http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/5169614.stm
Giacomo Casanova (April 2, 1725 – June 4, 1798)
Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854 – November 30, 1900)
Jeffrey Howard Archer, Baron Archer of Weston-super-Mare (born 15 April 1940)
Casanova, Oscar Wilde or Jeffrey Archer.
Which is the odd one out?
They all appeared at Bow Street Magistrates court which closes today, but only Casanova was let off.
Roger Keith “Syd” Barrett (January 6, 1946 – July 7, 2006)
Syd Barrett, the troubled founding member of Pink Floyd, has died aged 60, after living the life of a recluse for the last 30 years.
A source close to the band, who did not want to be named, said Barrett died on Friday. Media reports say complications from diabetes were the cause.
Barrett’s bizarre on-stage antics in the late 1960s were linked to his experimentation with psychedelic drugs, and he left the band in 1968.
The singer, songwriter and guitarist, who wrote the bulk of Pink Floyd’s earliest music, has been credited with helping shape its progressive sound and influencing artists including David Bowie.
He wrote most of the songs on Pink Floyd’s first album “The Piper at the Gates of Dawn”, which was a hit in Britain, and also worked on “A Saucerful of Secrets”, released in 1968.
Barrett issued his first solo album, “The Madcap Laughs”, in 1970, with backing from members of Pink Floyd and Soft Machine, but his involvement in music had ended by the mid-1970s and he has lived the life of a recluse ever since.
Poisson-avion
http://www.e-sheep.com/apocamon/
The Book of Revelations, irreverantly portrayed in the style of a comic graphic novel. Informative if you like Christian eschatology, but as a previous reviewer wrote “likely to offend the spiritually reverent.”
http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/07/06/usb_missile_launcher/
“The desktop deployment system comes pre-loaded with three foam rockets ready to be triggered by punching a virtual version of the infamous red button. You control the direction and angle of attack with your mouse.
One click and – foom! – your officemates are toast.
Unless they get you first.”
http://www.artie.com/cm/art/artists/barclayshaw/neuromancer.html
“Neuromancer
This was done for the Phantasia Press edition of William Gibson’s classic novel. The cyberspace reflected in the store window integrates itself into the anarchistic street scene.”
http://www.whatisthe2gs.apple2.org.za/the_fairway/game_pages/neuromancer.html
A updated version of this game with the Havoc Physics Engine:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Havok_%28software%29
now that would be awesome.
http://www.tao2000.net/fox/right.htm
[site no longer exists so here’s a link to it on archive.org
https://web.archive.org/web/20031213200332/http://www.tao2000.net:80/]
From the page:
“But see the next picture:
It was taken a long, long time ago,
using a special Fox Camera with a
ginger-beer bottle for a lens.
It’s not a great picture,
but at least you can see
The Jub Jub Bird.
See how big it is!
Not all foxes have cameras.
That’s why most foxes can draw well.
Be good to foxes and foxes will be good to you.
Don’t be afraid of the Jub Jub Bird,
and there will be nothing at all to fear.
I am a fox.
I have a life, like you have a life.
You think I am beautiful,
but do you know how beautiful I think you are?
Jub Jub Birds know a lot of things
which they tell to all Foxes.
They say that when you see yourself
in everything you see,
and everything you see in you,
then you will be happy
and being happy, you will be a bit like
a Fox. ”
This site is a bit ‘twee’ but enjoyable nonetheless, especially as I’ve seen a lot of a vixen and her cub in my garden recently.
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Songs that I have added to the SU Music Player library
Plenty to look at in my archives, press the “ ->” button and keep going…..
I plagiarise and take on loan.
http://s491.photobucket.com/albums/rr277/Nolligan/
http://www.math.nus.edu.sg/aslaksen/calendar/chinese.shtml
Chinese astronomers determining the summer solstice.
Some mature category Library Porn for you, just look at those racks…
Duke Humfrey Reading Room, Bodleian Library, Oxford, UK
By Diliff – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, Link
This is a UK stub
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http://bricksmith.sourceforge.net/
Virtual Lego modeling for
your Macintosh
http://www.gallery21.com/a_graphic_mauve_floral_earle.htm
Thanks to Twixel http://twixel.stumbleupon.com/
for this one.
Ron Manager
‘It’s a far cry from small boys in the park, jumpers for goalposts. Isn’t it? Mmmmm. Marvellous.’
“Football Commentator: Well, Ron Manager, once again the pace and the tempo of that first half totally dictated by the boy wonder, Ryan Giggs.
Ron Manager: Cor, Ryan Giggs, you know? Giggsy, isn’t it? Mmm? Giggsy-wiggsy? Mmm? Oh! Ryan-y Giggsy-wiggsy. Isn’t it? You know, marvellous.
Tommy: Is he the new George Best?
Ron Manager: Is George Best the old Ryan Giggs? But Giggsy-wiggsy. Precocious talent, isn’t he? Mmm? Ooh, got it all, you know? Speed, acceleration, sweet left foot, all the tricks – the dummy, the drop of the shoulder, the shimmy, nutmeg, jiggery-pokery, hocus pocus, abracadabra, I wanna reach out and grab ya. Steve Miller Band? Spin Doctors? Ooh, very similar.
Football Commentator: Thank you, Ron. Now, Tommy, it’s interesting to see the diamond formation being used again.
Ron Manager: Diamond formation? Does anyone really know what that is? I mean, at least you knew where you were with Alf Ramsey’s wingless wonders. You know? 4-4-2, 4-2-4, 4-3-3…0898 654000, freephone double glazing?
Football Commentator: You’ve lost me there, Ron. Not sure about that particular formation. But, Tommy, do we need structure? Look at the Brazilians.
Ron Manager: Oh, those Brazilians, you know? Circa 1970? Broke the mould. Theory out the window. Free expression of football. Uncategorisable. Is that a word? It is now! You know? Far cry from small boys in the park, jumpers for goalposts. Rush goalie. Two at the back, three in the middle, four up front, one’s gone home for his tea. Beans on toast? Possibly, don’t quote me on that. Marvellous. “
http://www.visitcumbria.com/sl/pielcas.htm
UK island seeks beer-loving monarch
For full details apply here: http://www.barrowbc.gov.uk/default.aspx?page=2276
I was impressed with Eurotunnel, it was fast and efficient.
Good things about France:
Wine, cheese, Carrefour, cheaper diesel, food generally, weather,…
Bad things…
Road signs, …
I’ve hired a big van and I’m taking it to France!
http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/display.php?selected=13
Refugee Destination
“This map shows the territory of destination for both refugees and internally displaced persons. The internal movement of people explains why territories experiencing recent instability can simultaneously be a major destination of displaced people, for example Iraq and Afghanistan.”
I’ve followed this particular story for several months now as my best friend is the creator of this perfume with it’s “symphony of natural base notes including Yarrow, Angelica seed, Clary Sage and Valerian”.
A classic feel-good story and like Stilton cheese itself, all done in the best possible taste.
From the page: “Your enlightment is near,
you have reached the final state of consciousness. This is the outpost to civilization of the Fruitz Of Dojo kru, our mission objective is to get you dazed with our audiovisual releases. Unfortunately, if you have a bad karma, talking about this poor and weak windows breed, you should grab a sword and celebrate harakiri. As you are still alive, we assume that you are the lucky shepherd of an Apple Macintosh.”
Hmmmmm… a cheesy opening but from here you can download a Mac version of Quake II.
Enjoy!
I see my erstwhile colleague George Monck has a book being published this year.
General Monck served the “Merry Monarch” [Charles II] as loyally and courageously as he served the grave Dictator [Oliver Cromwell].”
http://strangedream.stumbleupon.com/
A big stumbleupon welcome to strangedream.
“Why be normal?” – it is a good question to ask, but what is the answer?
http://www.dennisgeorgecrow.com/china?section=D05_china_peking&id=991
Qianmen Dajie, Beijing 1880 – 1890
Qianmen Dajie, Beijing approximately a century later.
http://www.grayimages.co.uk/greater_spotted__woodpecker.htm
I saw one of these in my garden today
– which was nice.
