Archive for February, 2007

Doomsday Vault
February 16, 2007
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Doomsday Vault

Heard of the the Svalbard International Seed Vault? Well those cunning Scandanavians are up to some good trying to save biodiversity on the planet. Dubbed the "doomsday vault," it will house samples of every variety of crop seed available in every country in the world. The vault's purpose is safeguard agricultural biodiversity in the event that nuclear war, climate change, a meteor hit or another Earth-shattering event destroys all current plant life in the world or in a particular region. Thats approaching global warming from the other direction.  Tweet This Post

Why so quiet
February 16, 2007
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Why so quiet

Its 5 am and I am sitting here with my coffee (artificial sweetner) looking out into the dark outside my windows. Summers outrageously early sunshine has all but left although its still pretty warm, however I still find myself having – what the bloody hell am I doing moments. The …Read the Rest

Sometimes Corny is good
February 6, 2007
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Sometimes Corny is good

This in today from my mother -sometimes these things are worth repeating As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will. You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break …Read the Rest

Swim, the vampire fish is after you
February 5, 2007
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Swim, the vampire fish is after you

Poisonous freshwater stingrays, bull sharks, piranhas, electric eels, five-metre anacondas, crocodiles, rapids, whirlpools, tidal waves, hostile native tribes and last but not least, the Candirú – aka The Vampire fish of Brazil. Sound like the latest Tomb Raider game where Lara Croft fights to save the world (again) in the …Read the Rest

Death by Joel
February 2, 2007
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Death by Joel

Apparently Billy Joel, arguably one of the worlds least attractive homonids, is about to release a new dance track, and it will be available on the much touted date of 20 Feb via iTunes. And he is singing the US National Anthem at the Superbowl on Sunday 4th Feb – …Read the Rest

Zune-Phone DONT YOU THREATEN ME
February 2, 2007
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Zune-Phone DONT YOU THREATEN ME

Hot of the heals of my recent post regarding the sad unexpected tragic departure of the product manager responsable for the weird dumb ugly music player offering from Microsoft – the Zune is a titter through the rumor sites suggesting that Microsoft if continuing to desperately pursue the iPod by …Read the Rest

Bryan waves goodbye to Zune
February 1, 2007
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Bryan waves goodbye to Zune

I think it would be fair to say that I have been less than particularly enthusiastic about the Zune, Microsoft's foray into the music player market. Touted as the iPod killer its numerous flaws, not to mention its tasteless brown colour, have rapidly earned39;t it an America wide yawn – …Read the Rest

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