July 2008
22 posts
BBC News | AMERICAS | Hunt for Archimedes' lost... →
Archimedes hidden text
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Ancient Moon... →
Ancient Roman Analytical Engine
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | X-rays reveal... →
Ancient Hidden Text of Archimedes
“The device is made up of bronze gearwheels and dials, and scientists know of...”
– BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Olympic link to early ‘computer’
Spiritual cleansing in Haiti | World news |... →
Music and photo slide show of Saut Deau, Haiti.
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | In video: Nasa's 50... →
Short NASA timeline in video clips
ITSEE: The Codex Sinaiticus Project →
Codex Sinaiticus is one of the two most ancient copies of the entire Bible in Greek.
Codex Sinaiticus - Home →
Handwritten well over 1600 years ago, the manuscript contains the Christian Bible in Greek
Dork talk: Hunter Davies expresses his love for... →
The problem of mice and trackpads and complex interfaces for older users used to using 20 year old computers.
“These phrases don’t just get lobbed in willy-nilly. No. A lot of care and...”
– Online POKER marketing could spell the NAKED end of VIAGRA journalism as we LOHAN know it | Comment is free | The Guardian
“…because it contained the words “9/11 conspiracy”, the article...”
– Online POKER marketing could spell the NAKED end of VIAGRA journalism as we LOHAN know it | Comment is free | The Guardian
“You will remember that “nutritional therapist” is a term we can all...”
– Bad science: Still no cure for cancer hysteria | Comment is free | The Guardian
“Built by a nudist, decorated by a paedophile,” was how The Sunday Telegraph...”
– Midland Hotel, Morecambe: North-West - Telegraph
BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Lost tapes of the Dr... →
Delia Derbyshire, the creator of the Dr Who theme tune with examples of her work and a 1960s ‘dance’ track.
Dyes turn windows into powerful solar panels |... →
Transparent dyes to capture, concentrate and redirect light along the surface of the glass to photovoltaic (PV) cells in the frame
2b or not 2b? | By genre | guardian.co.uk Books →
Interesting article about SMS abbreviations put in a more historical context.
“Eric Partridge published his Dictionary of Abbreviations in 1942. It contained...”
– 2b or not 2b? | By genre | guardian.co.uk Books
“Pre-SMS text messaging — YY U R YY U B I C U R YY 4 ME (“Too wise...”
– 2b or not 2b? | By genre | guardian.co.uk Books
“Avoid dehydration — …most simple of medicines - water.”
– BBC NEWS | Health | How care home keeps elderly healthy