Monthly Archives: April 2008

Kaywa Mobile Reader

Just been playing with Kaywa Reader on my mobile phone. Try this image: Companies put these images on their products, which you can then scan in with your mobile phone. Pretty funky, though it does seem like the technology has … Continue reading

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Kettle Jacket

Boilers (for heating systems) have jackets: why aren’t there jackets for kettles as well? This would help conserve energy, as the kettle wouldn’t cool down so much between boils.

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Some Kind of Irony

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7332941.stm – “Mugabe party questions vote”.

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Giving Poker a Rest

Giving poker a rest for a while, as haven’t had much luck. This, however, was my last hand today: Sigh.

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Indy

The new Indiana Jones film is looking good, can’t wait for it to come out. Trailer here. As long as it’s better than the Temple of Doom, I’ll be happy; if it’s better than Raiders, then I might just pass-out.

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The End of Mr. Y

Just finished The End of Mr Y by Scarlett Thomas. Not the most cohesive of reads, but reasonably easy to read. Dips in and out of existentialism, in an understandable form, unlike trying to read Being and Nothingness by Sartre … Continue reading

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In the Mirror

Would you be able to live without a mirror for more than a week? A university lecturer once told us that men look at themselves in the mirror more than women do – this was according to some survey. I … Continue reading

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My Life in Film

Based on a rough calculation I have lived 1103760000 seconds. To make this into a film would require 1103760000 * 24 (frames per second) = 26490240000 frames. If it was a cartoon instead 1103760000 * 15 (frames per second) = … Continue reading

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Clock – Finished

Well, I went from this concept picture: To this finalised product: Might even get it to its rightful owners, when they return from their honeymoon!

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Useless information

I’ve discovered that if you run out of white spirits (for painting), then vaseline will also work – I guess as it is also petroleum -based.

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