Interesting links for 15 Jul 2010 - 26 Jul 2010:
• German police win overtime pay for putting on their uniforms -
Europe, World - The Independent - A German policeman's lot is a decidedly happier one after a court ruling yesterday which awarded an officer from the city of Mnster an extra week's holiday to compensate for the time ...
Interesting links for 13 Jul 2010 - 15 Jul 2010:
• Missy, the missing cat. - Brilliant!!! just brilliant.
• Ha ha ha ha ha. RIAA paid its lawyers more than $16,000,000 in 2008 to recover only $391,000!!! - "So all in all, for a 3 year period, they spent around $64,000,000 in legal and investigative expenses to recover around ...
Interesting links for 21 Jun 2010 - 13 Jul 2010:
• In California, license plates might go electronic - San Jose Mercury News - Adverts today, full TV programs tomorrow. And just think of the fun hackers could have with these things.
• World record for SA football fan - Now that's called dedication.
• W00t! sends Associated Press a ...
Interesting links for 11 Jun 2010 - 17 Jun 2010:
• Amazon.com: Bullsh*t Button: Toys & Games - Amazon.com: Bullsh*t Button: Toys & Games
• More oil spilled in Nigeria "every year than has been lost in the Gulf of Mexico" - Boing Boing - Now why doesn't this get the press it should? Oh yes, because it's not on ...
Interesting links for 10 May 2010 - 07 Jun 2010:
• Physicist unmasks 99-year-old mistake in English dictionaries - Why hasn't this been picked up before? Simple. Because people aren't really too fussed about what exactly causes it, so long as it happens.
• AFP: Polish bank claims Europe's first biometric cash point - Cool. I want these in the ...
Interesting links for 23 Apr 2010 - 06 May 2010:
• Fix Farsightedness by Sleeping in Your Contacts | Popular Science - Coool. Give this a couple of years and you'll be able to get it from SpecSavers for some piddly amount per month.
• Carbs against Cardio: More Evidence that Refined Carbohydrates, not Fats, Threaten the Heart: Scientific American ...
Interesting links for 27 Mar 2010 - 21 Apr 2010:
• Fantastic Catch by AB de Villiers - How's this for a brilliant catch by AB de Villiers in a recent IPL match
• Journey into space with a balloon and duct tape - This is amazing. Just a cheap camera, a GPS unit, a bit of duct tape and ...
Interesting links for 16 Dec 2009 - 05 Jan 2010:
• Oracle's 'Sun'day - NYPOST.com - Larry Ellison's Oracle won an all-clear from Europe's top antitrust official to proceed with its $7.4 billion purchase of Sun Microsystems after reaching a verbal agreement to protect a piece of
• Official: British telly really is almost all repeats - I knew I'd ...
Interesting links for 10 Nov 2009 - 25 Nov 2009:
• Key oil figures were distorted by US pressure, says whistleblower - Ooops. Looks like we may be turning to our bikes sooner than anticipated.
• Police win war on crime as 10111 stops ringing - Hee hee hee. Only in South Africa. I suppose it's one way to keep ...
Interesting links for 29 Oct 2009 - 10 Nov 2009:
• Rental Goats Clear Brush Better - What a brilliant idea. I think I need to get myself a few goats and start renting them out to our local council.
• Arnold Schwarzenegger's coded F-bomb in veto - Boing Boing - Hee hee hee. Co-incidence? Only Arnie knows.
• Denying ...