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29 December 2009
'Invisibility cloak' a possibility with nano magnet tech
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/techradar/world-of-tech/~3/E1nIy10WtYY/story01.htm Sent from my iPhone
27 December 2009
24 December 2009
Atlantis Hotel Dubai :-)
Just been looking up where we're playing in Dubai on NYE - seems to be quite a familiar landmark!
Unfortunately we aren't being put up in the Atlantis Hotel itself, but we get use of the pool etc :-) Trunks at the ready then!
16 December 2009
Our enourmous Christmas Tree!
Here's a shot of our giant Christmas tree, I took it from below so it
would look even bigger!
12 December 2009
11 December 2009
Residential roads set for speed trap explosion
via TechRadar: World of tech on 12/7/09
Average speed cameras, so beloved of motorway work areas, are to be introduced to residential neighbourhoods in the New Year after being approved by the Home Office.
The cameras, which will operate in clusters, are linked together wirelessly, and can track motorists over an area of up to 15 miles, assessing the time over the distance.
Although the average speed cameras, known as Specs3, don't result in as many speeding tickets as the traditional Gatso cameras, they do lower traffic casualties. According to data, more than 99 per cent of motorists obey the limit when the cameras are in operation.
Department of Transportation research has shown that reducing speed to 20mph in residential areas is much safer, so the average speed cameras are seen as an effective alternative to the more usual traffic calming measures.
The critics reply
Critics aren't convinced by the new measure. They point out that motorists will still speed for short bursts, but the stops and starts of a residential area will still mean their average speed will be less than 20 mph.
However, Councillor Bob Belam, cabinet member for environment at Waltham Forest council, is convinced. He told The Times: "Having this [new] technology will be more beneficial than a series of road humps that slow down the response times of the ambulances and fire engines."
It will certainly increase the number of speeding tickets, which last year passed the 1.5 million mark for the first time.
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3 December 2009
The beginning of the universe
Just read this on a Christian forum here (this is quite a chilling place actually)
Atheism
The belief that there was nothing.
Nothing happened to nothing and then nothing magically exploded for no reason creating everything and then a bunch of everything magically rearranged itself for no reason whatsoever into self-replicating bits which turned into Dinosaurs.
Makes perfect sense.
The belief that there was nothing.
Nothing happened to nothing and then nothing magically exploded for no reason creating everything and then a bunch of everything magically rearranged itself for no reason whatsoever into self-replicating bits which turned into Dinosaurs.
Makes perfect sense.
Someone uses it as their signature.
Obviously this was supposed to be a joke at the apparent gaping holes in atheism. Ironically it seems to me that that description of the beginning of the universe is actually not too far off the mark! I found it to be quite a concise description of what happened; if that doesn't sit well with you, or you choose not to believe it then so be it. A universe without purpose is an idea some people simply cannot grapple with.
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