by Tom | May 8, 2008 | Uncategorized
We have a nasty aphid infection which has done for our Aerogarden and a lilly and an orchid all while we were otherwise engaged. However, there are some things we can do. I particularly like the tip about putting a mirror down outside so they are confused whether they...
by Tom | May 8, 2008 | Uncategorized
We were thinking about the grottiness of sitting on a tube with a can of Magners / Alcopop only this weekend. And now we won´t have to see it for much longer. Maybe.
by Tom | May 8, 2008 | Uncategorized
An interesting look at the types of information patterns in use and the value and purpose of them.
by Tom | May 7, 2008 | Uncategorized
Now that´s a name and shame: put all the tax records of a country online to show how much people earned and how much tax they had or hadn´t paid. Funnily enough, they took it down soon afterwards.
by Tom | May 7, 2008 | Uncategorized
Now this will make a difference (and spawn a new razor blade business): printer paper that fades after a day and can be reused up to 100 times. But then wouldn´t e-Ink e-paper do the same? And you wouldn´t be able to write on the reusable paper (unless you...
by Tom | May 7, 2008 | Uncategorized
If you (a good hacker) have hacked into a network of computers which are used to spam and worse by bad hackers, should you cleanse the affected PCs? Very interesting thinking: what should a government do? What should the hackers do? Personally, I would accidentally...
