Category: News

Canada Legalises Assisted Suicide

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News

In what will surely spark controversy and complaints around the world, Canada has just become the latest country to allow assisted suicide from a doctor for those who are terminally ill or in severe pain and will be for the rest of their lives. On Thursday, 14th April, 2016, Justin Trudeau introduced legislation to move … Read More “Canada Legalises Assisted Suicide” »

Back to the … Theatres

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Events, Films, News

Christopher Lloyd and Michael J.Fox (Universal) Yup, Back to the Future is coming back to cinemas (hopefully across the country) on October 21st 2015 alongside the launch of several box sets including the movies, the animated series, extra content, a light up flux capacitor, behind the scenes footage and more. October 21st is the date … Read More “Back to the … Theatres” »

The Crystal Maze is Back – and it’s for all of us!

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Gaming, News, Random Stuff

In what may be one of the happiest events of my life, The Crystal Maze will be back in a format for everyone to enjoy! At the moment there is a funding event on Indiegogo with a rather easy target of £500,000 – at the moment of writing this, just 8 hours in from the midnight … Read More “The Crystal Maze is Back – and it’s for all of us!” »

Massive Anthem health insurance hack exposes millions of customers’ details

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News

Anthem Blue Cross-Blue Shield office in Denver. Andrew Williams (KMGH-TV) Well as far as hacks go, this is pretty amazing and if they are right and millions of customers have had their name, address, DoB, and social security numbers stolen, a lot of people could find themselves being impersonated over the coming months or even years. … Read More “Massive Anthem health insurance hack exposes millions of customers’ details” »

Texas boy suspended after bringing ‘ring of power’ to school – NY Daily News

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News, Random Stuff

Tolkien lore led a Texas boy to suspension after he brought his “one ring” to school. Kermit Elementary School officials called it a threat when the 9-year-old boy, Aiden Steward, in a playful act of make-believe, told a classmate he could make him disappear with a ring forged in fictional Middle Earth’s Mount Doom. “It … Read More “Texas boy suspended after bringing ‘ring of power’ to school – NY Daily News” »

Windows 10 coming to Raspberry Pi 2 – free!

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News, Programming

As if the news wasn’t good enough that all Windows 7 and 8 users are going to be getting a free upgrade to Windows 10 – the new Windows OS that promises to be everything we wanted and then some. Microsoft have announced that the recently released Raspberry Pi 2 will be getting a specially … Read More “Windows 10 coming to Raspberry Pi 2 – free!” »

Ultra High Definition TV Coming Soon

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News
Sky Sports are already testing the next generation of television pictures, variously known as Ultra High Definition TV or by the rather more geeky moniker of ’4k’…

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Large Hardon Collider breaks energy record

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News, Random Stuff

Yes, it’s finally happened, The Telegraph website made the typo when referring to the LHC:

Photo of Ant Holding 500 times its own Bodyweight

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News, Science

This amazing picture of an ant holding its own bodyweight while upside down was taken by zoology specialist Dr Thomas Endlein of Cambridge University while researching creatures sticky feet. This photo snatched the guy £700 in photographic vouchers from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council. His hope is studying the way ants feet self … Read More “Photo of Ant Holding 500 times its own Bodyweight” »

Federal Court to determine constitutional legality of gay marriage

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News

It seems like it’s taken a long time for someone in the States to get up and do it, but someone seems to finally be ready to stand up in court and challenge the legality of banning same-sex marriage on a nationwide scale. The result of this trial should finally end the confusion the USA … Read More “Federal Court to determine constitutional legality of gay marriage” »