..there’s no intelligent life down here. from Inhabitat: “a physicist at Tohoku University in Japan has figured out how to teleport energy from one point in the universe to another. The energy teleportation technique is based upon research that shows it’s possible to teleport information from one location to another. According to MIT, “The process of teleportation... »
Who’s your daddy?
And for the people who still know what a command prompt is: What does C:\>DarthVader say to C:\>DarthVader\LukeSkywalker ? “Luke, I’m your folder” »
Pondering promptness, precision and perfection
This past Thursday night I spent at Tings & Times in Hatfield, my second visit there. The invite I got clearly stated that the bands playing are Gently Scar’d and Walt, in that order, starting at 8PM. Looking forward to returning there and the prospect of their simply delicious food, I made plans to... »
The best thing to do with that memo from your boss
……is to wipe your ass with it. “Japanese scientists have come up with an ingenious method of recycling the mountains of office paper waste – by turning it into toilet paper. The oddly named ‘White Goat’ machine is 6ft-tall and weighs a hefty 94st. It works using an automatic system that creates one new roll from... »
Gridlock gadget
My friend Henry passed this on to me, quite nice if you ask me: A Google Maps page with all the current traffic problems around Johannesburg and Pretoria. Everything from out-of-order traffic lights to speed traps and even spots where taxi’s cause a lot of problems. Now would it not be nice if the authorities had a look and did... »
Hang around for a while
The object of my new affection, called a “Hangdog” made by Gecko grips. I’ve had it for a while, but it’s been long since I used it – had to clear out wasp nests in the pockets…. Anyways, with my new quest to climb spectacular routes, I’ll be spending a lot of time hanging... »
In antici……….pation
of the A-Team remake, I present: The A-Team in lower case »
The police are not friendly with criminals
….. even if that criminal is hardened devils fork palisade. A member of the intrepid “Blue Light Brigade” proves they are willing to go all the way. (pics taken on 2010-01-27 at around 17:30 in Sunnyside) »
Mid week motivation
This is a bit of a guilt post. There’s been so many things I’ve wanted to write about, but somehow the inspiration to actually do it escaped me. A slight case of lost creativity, perhaps a proof of the use it or loose it philosophy? 2009’s been rough, good and exciting, all rolled into... »