be that he is more suited to the 10-minute speech format, while Cameron and Clegg are more comfortable with [...]

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Leaders’ debate lack of interest

April 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Life, Politics

I have to admit I wasn’t paying full attention to the second leaders’ debate on Sky News.  This was partly due to Sky’s even-worse-than-ITV production,  partly due to the blatant bias towards Cameron, but mostly due to having this sort of thing going on at the same time…
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Another classic Chris Kamara moment

April 4th, 2010 · No Comments · Life

I stopped watching Gillette Soccer Saturday a while ago for some reason, and yesterday was out campaigning in Horsham anyway, but it looks like I missed a classic…
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Smooth jazz Metallica

April 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Music

Love this video, but still trying to adjust to the new YouTube layout.
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