wade womersley – york based software engineer
Today is officially the launch of Windows 7 to the general public, people are no doubt throwing their Windows 7 parties everywhere, it’s a day of rejoicing and celebrations, a day to remember those that came before it and hastily forget them again, etc. etc. The Japanese have decided the only way to celebrate the … Read More “Windows 7 is here, Japan becomes America” »
According to a post at NewScientist, bird flu (avian flu) is actually an STD – at least, it is in ducks. While not completely confirmed yet, it is believed to be the case. Although unlike humans, the more promiscuous the duck, the less likely it is to become infected (wha?); apparently “…It’s all to do … Read More “Maybe we need sex education for birds? Bird flu is an STD.” »
It turns out that if you peel the popular adhesive tape off its roll in a vacuum chamber, it emits X-rays. The researchers even made an X-ray image of one of their fingers. Actually, more than 50 years ago, some Russian scientists reported evidence of X-rays from peeling sticky tape off glass. But the new … Read More “Peeling Scotch Tape Emits X-Rays” »
Holger Bech Nielsen of the Niels Bohr Institute in Copenhagen and Masao Ninomiya from the Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics in Kyoto are both in agreement that one possible explanation for the constant failings of the large hadron collider (LHC) is that it is being intentionally sabotaged by people from the future. Sound weird? Well … Read More “Is the Large Hadron Colllider (LHC) being sabotaged from the future?” »
After last year’s Back To Earth mini-series, is Red Dwarf coming back for good? The series’ Robert Llewellyn told fans this weekend that scripts for a tenth season of the SF comedy have already been commissioned. Series 10 of Red Dwarf announcement just been made at DJ 09. To clarify the scripts have been commissioned, … Read More “Red Dwarf Season 10 – Possible?” »
As of yet, the cause of death has not been mentioned, but Stephen Gately of Boyzone fame has died at the age of 33 while on holiday in Menorca. The Irish pop star and actor was on holiday with his civil partner, Andrew Cowles, when he died yesterday, according to the bands website. It said … Read More “Stephen Gately Dead at 33 – died on holiday” »
According to Gizmodo, Project Natal is going to be overcharged to start with (anyone not expecting that one?) I’ll no doubt end up forking the money over though if it works as well as the previews say it will – it’s a truly great idea for gaming. How much is Project Natal going to cost? … Read More “Project Natal for xbox is to be charged “like a console”” »
ALBERTVILLE, Ala. – An Alabama woman has been charged with endangering the welfare of a child after police say she let her daughter ride in a cardboard box on top of their van. Albertville Police spokesman Sgt. Jamie Smith said the 37-year-old woman was arrested Sunday after police received a call about a minivan on … Read More “Alabama woman lets daughter ride in box on top of van” »
A New York prisoner has come up with a much easier way to break out of jail: ask the guards for the exit. The inmate, who was wearing a suit for a court appearance on charges of multiple store robberies, simply wandered out of an open cell door and into a courtroom on Wednesday, the … Read More “Prisoner flees after asking guard way out” »
Swedish fertility clinics are suffering a backlog due to demand from lesbian couples. As a result of the law change, waiting time has jumped from 3 to 18 months. Back on July 1st, 2005, female same-sex couples were granted the right to artificial insemination at Swedish hospitals. Before that, lesbians had to seek help abroad … Read More “Swedish Sperm Banks Running Dry Due to Lesbians” »