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Weird Olympics photos | Sport | guardian.co.uk

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 14:33:31 +0100

Weird Olympics photos | Sport | guardian.co.uk

Wow! (reblog) kirindave: This is incredibly cool technology....

Fri, 15 Aug 2008 09:44:03 +0100

Wow! (reblog)

kirindave:

This is incredibly cool technology. Watch the whole thing, because it gets progressively crazier over time.

"Physicists at the University of Geneva achieved the weird result by creating a pair of ‘entangled’..."

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 00:37:20 +0100

“Physicists at the University of Geneva achieved the weird result by creating a pair of ‘entangled’ photons, separating them, then sending them down a fibre optic cable to the Swiss villages of Satigny and Jussy, some 18 kilometres apart. The researchers found that when each photon reached its destination, it could instantly sense its twin’s behaviour without any direct communication.”

- Physicists spooked by faster-than-light information transfer : Nature News

"But what was to be made of the music choices blared out during the many pauses in this..."

Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:29:39 +0100

“But what was to be made of the music choices blared out during the many pauses in this morning’s play: Blitzkrieg Bop, by the Ramones? Burning Down The House, by Talking Heads? Sex Bomb, by Tom Jones? If there is a gold medal for crass insensitivity this week, then the rest of the field might as well pack their bags and go home.”

- Georgia and Russia throw sand and insults | Sport | guardian.co.uk

"When considering a sport’s fitness to be an Olympic event it’s useful to apply the..."

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 10:17:20 +0100

“When considering a sport’s fitness to be an Olympic event it’s useful to apply the “does it really deserve to be here ahead of darts?” rule. The 800m is clearly better than darts. The javelin is free-range darts, darts in its most grandiose dreams of escape. A perspiring Austrian in a top hat doing horsey trot-trot to a supermarket music soundtrack is, let’s face it, some way short of darts.”

- Hot times for all when the Beeb does Beijing | Sport | guardian.co.uk

PUZZLE ALARM CLOCK- Gadget of the year 2008! - gadgets, funny...

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 08:16:21 +0100

PUZZLE ALARM CLOCK- Gadget of the year 2008! - gadgets, funny gifts and company gifts

BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Dubai to get 'moving' skyscraper

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:43:38 +0100

BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Dubai to get 'moving' skyscraper: Freaky

in action: a skyscraper’s amazing 728-ton stabilising ball | deputydog

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:15:23 +0100

in action: a skyscraper’s amazing 728-ton stabilising ball | deputydog

BBC NEWS | Technology | 'Oldest' computer music unveiled

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 11:57:13 +0100

BBC NEWS | Technology | 'Oldest' computer music unveiled

IPhone 3G Video Conferencing: Apple Introduces iPhone 3G Videoconferencing Kit, ZOMG!

Wed, 11 Jun 2008 21:46:50 +0100

IPhone 3G Video Conferencing: Apple Introduces iPhone 3G Videoconferencing Kit, ZOMG!: Lol

"Somebody pointed out to me afterwards how funny this was - I’m so outraged that this software..."

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:45:00 +0100

“Somebody pointed out to me afterwards how funny this was - I’m so outraged that this software isn’t free, I’m going to go on IRC with my MacBook and type some furious words on these special, comfortable, elegantly designed Apple keys!”

- Giles Bowkett: MagLev, JRuby, And Rubinius: Who Will Win?

"Features are kind of crummy in a way, because the more features you have, the bigger the manual is...."

Tue, 20 May 2008 13:14:43 +0100

“Features are kind of crummy in a way, because the more features you have, the bigger the manual is. And features are only beneficial if people take the time to use them, whereas speed–if you can print the pages faster, or show it on the screen faster, or recalc it faster–that’s worth an incredible amount. If you can give the users a few simple commands and make the program efficient enough to do what they want with those few commands, then you’re much better off”

- Bill Gates–1986 « Programmers At Work

Where did it all go wrong Bill?