Monthly Archives: February 2007

links for 2007-02-16

Posted on February 16, 2007 by flotsky

Starfish Prime – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Heard about this today on the Penn Gillette show, an American nuke test from the 60s where they blew up a nuke in space, mainly to see what would happen. (tags: test Science … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-02-15

Posted on February 15, 2007 by flotsky

Amazon.co.uk: Arcade Games Stick (Xbox 360): PC & Video Games I say wishlist, but then I’m not sure if this isn’t one of the ugliest controllers I’ve ever seen. I am after a proper arcade stick, but this isn’t it. … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-02-14

Posted on February 14, 2007 by flotsky

Creative Open Source News site with some information on what is available in terms of linux drivers for various creative products (tags: linux creative audio sound software opensource Hardware) Comprehensive Sound Problems Solutions Guide – Ubuntu Document Storage Facility Troubleshooting … Continue reading →

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If I had been Norwegian, I could have been Ski-Jumping at 3

Posted on February 14, 2007 by flotsky

I wonder often if being an Olympic Ski-Jumper was the destiny that was chosen for me, and by some bizarre twist of fate I ended up being born in England, doomed never to have the appropriate advantages in life to … Continue reading →

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orange.co.uk and orange mobile, you are bloody useless.

Posted on February 13, 2007 by flotsky

Okay, it has taken me two days to give them money. I wanted to add a service to my phone, which means I will pay them a little more money each month. You would hope this would be easy. It … Continue reading →

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16 words in my head today

Posted on February 13, 2007 by flotsky

back. coffee. battery. pipes. notebook. cheese. database. ache. present. reading. camera. nano. testbed. prawn. spice. blossom.

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links for 2007-02-13

Posted on February 13, 2007 by flotsky

A menace to science | Special reports | Guardian Unlimited A top-notch article from The Guardian on ‘Dr’ Gillian McKeith (tags: food science nutrition badscience) Microsoft Photo Info A little add-in for Windows XP & Vista to provide a little … Continue reading →

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Surreal Back Pain

Posted on February 12, 2007 by flotsky

Bit in the wars at the moment, had a few weeks of getting over smoking, have now moved on to suffering a nasty but thankfully quite recoverable back injury. The main downsides of which are sheer stabbing pain, and taking … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-02-12

Posted on February 12, 2007 by flotsky

ThinkGeek :: Mvix Wireless HD Media Center Pimped-out hard disk enclosure (tags: wishlist geek electronics DVR Computers) MoneySavingExpert: Flightchecker (tags: travel Flights flight holidays airlines comparison money) Cheap flights – low cost and budget airline specialist in Europe & Australasia … Continue reading →

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links for 2007-02-11

Posted on February 11, 2007 by flotsky

Cheap flights & hotels | car hire | package holidays – TravelSupermarket UK (tags: travel flights comparison shopping Airline search cheap)

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