Archive for January 2009

Let’s Hope Terry Pratchett’s Brain Helmet Works 20 Jan 2009

The powers of light, eh? Amazing stuff. Let’s hope it works, we need more of Pratchett’s books.

NY mayor hails ‘hero’ crash pilot 16 Jan 2009

Not wishing to seem disingenuous, but the plane got hit by birds and it fell out of the sky, just how heroic was the pilot? All he did was hang on, gravity did the work, the plane hitting the ground/water was inevitable. Looking at the map why didn’t he make it to the airport he [...]

Revealed: The Times Made Up That Stuff About Google And The Tea Kettles 13 Jan 2009

Rent-a-friend in Japan 12 Jan 2009

By flying car from London to Timbuktu 12 Jan 2009

Da Vinci art and other treasures stored in a cave during WWII 10 Jan 2009

‘No God’ campaign draws complaint 9 Jan 2009

The best bit of the article: organisation Christian Voice has complained to the Advertising Standards Authority saying [the adverts] break rules on substantiation and truthfulness. But Stephen Green, national director of Christian Voice, said: “There is plenty of evidence for God, from people’s personal experience, to the complexity, interdependence, beauty and design of the natural [...]

The ‘misunderestimated’ president – quotes from Bush’s time in office 8 Jan 2009

Will there ever be another president who entertains us as much?