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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Why I don’t do New Year’s Resolutions
I don’t do New Year’s resolutions. It’s simple really. The days are short. The weather is dreadful. People are generally in bad form. Everyone is sick with runny noses and headaches. We all need time to recover from the craziness in … Continue reading
My holiday condensed into 3 minutes
Here is a short video of our road trip to Germany this year, condensed into three minutes. Just because.
Posted in tours and trips
Tagged Austria, Bath, Belgium, Brussels, Cherbourg, Dover, Dunkirk, France, Germany, holiday, Pembroke, road trip, Storm, Stuttgart, UK, Versailles, Wiesensteig, Zugspitze
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Two Earth sized planets discovered
In 1584, the philosopher Giordano Bruno speculated that the Universe might be full of planets just like our own. For daring leaps of the imagination such as this, the Church duly branded him a heretic, rewarding him with imprisonment and … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 20-e, 20-f, astronomy, discovery, earth, exoplanets, Kepler, planets, stars
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The Government wants the power to switch off websites
Here’s some delightful news to wake up to on a gloomy Monday morning. Minister of State for Enterprise Seán Sherlock is to publish an order early in the new year that is expected to allow music publishers, film producers and … Continue reading
Posted in digital products
Tagged censorship, downloading, EMI, filesharing, Internet, Ireland, Sean Sherlock, SOPA, technology
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