Our Retail Design application subscriptions are actually funded from an IT budget. Its owner just happened to be near my desk as I was dealing with the 2011 license file today. It’s amazing that writing quite a large cheque results in the delivery in a few lines of text
Religion
A lovely, and honest, Christmas song (with a White Wine in the Sun southern hemisphere summer feel) from Tim Minchin. Now my second favourite Christmas song ever… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCNvZqpa-7Q&w=560&h=340] After Fairytales… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?
I didn’t realise Ray Comfort was a Kiwi, until I read: Evolutionist slams Kiwi 'idiot' A Christchurch-born evangelist has been branded an "idiot" on United States television by prominent atheist Richard Dawkins…
Comedy
Why I support SETI and why I wonder if it will ever work summed up in one image, but you have to click through to see it. The Search - xkcd.com
Science
In a worldwide campaign released today (29:07:09; 00:01 Aus EST ), The Guardian article originally posted by Simon Singh back in 2008, is to be republished across the world. The edited version has...
Science
Apollo Capsule at KSC Originally uploaded by RobiNZ I don't remember Apollo 11 as was only two when they landed on the moon. I do remember seeing an Apllo launch and landing on live TV when I was y...
Science
I think this is great. * But couldn't get the TED embedded video to work!
Automobile
The greenness of transport is subject to debate. Public transport might be better, unless the bus is empty which in peak hours could be half the time. Train can be worse for climate than plane - www.newscientist.com True or false: taking the commuter train across Boston results in lower
Me
It's The Edge annual question with answers from 151 brilliant minds from actor Alan Alda to physicist Anton Zeilinger . The World Question Center 2009 WHAT WILL CHANGE EVERYTHING? "What game-cha...
Science
I like this SCIAM video on the challenges faced trying to understand dark energy http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/1399191810
Comedy
Just brilliant, Darwin would approve.
Me
I rarely sleep more than six or seven hours, sometimes less. It was rather reassuring to read the often cited "Eight Hours sleep a night" is probably too long! How Much Sleep Do You Really Need?...
