The Animations Page on the website of the Minor Planet Centre holds several animations of our solar system. Including one that shows the Earth’s orbit during 2002, along with all the Near Earth Objects that passed within 20 million kilometres of our home during that period. Some pass very close indeed. Some of the objects […]
It looks like spring is here.
Most Saturday’s I walk around to my local greengrocers and stock up on fruit and veg for the week. They have an excellent selection. The prices are a little more expensive than the supermarket, but they stock more varieties of vegetables and the quality is top notch. They also get in a lot of local […]
Visiting a visitor to this site (if you see what I mean) I found that she’d started a meme all of her very own. It would be churlish of me not to join in. Even if the meme is a transparent attempt to plug her book. Capitalism, eh?
1. Briefly describe an aspect of your life […]
Yesterday, I complained that my MP hadn’t replied to a letter I sent him regarding the Police and Justice Bill. However, this very afternoon, I received a lovely polite email from someone in his office apologising for the tardiness of the reply. I wonder if that means he reads my blog (or, perhaps someone in […]
Forgive me, because I need to rant about something…
I am getting sick of the complete fucking incompetance of our government when it comes to matters of technology. Two contemporary issues highlight this for me.
Firstly we have the new Police and Justice Bill, which contains a handful of clauses amending the Computer Misuse Act of […]
Earlier today I went along to my local cinema (handily placed about 5 minutes walk away) to see the film Syriana. It’s a very good film, with a satisfyingly complex plot. Probably also worth mentioning that, because the film is about the oil industry and Middle Eastern geopolitics, you don’t get a gaggle of teenagers […]
Ladies and Gentlemen, may I present to you the Leader of the Free World:
The BBC has further pictures of George Bush being taught how to play cricket during his recent visit to Pakistan. Most amusing.