Idealogue

Why alcohol and driving don’t mix

karl — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:06:31 +0000

From the ‘5 minutes to five o’clock’ department… Let the jokes begin…

…how about now?

karl — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 21:27:45 +0000

An update to the Are you ready? post earlier.

Sandtastic!

karl — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 23:47:01 +0000

Do you remember back to your childhood, getting excited about summer holidays, because like everyone else you were off to the beach? The water, the new toys you had got for Christmas (back when toys lasted longer than 43 minutes from opening) and best of all – making sandcastles! You did pretty well; a bucket, a [...]

Are you ready?

karl — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:38:30 +0000

Have you ever wondered how fast the pace of change really is? Have you had time to wonder? The old saying is “knowledge is power”. From the earliest vestiges of mankind, through the middle ages and beyond, knowledge has been used for means of control. Those in power such as monarchs, politicians, and religious purveyors all [...]

eDay 2009

karl — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:13:48 +0000

Do you have an old computer sitting around at home? Is your Cupboard Of Discarded Gadgets getting a bit full? eDay 2009 is this Saturday (12 September), giving you a chance to drop off your old PC, laptop, or mobile phone and be sure that it will be recycled safely and used for new gadgets. Last year 946 tonnes of [...]

Solve Your Addiction

karl — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 18:02:43 +0000

How is your internet addiction today? As the internet becomes an integral part of our lives, and more and more of us spend a significant part of our work day in front of a computer screen, many are finding that unhealthy addictions are alive and well in cyberspace, as well. Some (most?) are addicted to FaceBook, [...]

The Best Comeback Line of the Year

karl — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 23:15:10 +0000

If you ever testify in court, you might wish you could have been as sharp as this policeman. He was being cross-examined by a defense attorney during a felony trial. The lawyer was trying to undermine the policeman’s credibility… Q: ‘Officer — did you see my client fleeing the scene?’ A: ‘No sir. But I subsequently observed [...]

A little more political humour for the more intelligent

karl — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:40:44 +0000

From a reader: Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs The seven dwarfs always left to go work in the mine early each morning. As always, Snow White stayed home doing her domestic chores. As lunchtime approached, she would prepare their lunch and carry it to the mine. One day as she arrived at the mine with the lunch, she saw [...]

Google your past!

karl — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 22:37:12 +0000

In celebration of their 10th anniversary, Google have put up a page linking to their oldest available index from January 2001. Searching for such things as “iPod“, “broadband“, and even “Barack Obama” (yes – he did not just drop from a cloud in 2006) lead to some interesting results. Of note to us types is [...]

A full size keyboard that fits in anyone’s pocket

karl — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 23:08:04 +0000

The Virtual Laser Keyboard has been around for a while now, and it looks to be hitting the spot for a number of people. Essentially the device projects a virtual keyboard on to a flat surface and can detect keys that are ‘hit’ and even supplies the clicking noise to go with it. The keyboard [...]