June 30, 2006

B3TA : NEWSLETTER : "TOO MUCH GREAT STUFF TO POSSIBLY SUM UP IN ONE LINE OF PUNCHY COPY"

This Week:
* EXPLODE - Aerosol balloon bomb
* WEEBL - Has a good wank
* NAZIS - Hugo Boss fashion shock
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Posted by Martin Sewell at 8:57 PM

Serious Study: Immaturity Levels Rising

'When formal education continues into the early twenties," he continued, "it probably, to an extent, counteracts the attainment of psychological maturity, which would otherwise occur at about this age.'
'People such as academics, teachers, scientists and many other professionals are often strikingly immature outside of their strictly specialist competence in the sense of being unpredictable, unbalanced in priorities, and tending to overreact.'
Discovery Channel
Posted by Martin Sewell at 11:23 AM

June 29, 2006

Heroic Tadpole Rescue


Yesterday I had to rescue some tadpoles one-by-one because a newt got in the bowl with them. I put the newt back in the pond, where he belongs.
Posted by Martin Sewell at 12:11 PM

June 25, 2006

Over 100 England fans held in Stuttgart




BBC NEWS | UK | England fans held by riot police
Posted by Martin Sewell at 12:30 AM

June 24, 2006

World Cup 2006 so far

Best: Spain
Worst: Serbia and Montenegro
Biggest surprise: Ecuador
Biggest disappointment: Czech Republic
Luckiest: Australia
Unluckiest: Korea Republic
Posted by Martin Sewell at 1:59 AM

Big Brother 7


Take away those contestants with an obvious game plan (Aisleyne, Glyn, Nikki, Pete, Richard and Susie), take away those contestants too stupid to have a game plan (Imogen and Lea) and take away the contestant who's so dull that you wish he had a game plan (Mikey) and you're left with the attractive, honest and fun Lisa Huo. Why, then, did you all vote her out? :-(
Posted by Martin Sewell at 1:31 AM

June 19, 2006

Sex Differences in Mathematical Aptitude

"Mathematics is a man's game. A gender gap appears early in life, blossoms with the onset of puberty and reaches full bloom by mid-adolescence. It indelibly shapes women's prospects for doing significant mathematics. In this account of cognitive sex differences, Prodigy shows how sex-differentiated ability in 15 year-olds accounts for the exiguous female representation at the highest levels of mathematical research. A female Fields Medalist is predicted to surface once every 103 years."
La Griffe du Lion
Posted by Martin Sewell at 1:39 AM

World Cup 2006 Betting Odds

Oddschecker
Posted by Martin Sewell at 12:52 AM

HOW TO: Get Billions of Pages Indexed in Google

Merged.ca
Posted by Martin Sewell at 12:37 AM

Drugs firm blocks cheap blindness cure

"Company will only seek licence for medicine that costs 100 times more"
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports
Posted by Martin Sewell at 12:24 AM

Ever wonder what happens when you dump a bucket of liquid nitrogen into a swimming pool?

CollegeHumor Movie
Posted by Martin Sewell at 12:15 AM

June 16, 2006

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Posted by Martin Sewell at 5:39 PM

Photos of North Korea

Military photos . net
Posted by Martin Sewell at 12:45 AM

Image of U.S. falls again

"As the war in Iraq continues for a fourth year, the global image of America has slipped further, even among publics in countries closely allied with the United States, a new global opinion poll has found."
International Herald Tribune
Posted by Martin Sewell at 12:40 AM

US military pondered love not war

"The US military investigated building a "gay bomb", which would make enemy soldiers "sexually irresistible" to each other, government papers say."
BBC NEWS | World | Americas | US military pondered love not war
Posted by Martin Sewell at 12:37 AM

June 15, 2006

"Get Grace Out"

YouTube: Big Brother 7 - Get Grace Out Chants
Posted by Martin Sewell at 1:18 AM

June 13, 2006

Coffee reduces risk of alcoholic cirrhosis, research suggests

"Drinking as little as one cup of coffee a day could help protect you from liver disease caused by alcohol, according to research published today."
Guardian Unlimited | Special reports | Coffee reduces risk of alcoholic cirrhosis, research suggests
Link thanks to Cliff.
Posted by Martin Sewell at 11:38 AM

June 11, 2006

Violence as England game screened

"Violent confrontations involving up to 200 people that left 16 people injured have marred a screening of England's opening World Cup game in London."
BBC News
Posted by Martin Sewell at 11:14 AM

June 6, 2006

How to get traffic for your blog

Seth's Blog: How to get traffic for your blog
Posted by Martin Sewell at 2:02 PM

Google Spreadsheets

Sneak Peek
Posted by Martin Sewell at 1:59 PM

Amusing Animation

aBum.com
Posted by Martin Sewell at 1:54 PM

Diet Coke and Mentos Experiments

Video at EepyBird.com
Posted by Martin Sewell at 1:44 PM

June 5, 2006

Peter Crouch in Robokop

YouTube
Posted by Martin Sewell at 11:30 PM

June 3, 2006

Travel-time Maps and their Uses

mySociety
Link thanks to Tristán.
Posted by Martin Sewell at 12:12 PM