Aug
7
The Longterm Effects Of Pacman …
Just found this old image in my collection, always worth a re-post !
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John O'Connell, tumbleblogging from London.
40's, educated, cultured, green activist, geek, and motorcycle nut .... Into art, culture, philosophy, bikes, protesting about everything, linux computing, environmental issues, alternative fuels, minimalism, anti-consumerism, liberalism, screwing with the system and generally messing with your head. Oh, and cats.
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So never refuse an invitation, never resist the unfamiliar, never fail to be polite and never outstay the welcome.
Just keep your mind open and suck in the experience.
And if it hurts, you know what? ... It's probably worth it.
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Taliban Murder Medical Workers ...
The Taliban claimed that these doctors providing medical care for some of the poorest Afghans were ‘spying for America’. Yet when we capture individual Taliban fighters we have no option but to provide them with every possible care and attention, and protect their rights.
That’s because we are civilised, and they are not.
PostScript added 12/08//2010:
Some experts in the region (I bow to their superior knowledge) have now stated that it is just as likely that local bandits carried out the atrocity, as if this would deflect any undue criticism of the Taliban. However, since the Taliban both initially claimed reponsibility, and allowed it to occur in their ‘territory’, it is clear that both actions show tacit agreement with shooting dead unarmed foreign medical workers, regardless who pulled the triggers.
Aug
6
Power Of The Human Mind …
Aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.
Amzanig huh?(source)
I think some people are just able to figure out what the word says. I know that’s what I do. I don’t really buy the whole “we dont read every letter” thing.
<Sigh>
That last comment misses the point entirely. The issue is HOW we are able to figure out the word without identifying the individual letters in the correct order.
Part of the solution is that in writing (or reading other peoples writing) we often create or come across typos, which we translate to the correct word by context.
Also, sentences are often a collection not of words but of phrases (‘as a whole’ ‘only important thing is’ ‘first and last’, etc) which are easier to identify from the grouping.
Aug
5
Sussex Cops Trial Can-Am Spyder ...
Watch out in Brighton for these - Sussex Police are trialing these 125mph 3-wheelers, with acceleration as fast as a Porche.
Brazil - Model Recycling Nation ...
What do you think of when you hear ‘Brazil’?
Football? Beautiful girls in bikinis on Copacabana Beach? Rain Forests and the Amazon? Or maybe a very carefully trimmed personal area (!) … ?
Well, how about the World Green Capital?
This article lauds Brazil’s progress on environmental issues that would shame any European nation.
Brazils embracing of alternative fuels is also a talisman for any industrial nation wishing to reduce it’s dependance on oil.
Gisele Bundchen's Opinion On Breastfeeding ...
Ok, I get the fact that there’s a debate about breastfeeding in the media right now, but here’s a point …
Why are we interested in Gisele Bundchen’s opinion?
She may have valid views on the fashion, modelling or beauty business - I wouldn’t be interested in her opinions, but I’d recognise her expertise and experience - but why are we interested in her opinions on child care or child nutrition?
It seems that every 2-bit celeb who gets pregnant seems to feel that they have the duty to enforce their ‘wisdom’ on us, even after so little experience of motherhood.
On the subject of breastfeeding, I’d much rather hear from a nutritionist on the subject - but as there are so few celebrities in that field, I guess their opinions don’t matter.
Aug
1
Good Weekend - Bad Weekend …
Ever had a weekend with a bit of both?
Friday - Bought some cool accessories for my ‘Chicago’ mountain bike, stripped and rebuilt it, got it just absolutely perfect.
Saturday - At Knebworth for the Sonisphere to see Placebo, Anthraz and Rammstein (see previous post). It was awesome, it was epic.
Returned home on the motorcycle at 2 a.m. and collapsed after a long day, a long ride.
Sunday - Woke, looked out my veranda window, to discover that while I’d been away, some skanker had nicked my now-perfect mountain bike from the garden.
So, if you’re around Kingston-Surbiton area of London, keep a look out for a white ‘Chicago’ mountain bike, with a few rust spots, and if you see it, let me now.
Be Proud Of Our ‘Geek’ Label …
A chart I made, about the kind of people I love best.
This is the kind of chart we love the best: homemade and spot on!
Jul
27
Weirdest Penalty Ever …
Just weird - you have to watch the slow-mo replay at the end to ‘get’ it, I missed it the first time!
Jul
26
Rammstein’s First, Only, UK Show …
Having been a HUGE Rammstein fan for many years, finally for us UK fans the moment has arrived: Rammstein’s first EVER UK appearance, and the only one this year, this Saturday on the Apollo stage at Knebworth. Tickets sold out months ago, I got mine in February.
Knebworth really has come along as a venue since I saw Led Zep there in the 80’s. This weekend Sonisphere festival may not rival Glastonbury in size but it does in quality - Iron Maiden, Placebo, Anthrax, Alice in Chains, Motley Crue, Alice Cooper, The Cult, Slayer, Pendulum, many more you’ve probably heard of - but headlining it all - Saturday night - is Rammstein.
They’re not to everyone’s taste (industrial metal with pyrotechnics, angle grinders and gruff lyrics belted out in German) but they are true musicians, and true performers. Their stage shows have become legendary, and now after seeing them only on DVD we in the UK get to see them for real.
Oh, It’s going to be epic.
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