Tardigrades—“water bears”—are amazing. They are mostly less than a millimetre in length, but have a complete multicellular anatomy and physiology with recognisable limbs and organs. Despite their complexity they can go dormant and become hardy little spheres of just-add-water life. In this form they are resistant to all sorts of unpleasant treatment and harsh environments. […]
Read MoreThis is a thumbnail image of an unauthorised scan of Saturday’s Biff strip in The Guardian. After you have clicked on it to read the full-size version please visit BiffOnline and buy some merchandise.
Read MoreTwo other ‘Blogs (so far) have passed that Fahrenheit 451 questionnaire thing on to me to answer. Bugger.
Read MoreAfter reading Anthony’s piece about Google bombs, I couldn’t resist a peek at “Jew Watch”, the anti-Semitic conspiracy site that came so high in searches for the word “Jew” that the civilized world had to displace it with a Google bomb. Their front page story (complete with photo of the recently deceased) is—I kid you […]
Read MoreClare In The Community is a radio adaptation of a Guardian comic strip about social workers. Given that description, you’ll probably be amazed to read that it’s also very entertaining. Listening to the fifth of six episodes I laughed out loud several times.
Read MoreThere has been a (false) fire alarm at the Genome Campus. Tens of its employees are standing outside in chilly spring rain and wind. I am joined by my boss’s boss and the senior colleague with whom he is temporarily sharing his office. My boss’s boss turns to his officemate: “Have you read Damian’s ‘Blog?” […]
Read MoreA general election has been called. Within hours of the announcement the socialists over at Harry’s Place have generated 75 posts (and counting) about whether or not to vote Labour. It’s like wandering through the college bar in the 80s all over again.
Read MoreI’d often wondered what computer people meant when they referred to one of their kind as a “systems architect”. This UNIX ‘Blog has the answer. There’ll be so many unused monitors left at our place when we shut down we’ll be able to build “Screenhenge”. [Thanks to Peter Tribble]
Read MoreI meant to ‘Blog this weeks ago. Readers in the UK might be interested to know that there is at least one way of circumventing those 0870 numbers that firms use these days to get us to pay to talk to them. Thanks to Jonathan Nicholson at the Sanger.
Read MoreMidnight Pictures is an independent film company based in Northern Ireland, but its people don’t want none of your steenking arts subsidies, thanks very much: “As with all Midnight Pictures films [Don’t Look In The Attic] will feature: NO love-across-the-barricades NO terrorists with a heart of gold NO conflicted priests and/or policemen NO soundtrack by […]
Read MoreYes, I know I haven’t posted much of substance the last few days, but at least I’m not as bad as Socialism In An Age Of Waiting For Posts.
Read MoreYou might have noticed that I never write about my own love life here. This is mainly because I don’t have a love life, but neither do I mention foolishly inattentive members of the opposite sex who have accidentally allowed me into their company in the past. Cryptic and multiply-distorted versions of other people’s affairs […]
Read MoreIn tomorrow’s Observer David Aaronovitch will say lots of things I’ve wanted to say and lots of things I intend to say (though I’ll be doing it rather less politely) about those on the Left who have a problem with Labour’s recent record. The problem these people have is that Tony won’t let them stay […]
Read MoreThis advertisement could almost be a follow-up to this post of mine. [via The Motley Fool]
Read MoreI wanted to comment on a ‘Blog yesterday, but I couldn’t read the distorted characters on the security image clearly enough to type them in. Does this mean that I am really an artificial intelligence?
Read MoreThe Koreans have taken a surprising early lead in the race to unravel Solanaceae DNA with the Dutch, perhaps more understandably, right behind them.
Read MoreIf you use Firefox to browse the Web and you want mo’ bling fo’ yo’ ride, then Pimpzilla has the look you’re looking for.
Read MoreWhat’s most pleasing about Google’s April Fool joke today is that its text is shot through with the sort of pseudoscientific nonsense that infests thousands of real products’ copy.
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