There were some strange and spooky goings on in the skies last week, prompting one observer to eerily predict “I think there is something out there.” Stunned witnesses described how gobsmacked crowds were drawn out onto the streets to watch two sets of unidentified shining bright orange lights fly perfectly in formation through the skies… Continue reading UFOs Over Balham
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It’s (Not) The Real Thing
Interesting story in today’s Guardian about two women in Bristol who are trying to crack the secret recipe of Coca-Cola. The story includes the recipe for their current version which they reckon is pretty close. Interestingly, they’ve released their recipe under the GPL. It’s good to see the GPL moving out from its free software… Continue reading It’s (Not) The Real Thing
London Orbital Rail Network
I haven’t fully digested it yet, but there was an interesting-looking debate in Westminister Hall yesterday about plans for a London Orbital Rail Network. I only noticed it because the debate was called for by my MP, Martin Linton (whose constituency includes Clapham Junction). From I’ve read so far, a lot of the discussion revolves… Continue reading London Orbital Rail Network
“Interest Free” Credit Cards
Over the last few months I’ve been shuffling a bit of credit card debt around in order to avoid paying interest on it. If you’ve ever tried this, then you’ll know the first rule of credit card shuffling. It’s “never buy anything else with a card that has an interest free balance on it”. The… Continue reading “Interest Free” Credit Cards
IRS Refund
You know, it’s really nice that the IRS are trying so hard to get in touch with me in order to refund this $63.80 that they claim to owe me. But I can’t help thinking that they should probably check their records a bit more closely because, as far as I can recall, I’ve never… Continue reading IRS Refund
Dodgy Neighbours
Looks like the police have closed a brothel that was based in a flat on my road. Amazing how little you can know about your own neighbourhood.
Stonehenge
To celebrate the Summer Solstice here’s a link to Stonehenge on Google Maps. Note that Google have their own idea of where Stonehenge is and seem to have missed the large stone circle a small distance to the east.
Stop Saying “Like”
(via NeatORama) Oh. And here’s another one.
World Cup
There seems to be some kind of football competition going on… Ok. I’m determined not to spend the next month complaining about the World Cup. I’m going to do my best to just ignore whenever possible. And this is actually going to be a positive post about the World Cup. You see, it all looks… Continue reading World Cup
Simple Pleasures
Over the last few weeks we’ve been gardening. Well, when I say “gardening”, I mean “razing to ground and rebuilding from scratch”. Some of you will realise that the outdoors is not my natural habitat and manual labour is not my first choice of ways to spend the weekend. However, it had to be done… Continue reading Simple Pleasures