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Month: February, 2007

Privitisation taken a step too far

21 February, 2007 (10:55) | Political Stuff | 1 comment

How do people come to these conclusions:
“Ofcom argues that putting spectrum on the open market is the only way to make sure it is used to its full potential.”
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/6378925.stm
>From Paul Frindle (in a discussion about DRM):
“The problem seems to be that you cannot allow society to drift into a free for all economically driven anarchy [...]

Spectrum plan threatens radio mic

21 February, 2007 (10:51) | Music | No comments

Seems like the great digital switch over is going to be an interesting
one, I hadn’t even thought about such things as radio mics being
effected by the availability and control of certain radio frequencies.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6378925.stm

Where Are the Bees?

16 February, 2007 (12:47) | Nature | 1 comment

This is actually a pretty worrying event happening in the US. The Honeybee population is being decimated by something as yet unidentified. It also seems to be a cyclical thing that happens every now and again but not with this kind of fevour or consistency. Basically honeybees are so amazingly important to [...]

Glastonbury Tor 1907

12 February, 2007 (11:27) | General Jamblings | No comments

Wow! I’ve just found this image of glastonbury tor on wikipedia … taken exactly 100 years ago in 1907 … ‘mazin.

Beer Goggles Explained!

7 February, 2007 (15:49) | General Jamblings, Science | No comments

Complete with Equasion!!! Man, how exciting … we really need to give these scientists some more money to explain these timeless mysteries of life … fuck it, quick, where’s my cheque book, i’ll make a donation right now!?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/4468884.stm

Comet McNaught Photogallery

7 February, 2007 (09:35) | Science | No comments

This is probably one of the best comet photogallery i’ve ever seen
online, seriously impressive stuff.
http://www.spaceweather.com/comets/gallery_mcnaught.php

Manor Park Allotments

5 February, 2007 (18:30) | Nature | No comments

You may have already heard of this campaign - Manor Park Allotments in
Hackney are 100 years old. Many people here don’t have their own
gardens, just these well established and wildlife rich allotments. Sign
the petition to encourage their incorporation into the Olympic stadium
designs for 2012. Currently there are ear marked to be bulldozed
With enough [...]

Knickers!!

5 February, 2007 (11:16) | General Jamblings | No comments

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wiltshire/6279715.stm
haha!

News Propaganda

5 February, 2007 (10:35) | Political Stuff | No comments

So its now official … at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland Rupert Murdoch has admitted to using his news outlets to shape the agenda in Iraq …
Murdoch was asked if News Corp. had managed to shape the agenda on the war in Iraq. His answer? “No, I don’t think so. We tried [...]

Frozen Wave

5 February, 2007 (10:19) | Nature | No comments

Wow, i’ve just been sent this link to a webpage of ice photo’s. Never seen anything like this before, well worth checking out if you have five mins.
http://thrillingwonder.blogspot.com/2007/01/giant-frozen-wave-photos.html