Monthly Archives: July 2008

July 2008 Round-up

Posted on Thursday, 31st July 2008, 10:00pm by Les

Well, July seems to be over, which means it’s time for the latest in a regular series of intriguing end of month reports that you can read instead of the seemingly endless daily nonsense. Or not. Weight July 1: 221 … Continue reading →

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Weight Report – 31 July 2008

Posted on Thursday, 31st July 2008, 10:00pm by Les

Weight: 218.8 pounds (15 stone 8.8 pounds, 99.2 kg)No change today, which isn’t too bad.

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Antikythera Mechanism – more details

Posted on Thursday, 31st July 2008, 8:07am by Les

I mentioned the reconstruction of the Antikytera Mechanism some time ago. Well, research is continuing, and it seems that one of the device’s many dials records dates of the ancient Olympiads. BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Olympic link to early … Continue reading →

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Useful translation

Posted on Wednesday, 30th July 2008, 10:55pm by Les

For a while now, Flickr has been putting friendly greetings on its home page. They have a random selection of languages, ranging from well-known ones to the quite rare and obscure. But today, they reached a new level in linguistic … Continue reading →

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Weight Report – 30 July 2008

Posted on Wednesday, 30th July 2008, 7:17pm by Les

Weight: 218.8 pounds (15 stone 8.8 pounds, 99.2 kg)Shocking! Down again today!

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A cautionary tale…

Posted on Wednesday, 30th July 2008, 7:43am by Les

More fun from the ever-brilliant xkcd. Click the picture to see the whole strip, then read the whole archive if you haven’t done it already. Come to think of it, you could read it again if you like.

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Steven Moffat speaks…

Posted on Wednesday, 30th July 2008, 7:36am by Les

Incoming Doctor Who head writer Steven Moffat has been talking about his plans for the show, which he’ll be running from the 2010 series. He’s promising fewer returns of old friends and enemies, and more new stuff. All sounds promising … Continue reading →

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Weight Report – 29 July 2008

Posted on Tuesday, 29th July 2008, 10:04pm by Les

Weight: 219.4 pounds (15 stone 9.4 pounds, 99.5 kg)Hmmm. Another small drop today. Good stuff. It was a slightly different day – I had to go to London for a flying[1] visit to see some new office premises, and have a … Continue reading →

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Weight Report – 28 July 2008

Posted on Monday, 28th July 2008, 7:21pm by Les

Weight: 219.8 pounds (15 stone 9.8 pounds, 99.7 kg)Just a minor variation today. Nothing to be alarmed about.

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Grand Pier fire, Weston-super-Mare

Posted on Monday, 28th July 2008, 8:51am by Les

BBC NEWS | England | Somerset | Fire tears through seaside pier Damn. There goes yet another remnant of my childhood. Like a lot of South Wales families in the 60s and 70s, Weston was a frequent holiday destination for … Continue reading →

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