I’m doing my first ‘Pecha Kucha’ style presentation at an event in Guildford this evening but was in two minds about showing off the current status of one of my long-term search results. Being second to Tim Berners-Lee is one thing, but I wasn’t sure if I liked being slightly less popular than Mel Gibson:
Happily, by breakfast this morning, it had all sorted itself out:
BORING FINE PRINT – This is a brand new result (I can’t recall overtaking Berners-Lee before) and Google runs multiple servers offering slightly different results at times, so your mileage may vary, especially if you are signed in to Google and have set some search preferences. These searches are from a UK perspective, and will appear only for UK-based users of Google....
I haven't posted any new sweet things for a while, so i thought i'd re-start with the beast known as Vegetable flavoured KitKat! Now i know what you're thinking, vegetables?! what fresh lunacy is this? but hold up, its actually not that bad, sort of.......Colour wise it's sort of orange looking, which is a little off-putting, but i'm guessing is the paprika, image a pale looking carrot, that is its colour. Smell wise its just plain weird, sort of apple-y, but in a slightly wrong way.And taste? well, it's sort of okay, but with the most odd aftertaste. I can't put my finger on what it tastes like, it's sweet, but strange sweet. All in all, the one word that sums this whole chocolate experience is Weird. My tastebuds are both intrigued and slightly upset by vegetable kitkat, but on...
Recently, Nintendo announced the Nintendo 3DS. The 3DS is a 3D version of the DS. The interesting thing about this 3D handhled is that it doesn't require glasses for you to see the 3D effect in games.Traditionally 3D TV requires that you wear special glasses that are designed to either filter or block out images to each eye (depending on the technology used) and by alternating images at a high frequency it makes it appear that the image being seen on the flat screen is actually 3D.The Nintendo doesn't require glasses though and instead of using a regular flat type sreen, the system uses what is called a parallax barrier. The parallax barrier is capable of projecting images out at two different angles. If you look at it from the left you see one image and if you look at it from the...
What is this? It seems to be like a life, but there seem to be some parts missing: those things that the others seem to have, that direction, that purpose, that sense of who they are and where they are going. They never seem to stop, to doubt, to wonder. They seem to walk through this world as though they belong, never seeming to feel like someone who has woken into a strange dream world where everything seems slightly untrue, at some odd angle, leaning away from reality as though undermined by some large void that no-one seems to notice. The earth underfoot seems to shift slightly with every step as though all this could collapse around the ears with the next step, as though everyone could fall down into some deep pit of irrationality and unknowing. Yet those others dance on through...
What is this? It seems to be like a life, but there seem to be some parts missing: those things that the others seem to have, that direction, that purpose, that sense of who they are and where they are going. They never seem to stop, to doubt, to wonder. They seem to walk through this world as though they belong, never seeming to feel like someone who has woken into a strange dream world where everything seems slightly untrue, at some odd angle, leaning away from reality as though undermined by some large void that no-one seems to notice. The earth underfoot seems to shift slightly with every step as though all this could collapse around the ears with the next step, as though everyone could fall down into some deep pit of irrationality and unknowing. Yet those others dance on through...
What is this? It seems to be like a life, but there seem to be some parts missing: those things that the others seem to have, that direction, that purpose, that sense of who they are and where they are going. They never seem to stop, to doubt, to wonder. They seem to walk through this world as though they belong, never seeming to feel like someone who has woken into a strange dream world where everything seems slightly untrue, at some odd angle, leaning away from reality as though undermined by some large void that no-one seems to notice. The earth underfoot seems to shift slightly with every step as though all this could collapse around the ears with the next step, as though everyone could fall down into some deep pit of irrationality and unknowing. Yet those others dance on through...
What is this? It seems to be like a life, but there seem to be some parts missing: those things that the others seem to have, that direction, that purpose, that sense of who they are and where they are going. They never seem to stop, to doubt, to wonder. They seem to walk through this world as though they belong, never seeming to feel like someone who has woken into a strange dream world where everything seems slightly untrue, at some odd angle, leaning away from reality as though undermined by some large void that no-one seems to notice. The earth underfoot seems to shift slightly with every step as though all this could collapse around the ears with the next step, as though everyone could fall down into some deep pit of irrationality and unknowing. Yet those others dance on through...
What is this? It seems to be like a life, but there seem to be some parts missing: those things that the others seem to have, that direction, that purpose, that sense of who they are and where they are going. They never seem to stop, to doubt, to wonder. They seem to walk through this world as though they belong, never seeming to feel like someone who has woken into a strange dream world where everything seems slightly untrue, at some odd angle, leaning away from reality as though undermined by some large void that no-one seems to notice. The earth underfoot seems to shift slightly with every step as though all this could collapse around the ears with the next step, as though everyone could fall down into some deep pit of irrationality and unknowing. Yet those others dance on through...
Yes, I'm definitely back now. It took slightly longer to return, as I travelled home via Northampton (which isn't on the direct route from Yorkshire to Norfolk) as I had mother-related issues.I'll probably tell you a bit more about the mini-break at some later stage, but I seem to have lots to do at home at the moment, so I'll show you a few holiday snaps instead (the new header is, of course, a picture I took [OK, slightly tampered with once I got home]).A herring gull, about to take off:The roofs (I'm sure Shakespeare would spell that rooves) of Whitby (yes, Scarlet, I did have fish and chips, as instructed. Oh, and earlier in the day [as it was very hot {for Yorkshire}] a strawberry milk-shake):Oh, and Whitby Abbey, of...
The image of two keyboards shown here is supposedly a comparison of the Motorola DROID and the DROID 2. Of course we can easily confirm the top keyboard as this device has been out for half a year now.As you can see there is quite a difference between the two with the obvious drop of the D-Pad. An addition of some arrow keys have arrived on the bottom right of the QWERTY and due to the dropping of the D-Pad it also looks like the keys are slightly larger, assuming that both devices are at the same scale.The key depth has also been changed with each key being slightly raised rather than being flat like on the original DROID.Of course, the second image might be a fake although it does look very convincing and still has that DROID look about it with the right side edging being slightly...
It's just gone half past seven and the sky over the southwest of England is slightly gray, slightly overcast and the air is cool. Thank goodness! I've still got the damned headache...
When you go on holidays, one of the things that is bound to happen is that your suitcase is slightly overweight and you end up getting charged an extortionate amount by the airline for being slightly overweight.
There are gadgets out there that will weigh your suitcase for you and let you know whether you are over your limit, now a company called Expert Verdict has come up with an even better solution, a suitcase that will actually weigh itself.
The Self Weighing Suitcase features a built in LCD display located near the handle, when you want to weigh the case you just press a button and it will automatically let you know how much the case and its contents weighs.
This certainly seems like it could be really handy, as I always forget to take my suitcase weighing gadget with me, and it...
The Special Point
It began with a fairly routine Alan Shearer wheel away with the arm aloft, incorporated a scuffle with Barcelona keeper Victor Valdes, infuriated thousands of Barca fans, and ended with a man looking slightly possessed pointing towards the Inter Milan fans in the upper reaches of the Nou Camp.
Barca changed tactics slightly and [...]...
There is a new poll from Opinium published in the Daily Express tomorrow showing the Conservatives remaining ahead of the surging Lib Dems:
Conservative 32% (down 7%)
Lib Dem 29% (up 12%)
Labour 26% (down 5%)
We seem to be settling into a new pattern with Conservatives slightly ahead of Lib Dems who are slightly ahead of Labour....
Moving via Pomgirl April 16th, 2010 at 14:59
My tone of voice was slightly desperate, edging towards panic as I left a message on my landlord's voicemail. "Hi! It's Paula, I've locked myself in the house. Can you come round and let me out?" It was the day before The Boy was due back from Australia and I was finally moving into our new house. Although I had shocked myself with how easy it had been to find a house and move our stuff in, I knew the universe would never allow it to be quite so simple and straight forward. The landlord arrived ten minutes later. I passed him the keys through the letterbox. He opened the door and entered the house. And then he locked the door to test the keys. Yes, he locked us both in. We stared at each other, wide eyed. He fumbled with various keys and locks as my hysteria began to mount, before finally...
The Apple iPhone 4G is just around the corner if rumours are to be believed (and if Apple [AAPL] follow their trend of releasing one phone per year). The latest video we came across just today shows what looks to be a 4th gen iPhone screen being unboxed.The unboxing shows the screen (as in the whole front panel) and the screen it’s self encased on to the front panel. Clips are seen down the edges that appears to be in slightly different locations to previous models and a small circular cut out can be found right next to the speaker at the top for what we assume a front facing camera will be mounted.Other noticeable changes include the front panel being slightly longer than the 3G S front panel although overall the front also looks to be slightly thinner in width.Of course the...
I graduated on Wednesday (about 15.15 local time :p)!! It turned out to be a very nice ceremony, despite having our eardrums blasted to pieces by some slightly over-zealous organ playing. The weather was pretty crappy but I guess it was a good day on the whole – it’s certainly one that I’ll remember for a long time to come. Most importantly, it reminded me of a bunch of great memories and, as I said before, I’d go back and do the LL.M again like a shot. As so much time has passed between submitting my dissertation and graduating, I thought I’d put my LL.M experience all behind me. But having been through the ceremony, I seems slightly surreal now to think it’s finally all over. And slightly sad, too....
While you’re sitting at your computer and don’t have anything better to do, you might as well whiten your teeth. It might save those of you that are coffee addicts from having slightly yellow teeth. It’d also be great for smokers out there or pretty much anyone who is just looking a little yellow. The strong blue light will make you bright white and shiny in no time at all.
It works by using a strong blue light that activates the whitening gel and oxidizes the pigment of the teeth through dentin tubes. The whole process takes about 30 minutes. It’s a much more in depth process than the usual methods like special toothpaste and gooey treatments you put on at night. Which is why the price tag is just a touch higher. By a touch I mean it will cost...
Rotorblade Trimquim first came to the world’s attention in the hardcore hot auditing action film Double-Entry Babes II, where her ability to reconcile a cash book whilst seemingly being brought to multiple orgasm by two well-oiled, well-hung studs became the most downloaded video clip on the internet last year, more popular even than the Three Kittens Who Look Slightly Like Mussolini, Hitler And Stalin Sitting In A Cardboard Box that web pundits had confidently clamed would be the most popular download in the entire history of the known universe. There is also solid evidence from doctors around the world that Trimquim’s video clip was responsible for a record number of RSI wrist injuries during that year too. These days coming to fame – as it were – as a porn star is no longer...
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I’ve never really seen gas cans to be all that attractive, but this one manages to look somewhat stylish. You’ll get to wheel this through the airport feeling unique and suave, up to the point that the authorities have a chat with you due to looking slightly suspicious. Then you’ll get the joy of feeling unique while you get a very thorough and intimate search.
Having a GasCase like this, you’d almost feel the urge to fill it with something slightly more interesting than a set of overnight clothes. These come in two different styles, the first is pretty normal, it just splits down the middle like your average suitcase. Then there is the other one with a flip top that is better for larger documents that you really don’t want crushed. These rolling...
A great Christmas party snack or gift idea! Imagine slightly salty, slightly caramely, slightly gingery, definitely roasty and very more-ish nuts. I used a mixture of almonds and peanuts with great results. I assume any nut would be incredible for this recipe but I recommend roasting different sized nuts separately. This recipe has been Taste Tested on Husband and published here for the world.5 c almonds (400g)½ c muscavado sugar2 t salt2 t ground ginger2 T honey2 T water2 t sunflower oil1 Preheat oven to 160°C2 Toast nuts on a baking sheet for 10-15mins, taste test them, turn them until perfect3 Meanwhile combine sugar, salt & ginger in a small bowl4 In a large saucepan combine honey, water & oil and bring to the boil over high heat5 Reduce heat, add roasted nuts & cook...
Somewhat unexpectedly, one of the most immediate changes brought about by televising the House of Commons was to male MPs’ hairstyles.
Until then, it had been the habit amongst some of the, er…, thinning on top MPs to brush their hair forward so that when you looked at them face to face it appeared that they had a bountiful mop of hair above their forehead. Unfortunately, if you looked down on their head from a slightly elevated position, this impressive wave of hair instead looked like a toupe that had slipped forward leaving a bald patch further back.
And where were the new Commons cameras? At a slightly elevated position, looking down.
Cue a rapid change of hairstyle from MPs such as Bryan Gould.
I’m sure there is a moral in this...
This report from NHS West Midlands shows that the number of people with flu-like illness has slightly increased across the region.Key MessagesAcross the West Midlands there has been a mixed picture in patients presenting at primary care centres with influenza-like symptoms - some PCT areas show an increase, other areas show a decrease, in rates. Overall, the West Midlands rate has...
On not getting visited by TV's John and Edward, who must dieFriday. Home time. Relax time. Leave-me-alone-you-bastards time. What I don't need is...*ding dong*"Gooooood evening, sir!"People who use that many 'o's in 'Good evening' are clearly marked for death, and I shall make it my business to tell them.I flick on the porch light to find myself confronted with a pair of almost identical suited young men clutching clipboards.Slightly too smart; slightly too much gel in their hair; slightly too many exclamation marks on their name tags; far too pleased with themselves.They can be only one of two things – X Factor annoyances John and Edward (who must die), or..."Gooooood evening, sir! Have you considered changing your telephone provider?""Thank fuck for that. I thought you were Jehovah's...
One benefit of having been writing a blog for so long is that I can do this: go back and see what I was saying five years ago.On 20 October 2004 Conrad Russell had just died and I reported that Nick Clegg had written a good column about him for the Guardian.That column is still on the paper's website:He was a striking, slightly beguiling figure. He walked with an intellectual's stoop, invariably with a cigarette in hand. A shock of white hair was permanently standing to attention above an angular, slightly hawkish face. He talked in paragraphs.Helpfully, I informed my readers that Nick was the "former Lib Dem MEP for the East Midlands and PPC for Sheffield Hallam".Incidentally, more people will read this blog today than read it in the whole of October...
Wedding in Appin, Kentallen wedding, Honeymoon cottage Glencoe, Duror church weddingWe love it when folks get married fom the cottage or come to us for their honeymoon. It is, after all, one of the most romantic spots in the world.Hi John, I hope you are well... !! The wedding was wonderful and the cottage was superb!I must say the directions were great, we arrived there in the dark and everything was easily found. The service was lovely, a stunning setting and good acoustics for all the screaming babies... The reception was held in a marquee just over the road from the church in the field. The road down to it was slightly muddy and uneven - so nice shoes got a bit of a battering!The marquee was also slightly on the nippy side, especially as most people were in frocks and kilts so it was...
Did my fourth all grain brew yesterday, Four Shades of Stout, from a recipe off the jimsbeerkit.co.uk forums.
I tried to treat the water with all the needed salts for a stout and did a 60 minute boil instead of the usual 90. This ended up giving me the correct volume but at a slightly lower gravity so I need to work on my mash efficiency or up the grain slightly. I also used Nottingham yeast for the first time - hopefully this will give the beer a slightly drier finish.
Writeup of the brew day with lots of photos is now in the brewing...
No modern home, especially out here in the rural areas of England, is complete without some sort of outbuildings. Here in the countryside we have all manner of such constructions, from the mighty hairstylist sheds and hay barns right down to the lowliest of lawyer sties out near the swamp. The urban and suburban dwellers sometimes may sometimes have a garage, but most do have a shed, or shed-like outbuilding. This is fortunate indeed, for what would modern life be like if there were no such thing as shed-based perversions. Even such basic dalliances as The lawnmower Intrusion or The Rake And Hoe would be rendered - at least - problematical without a shed. The shed also contains many of the necessary ingredients for many other perversions, of course. No shed is complete without a large...
Headphone Cord Cassette Tape Caddy
When using headphones you usually end up with the wires getting tangled due to them being slightly too long. This little accessory allows you to shorten the cables slightly and hide away excess cords.
The cords are wrapped up nearly in this cassette tape caddy which is designed to look like an old-school microcassette.
They were designed by Jason Amendolara and unfortunately there are no details on pricing and there is no release date yet either.
Via: TechNaBob...
Forget Top Gear, with its costly supercar roadtests and exotic location filming - this is real life. In the real world, we cannot afford such luxuries as expensive cars, or even televisions.
Here at Retro Yakking we like to think ourselves in touch with the average man who works very hard for little money. He wants to pee every penny of it up the wall of a weekend, so it goes without saying that his budget for a car falls ever so slightly short of the price of a Bugatti Veyron.
The supermarket trolley is an ideal solution, suiting the common man perfectly with its price tag of £0. When combined with a long stick (or maybe two if you’re slightly more upmarket) to act as a braking system, the shopping trolley is also a reliable, quick and economical choice for the discerning......
