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November 2007 Archives

The internet: Now with amazing beards

Posted by Aaron on November 30, 2007 11:32 AM

Ah, the beard.

In the Victorian era, no self respecting gentleman would be without a neatly trimmed, immaculately turned out facewarmer, but in recent times the beard has become a scarcity, relegated to the visages of Professors, hard-up students and heavy metal fans of dubious taste.

Widow leaves £10m tip to Chinese restaurant

Posted by liam on November 29, 2007 10:29 AM

I enjoy a Chinese once in a while but it would have to be a very special meal to leave this sort of tip

Google's gonna beat climate change

Posted by liam on November 28, 2007 9:30 AM

Google yestarday announced plans to make Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal

The search engine super giant will invest into research and development and plans to

to develop electricity from renewable energy sources that will be cheaper than electricity produced from coal. The newly created initiative, known as RE

"We have gained expertise in designing and building large-scale, energy-intensive facilities by building efficient data centers," said Larry Page, Google Co-founder and President of Products. "We want to apply the same creativity and innovation to the challenge of generating renewable electricity at globally significant scale, and produce it cheaper than from coal."


So after taking on the internet and completely owning it, Google is now gonna take on global warming.

Trussssssssst in Me, Jusssssssst in Me

Posted by liam on November 27, 2007 9:56 AM

The boy refuses to go to bed without the 6m (20ft) Burmese python named Lucky.

'I love the python like my sister,' said Sambath. 'All my friends are jealous of her.

I don't think I can add anything to this story, it speaks for itself. Anyone else thinking of that hypnotising snake from the Jungle Book?

What happens if you give an elephant LSD?

Posted by liam on November 27, 2007 9:00 AM

The New Scientist magazine has just published a list of top 10 bizarre experiments. Top of the list was what happens if you give an elephant acid... I mean someone with qualifications and letters after their name, and probably a white lab coat sat down and decided they would see what would happen if you give an elephant some acid. I mean haven't they seen Dumbo?

Take this for a classic quote.

These experiments are not the work of cranks. All were performed by honest, hard-working scientists who were not prepared to accept common-sense explanations of how the world works. Sometimes such single-mindedness leads to brilliant discoveries. At other times it can end up closer to madness. Unfortunately, there's no way of knowing in advance where the journey will lead.

Creepy Urban Legends Monday - The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs

Posted by liam on November 26, 2007 11:00 AM

Here's a pretty famous urban legend for you. It's known by various names but here I'm referring to it as The Babysitter and the Man Upstairs, usually told as a ghost story amongst adolescents. It appeared as a movie back in 1979 When a Stranger Calls (and has inspired thousands of others such as Scream and a remake of When a Stranger Calls)

Dogs, lazers, slow motion jumping... it must be Monday

Posted by liam on November 26, 2007 9:30 AM

Enough surreal entertainment - get back to work

Chuck Norris approved

Posted by liam on November 23, 2007 3:23 PM

Chuck Norris the uber macho alpha American male and former action movie star is one of the biggest stars of the internet. Here is a video of him giving his support for a supposed presidential candidate. For the life of me I can't tell if this is a genuine presidential candidate but either way- coolest election video ever.

Giant Scorpion from Dinosaur era - what a great B movie that would make

Posted by liam on November 21, 2007 5:57 PM

Scientists have discovered the fossilized remains of a giant claw, believed to be from a really big sea scorpion of prehistoric times. It would have been big enough to rip a fully grown man into mincemeat - can't wait till it appears in a cheesy horror movie.

Here's a video clip from the BBC (unfortunately not of it attacking a man)

Scared yet? The Government lost your details, who are you again?

Posted by liam on November 20, 2007 7:36 PM

As if we didn't have enough to worry about in life,

Two computer discs holding the personal details of all families in the UK with a child under 16 have gone missing.

The Child Benefit data on them includes name, address, date of birth, National Insurance number and, where relevant, bank details of 25m people.

Flipper vs Jaws

Posted by liam on November 20, 2007 9:00 AM

Who is king of the ocean? Myth Busters over on the Discovery Channel did a series of tests and experiments to test whether the rumour that sharks won't attack when a dolphin is around

Really surprising results on the video here as they tested this theory with hungry great white sharks.

Don't worry no Dolphins were hurt. Be warned though its a long video about 8 minutes.

How to charge an iPod from an Onion

Posted by liam on November 19, 2007 11:16 AM

Geek Chic's answer to global warming, how to cut down on your carbon emissions by using an onion and a sports drink (the video suggest Gatorade but i imagine Lucozade will work just as well) to charge your iPod.

Please note I have no idea if this does or does not work. I accept no responsibility if this damages your iPod or causes a huge oniony explosion

Who you gonna call?

Posted by liam on November 19, 2007 9:35 AM

OMG! Take a look at the Ghostbusters computer game they be making:

It looks fantastic, this video clip was only released today. How amazing would it be to have that game on the Wii and use your remote as a proton pack (the zapper thingy Ghostbusters use to zap ghosts - duh) Find out more about the game on the offical site here

Creepy Urban Legends, that were true?

Posted by liam on November 19, 2007 9:00 AM

I don't know about you guys, but I love urban legends. You know those stories that happened to a friend of a friend, we tell them to scare each other. Stories that are almost unbelievable, but often we still do.

Well here is a list of supposedly true Urban Legends, this happened back in September

Ok you're all cynical, but here is a story from Reuters - about a man who woke up on an autopsy table, after surgeons had started the autopsy

Do you know any good urban legends?

iPhone - iGotOne

Posted by liam on November 16, 2007 11:56 AM

Hi Guys I succumbed to the temptation and bought myself a shiny cute new iPhone. (Bye bye Overdraft)

My first impressions are wow it is so shiny and cute, and slim, and shiny and cute, and neat, and shiny and cute, and its powerful, and shiny and cute, and full of useful gadgets, and shiny and cute, and its an ipod, and did i mention its really shiny and cute!

For people who don't know here is a link explaining all the little things the iphone can do,

How Not To Flip Over A Car

Posted by liam on November 15, 2007 9:00 AM


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Lily Allen may be going into the Tardis

Posted by liam on November 14, 2007 1:54 PM

There are a few rumours flying about that 'Chav Queen' Lily Allen is in talks with the Dr Who production teams about her becoming a new assistant for the Doctor. She may be replacing Catherine Tate as the assitant in the next series

Geek Chic's guide to saving dosh: Build your own speakers

Posted by Aaron on November 13, 2007 2:46 PM

Are you tired of spending moderate amounts of money on speaker systems?

Why not simply make your own instead?

All that is required is a plastic cup, a magnet, a business card, some wire, paper bond, tape, glue, scissors, a ballpoint pen, some lego pieces, a ruler, some free time and before you know it, you'll be wowing your friends by squealing out Bryan Adams at low volume.

Yes, it really is that easy!

Google turns Masseuse into a millionaire

Posted by liam on November 12, 2007 9:49 PM

Hooray!! Google Makes Masseuse a Multimillionaire

Bonnie Brown was fresh from a nasty divorce in 1999, living with her sister and uncertain of her future. On a lark, she answered an ad for an in-house masseuse at Google, then a Silicon Valley start-up with 40 employees. She was offered the part-time job, which started out at $450 a week but included a pile of Google stock options that she figured might never be worth a penny.

After five years of kneading engineers’ backs, Ms. Brown retired, cashing in most of her stock options, which were worth millions of dollars. To her delight, the shares she held onto have continued to balloon in value.

There is something so right about a woman following a divorce doing a job like this in a start up company coming away a few years later as a millionaire, all i can say is well done her. Hope she lives it up for the rest of her days.