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November 4, 2008 by graham
The stupid, it burns
This just in: TV shows that include sex may increase the risk of teenage pregnacies [link]. Teenage girls who watch a lot of TV shows with a high sexual content are twice as likely to become pregnant, according to a study. Boys watching similar programmes, like Friends and Sex and the City, were also more [...]Archive
August 17, 2008 by graham
Here we go again
From BBC News: A prayer group in Washington DC is claiming the credit for the recent sharp drop in the US price of petrol. Rocky Twyman, 59, a veteran community campaigner, started Pray At The Pump meetings at petrol stations in April. So, market forces anyone? Well… Mr Twyman is sceptical that market forces might [...]Archive
May 20, 2008 by graham
Creating a cult
I have had various reactions to my wearing the above at UDS today: From Bacon himself: "Oh. My. God." From Julian Edwards: "Wh?" From Dave Murphy: "I hope you’re not joining the Cult of Bacon. From one apparently insane UDS delegate: "Sexy" From two UDS delegates (including the aforementioned insane one): "Can I get one [...]Archive
April 10, 2008 by graham
Top commands
I don't do memes as a rule, but this one's been doing the rounds on Planet Ubuntu, so I thought I'd give it a shot, too. So, the results of the query are: graham@bloodnok: ~$ history|awk '{a[$2]++ } END{for(i in a){print a[i] " "}}'|sort -rn|head93 bzr66 python2.446 sudo44 cd39 grep22 make19 ls18 vim11 tail11 lpvim [...]Archive
March 17, 2008 by graham
Testing technology
So. I'm writing this on a Nokia N95 with an iGo Stowaway Bluetooth keyboard. It's useful, but it's not exactly the most svelte of devices in the world and, to tell the brutal truth, it makes its user look several different kinds of idiot, sitting here with it perched on his knee. There again, though, [...]Archive
January 29, 2008 by graham
Portrait of the Artist With a Root Vegetable and a Magnificent Hat
Graham Binns posted a photo: Three hundred and sixty-odd days of 2008, day 28 No, I have no idea what this is about either. You have my apologies. On the other hand, I do love that wide-angle lens.Archive
January 15, 2008 by graham
Say what now?
Graham Binns posted a photo: Three-hundred and sixty-odd days of 2008, day 14 I got a new toy today, a Sigma 30mm/1.4 EX DC HSM lens. Very nice. Very good for portrait work. Heavier than expected. Being alone in the house with no other subjects I decided to muck around a bit with it. This [...]Archive
January 11, 2008 by graham