by Tom | Jun 14, 2006 | Reading
Six lovely factoids from Charles Arthur – here is a cut-down summary of the ones I liked. Why not read them all:Knife deaths are falling; surgeons treat attacks more effectivelyMotorola got its country name field length wrong and ended up publicising Palestine...
by Tom | Jun 13, 2006 | Reading
Music fans can copy own tracks has this long-awaited quote from the head of the BPI, who wanted to:make it unequivocally clear to the consumer that if they copy their CDs for their own private use in order to move the music from format to format, we will not pursue...
by Tom | Jun 13, 2006 | Reading
More genius small child action: A short story about Poo. Can you call a child\’s bluff? You have to learn how at some stage.
by Tom | Jun 12, 2006 | Science
Two brilliant shots on APOD. Firstly, a quiet day on the surface of the sun. Doesn’t look quiet to me!9410Secondly, a sideways galaxy – you can only just make out the orangey bit at the centre.9413
by Tom | Jun 10, 2006 | Reading
Walking World looks exactly what I’ve been wanting to help us do more walks around London. Prints out good guides, linked to OS maps with pictures for the tricky bits. And only
