Back to exams

Funny that we’ll end up with exams being the prevalent mode of testing students, once internet cheating makes it impossible not to. Lock people in a Faraday cage with a paper pad or a thin-client controlled terminal. Job done.

El Bulli redux

Thanks to my prompting and Mark’s luck – we’re going to El Bulli in June next year!And it’s just after my birthday. Fanbloodytastic.

Floating bugs

Using sound to levitate creatures. I can’t tell from the text whether they were harmed or not. Genius.

101 things to do in London

Time Out list. Too many appear to be “apply goo to self” in one form or another, but otherwise there’s some fun stuff in there.

Iron men

I love the concept of a male ironing contest. (Curious mental thing: I typed mail first time round).

Uncyclopedia on London

I like the idea of the uncyclopedia – the content free encyclopedia. I like its article on London. The Critique of Pure Reason is even better. I *heart* the word dumbtard.

Kubler-Ross model

So I never knew it was called the Kübler-Ross grief cycle / model – now I do. Interesting to see it applied to Iraq – no reason why it shouldn’t work. Further good stuff on the wider Changing Minds site.

Shared services

Shame that this Socitm report comes down to “a lengthy procurement process” for shared services. It doesn’t have to be that way.