Monthly Archives: December 2005
Patents
With most big companies currently patenting everything from the colour Purple to story lines and ofcourse software we are generally experiencing the notion that companies can own a concept or idea and thus restrict future development (or at least make a large amount of money from it). But I have been thinking how this might [...]
The big smoke (cloud of death)
Massive explosions hit fuel depot, near St Albans at 6am…..and I think the edge of the cloud of noxious fumes is just above us….oh dear. Here’s a link to a movie (12mb) or a slightly smaller version (928k) Click on the images to see larger versions
Space Cadets
From the Channel 4 Space Cadets website: Channel 4 is blasting a group of adventurers, ordinary members of the public, off into space to spend five days orbiting the earth. It’s thrilling, it’s exciting, and it’s totally bogus. Hmm, ordinary members of the public….such as Ryan McBride Whilst watching the prog the other night my [...]