Aug 31 2006
Humour
Aug 31 2006
Maths quotes
Aug 15 2006
What’s the internet for, again?
Ah, the genius of combining two of the best uses of the ‘net in one place [video.google.com] 😉
If you’ve not already been to see it, Avenue Q is truly excellent 🙂
(And bridging a neat gap between this post and the previous, apparently “Nobody knows how to spell “bestiality”“! [slate.com])
Aug 8 2006
spásh∂l lít'∂r-∂-sé
There’s a great website at Spatial Literacy where such things as the distribution of surnames or internet usage by postcode can be looked-up.
(And take a guess at how many people, out of an office of 11 working in the High-Tech industry, were able to spell this URL right first time…
… and guess how many different variations of the word “spatial” there were :))
Jul 5 2006
Usability guidelines
Carole: “Those headphones can be a pain in the arse!”
Richard: “If they’re a pain in the arse, Carole, you’re probably not wearing them in the right place”
…
Carole: “Glasses can be a pain in the arse too…”
Richard: “I refer you to my previous comment about headphones!“
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Mar 21 2007
Houston, we have a (weight) problem…
The BBC reports that “Buzz” Aldrin was the first person the officially enter the new Grand Canyon Skywalk.
The BBC article states that the Skywalk structure is capable of supporting a weight of 35,000 tons – but that only 120 people can be within it at any one time… welcome to the world of the 300 ton American! 😀
By Stuart • Humour 0