tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37306764731192685852024-12-19T03:21:32.528+00:00My random musings. Environment Gadgets Books Computer Boooks Library ebooks knives energyRhyusohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11483613193781430731noreply@blogger.comBlogger104125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3730676473119268585.post-10356392719434250372011-05-24T09:11:00.002+01:002014-06-01T07:30:08.548+01:00

Is it just me that questions the need for growth in the economy?Surely I can't be the only one? Economic growth is the annual rate of increase in real GDP, where GDP stands for "gross domestic product". GDP is the country's production of goods and services, valued at market prices (or at cost when the goods are not sold). The figures are then corrected for inflation. Why do we need to constantly

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It doesn't matter how many times people say you ought to backup data you always leave it until another day (or week ... or year). If you knew your hard drive was going to fail tomorrow what data would you not want to lose, what data could you not afford to lose?Last week I was cleaning the dust out of the inside of my PC when I slipped and dropped it. Doh! After carefully finishing off the

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What makes for freedom? The ability to do what you like? or is it the ability to say "I hope apple continues to allow..." People rave about the iPhone and those that have a Mac seem to love them, don't get me wrong I appreciate the fact that they 'just work' but I prefer a little more freedom, the ability to run any application I chose - regardless of if it is 'bugggy' or prone to crash my

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During a private "fly-in" fishing excursion in the Alaskan wilderness, the chartered pilot and fishermen left a cooler and bait in the plane. And a bear smelled it. This is what he did to the plane.The pilot used his radio and had another pilot bring him 2 new tires, 3 cases of duct tape, and a supply of sheet plastic.He patched the plane together, and FLEW IT HOME ! Duct Tape ?

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Yesterday I went to see Avatar in 3D at the Empire Cinema in Hemel, I haven't seen a 3D film for ages - at least 10 years. This was absoloutely fantastic. The 3D effect was incredible, if you haven't seen the film yet get yourself down to see it. My only problem with 3D technology is that you have to watch what the director is expecting you to watch, several scenes have stuff in the near field

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George Monbiot from the guardian comments on the evidence necessary to discredit human induced climate change. Very amusing. 'nuff said Link

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If there was a simple easy and free way to backup your important data without having to remember to do it manually would you use it?Most people I know understand that they ought to backup their computer, and the majority of those don't actually do it; even the few that do backup don't do it very regularly. Mozy provide such a service, a little backup utility will sit in your task bar and encrypt

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Larry Ellison, CEO of Oracle, commissioned Kirkham Motorsports build the ultimate, cost is no object, roadster.The result is this car and you can see how it was built.This car looks lovely with a capital LOVE, I want one, not that I'm likely to be able afford it. The chassis and most of the hardware is milled out of billet aluminium and it looks incredible. The body is made from sheet aluminium

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People who know me will know I like to check comparison websites in order to make sure I'm getting the best deal. My broadband provider is plusnet, they are pretty good value for money (the best I can get from my exchange) and their customer service is top notch, they have responded quickly to my queries and I don't hesitate to recommend them. Oh and they do my landline too. I also use

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http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid1137883380?bctid=21337502001 All I can say is 'wow'

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What exactly is Good energy? is Wind better than Solar? Is Hydro ok? What about Nuclear or Carbon Capture and storage?Most forms of renewable energy are generally thought of as good and most fossil fuels are thought of as bad. Where does nuclear fall in this range? Atomic energy after all emits no C02 (at least during power generation) but it is not normally seen as all that safe. Is it suitable

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I read this blog whenever it is updated, he works for the mozilla foundation and is involved in Firefox - so he knows a bit about user interface design. I normally take what most people say with a pinch of salt, but this analysis of the A380 interface is very telling.Just to be clear - I have nothing to do with the design of this system.Link

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Is it just me or are somethings just made too small, miniaturisation can give you some incredible looking pieces of work. Like this stove.I have long been a fan of the beverage can stove as it weighs next to nothing and works really well. This stove is so tiny it can be worn as a necklace, there isn't any detail about how long it will burn for but I don't care. it is worth it even if only for

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Team Green Britain is the new advertising campain launched by EDF energy. EDF stands for Électricité de France and is owned by the French government. Of the Big six energy providers they sit at the bottom of the green spending league. So ... not Green ... not BritishWhat is worse is that they have hijacked the logo of Ecotricity who are (as far as I can tell) one of the greenest energy providers

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A salesperson walks into your office today and tells you that you have to buy a new, pre-built, expensive desk for every one of your employees. You have to buy a new desk today and replace it every three to five years. Additionally, there are no options for the desk and you may not alter it in any way - one desk is all we make and you have to buy it from us. You see, you don’t really own the desk

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Sometimes I read about geo-engineering ideas and I think, 'that sounds like a fantastic idea' assuming of course there is no unforseen side effect; other times I hear about a scheme that makes no sense at all. I have just read about an idea to reduce ocean acidification, which is absolutely bonkers. In essence the problem is this - too much Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere means more is absorbed

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I have previously posted about using my wii to try to get fit. I have to say it worked for a while - ok a very short while. My wife has just got a new mobile phone which came with a Wii Fit balance board, so far I have used it three days running (lets see how long I can keep it up).Link

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Any one think this is a good idea?Dear Mr. Darling,Please find below my suggestion for fixing Britain 's economy. Instead of giving billions of pounds to banks that will squander the money on lavish parties and unearned bonuses, use the following plan :There are about 20 million people over 50 in the work force. - Pay them £1 million apiece severance for early retirement with the following

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Do you find yourself annoyed by them? Do you enjoy some of them? Do you ever click on web adverts? Or do you have some strategy for avoiding them? Adverts can often provide some much needed income to keep a website going (this isn't just a shameless ask - but if you see an advert that interests you and you click it I do get a (very very) small reward). Do you use tools like Adblock. Just trying

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What makes a species a species?Are dog breeds different species?There are many definitions of what kind of unit a species is (or should be). A common definition is that of a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring, and separated from other such groups with which interbreeding does not (normally) happen. Other definitions may focus on similarity of DNA or

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The Rev. Canon Sally Bingham certainly knows about the environment and how that connects with spirituality. In her new book "Love God, Heal Earth : 21 Leading Religious Voices Speak Out on Our Sacred Duty to Protect the Environment" she has collected a great series of inspirational essays from Christian, Jewish, Muslim and Buddhist leaders that address the the moral responsibility we all have to

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As well as being a software engineer I am a keen (strictly amateur) sound engineer for my church. We use XLR cables for a lot of stuff, microphones, amps, keyboards. I occasionally can't find quite the cable I'm looking for, would this solve some of my problems? I think it might. Of course the real question is how much it costs - there is no point shelling out twice as much money as for a 'normal

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Picture by: Ian Britton - FreeFoto.comFreeFotoFreeFotoComputersComputer Printed Circuit Board Network cable RJ45 Hard DiskTwo separate research teams, from the Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne and security consultancy Inverse Path have been studying the electromagentic emmisions of keyboards. Every time a computer keyboard is tapped, it produces a small radiative emmision. It turns out

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A report due to be broadcast on the BBC News channel will demonstrate journalists breaking the law. The BBC News programme Click, which is "The BBC's Flagship technology programme" really should know better. In order to expose the risk of cyber crime, Click managed to acquire its own low-value botnet after visiting chatrooms on the internet.Click claim that "If this exercise had been done with

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According to the guardian website, "Britain's most popular chocolate bar, Dairy Milk, is to become Fairtrade certified in Britain and Ireland in a move that will double the amount of cocoa bought from smallholders in the developing world under the sustainable farming scheme.The decision - the highlight of Fairtrade Fortnight - will transform Fairtrade chocolate from a niche preference to a

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