Thursday, 25 November 2010

-5, but no snow. Boo!

Bloody hell!

Just found a new podcast called The Infinite Monkey Cage
 
 
A radio 4 comedy show about science. 
 
"Science/comedy chat with Brian Cox, Robin Ince and guests. Witty, irreverent look at the world according to science with physicist Brian Cox and comedian Robin Ince. New Series starting on BBC Radio 4, Monday November 15th at 4.30pm for 4 weeks."
 
I only started listening to it properly this morning and it's pretty funny, quite similar to the Museum of Curiosity which i'd seen getting recorded on a couple of times. Unfortunately three quarters of the way through the first episode I was listening to they introduced a new regular guest a stand up mathematician, he also happens to be April's ex husband!  Doh! 
 
Bloody Hell!  At least he wasn't that funny.

Wednesday, 24 November 2010

Go UWE!

 

Students have staged occupations at universities including Royal Holloway, Plymouth, Warwick, Birmingham, London South Bank, UCL, Essex and UWE Bristol.

Marches, walkouts and protest events are also taking place at universities and colleges across the country.

There were 3,000 marchers in Manchester and similar numbers in Liverpool and Brighton and an estimated 2,000 at a protest in Bristol.

Hell yeah

I certainly think so.  For $12.99 a bargain.   $14.00 shipping.  Less so...
 
Still ordered them though.  £16/£17 for a little Christmas present to myself.

Maybe they're finally pulling their finger out however

After 2 and a half years in Tonbridge I think my morning train was actually in on time today.  It arrived at 8:37.  36mins, in the morning it's usually at least 45 as it's got to come through the congestion at London Bridge.

Argh!

Really struggling to get the details from their site but the Metro said that our season ticket is going up from £3048 to £3408

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11825376

 

 

Southeastern's increases were capped at 2% above other firms to take account of extra investment in the region which includes new 140mph trains.

 

I don't care about high speed trains!  I won't be able to use them.

Tuesday, 23 November 2010

Helping the minority to hinder the majority

I'm all for helping the disabled integrate more fully into society but by adding braille to the back of medicine boxes so that you can hardly see the words is ridiculous.
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An Essex fruit

Free fruit today included this beauty. It's a Sharon. Extremely sweet.
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Monday, 22 November 2010

Where's Jedi?

 
10 years ago I filled out the census declairing not only mine but my hole flat's were indeed Jedi.  Where is the recognition?  At least most people have heard of it.
 
Where did these coem from.  Never heard of them.
 
 
Even bloody Druid s get a mention!