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Go Programming Language from Google

Do we need another one? Google seem to think so.
http://golang.org/

Photo Montage from Simple Sketch – Sketch2Photo

Looks like an interesting idea, can’t wait to have a play. Basically you draw a sketch and give a search term to each of the objects, it searches flickr. filters the images and then does some tasty manipulation to composite the images together and sort out the lighting.

Sketch2Photo: Internet Image Montage from Tao Chen on [...]

New Blog – Intelligent Falling

Just my obligatory link from this blog to my new one.
Head over to Intelligent Falling for a dose of rational thought, a slice of atheism and a big bucket full of skepticism.

Sunday Express in Irresponsible Science Report Shocker!

According to our science minister Lord Drayson, British science reporting is the ‘best in the world’, which doesn’t quite explain how the Express could produce something so utterly irresponsible as their headline suggesting that..
The cervical cancer jab is ‘AS DEADLY AS THE CANCER’ it prevents against.
Well if anyone reading the story can actually find the [...]

Nokia N900 On the Way

Nokia are releasing a new model in their line of internet tablets, this time with GSM/Cellular connectivity as well as the usual wireless options. 32GB on board, GPS, ARM Cortex, 5MP camera….forget the Apple tablet, I want.

Christ, Irish Government to Vote on Blasphemy Law Tommorow!

In an effort to win the “Stupidest Law of the Year” award, the Irish government are to vote on the proposed blasphemy law which will mean people are liable to large fines for commiting the heinous crime of “blasphemous libel”. To even get to this point the proposed plans have made it past the comittee [...]

Pastafarians v Westboro Baptist Church

You might not have heard of the Westboro Baptist Church, they are a hateful bunch of people calling themselves a church who base most of their belief system around hating other people, primarily homosexual people it seems.
They picket the funerals of dead soldiers holding signs saying things like “God Hates Fags”, “Homosexuality = Death,” “Fags [...]

Back again

Saved my PC from certain death and now back with a fresh OS install so I can once again resume my meaningless rambling.
Service will resume shortly.

Justice? – Britains Youngest “Terrorist” Gets Two Year Sentence

From The Times:
Hammaad Munshi, who was taking his GCSEs when he was arrested, was part of a cell of cyber-groomers which set out to brainwash the vulnerable to kill “non-believers”. He was convicted at Blackfriars Crown Court of making a record of material likely to be useful for terrorism over a guide to the manufacture [...]

Catching Crayfish

Took Sophie down to the river today for some cray fishing.
The river near us is teeming with the American “Signals” so it didn’t take to long to grab some little monsters.
Our high tech equipment inculded a plumb line I found in a draw with some bacon tied to it, plus a cheap fishing net we [...]