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Speak & Spell!

30/01/2007

If your mouth didn’t drop open when you saw the image, you’re not human. Or you’re a whippersnapper. Click the image to play.

Speak & Spell

Wiltshire’s Underground City

29/01/2007

I’m surprised I’ve never heard of this massive bunker, designed to be used by 4000 British government employees in case of emergency but never used by the look of things. Makes you wonder what the one it replaced looks like. The attached image is an 11ft fan used in the aircon system!

Aircon Fan

Terrible F1 Accident

23/01/2007

The user on Digg that submitted this article describes the incident much better than I ever could. It’s the close family I feel sorry for, and of course the spectators.

Roam4free

23/01/2007

Disclaimer: I’m posting this review of the Roam4free website because Pat Phelan encouraged me to with the possibility of a prize. There’s only one issue with this: I review things by concentrating on the negative, so this’ll come off quite nasty. If it’s any consolation Pat, it’s not meant to be; it’s just how I do things. (more…)

Venezuela’s Chavez tells Washington

22/01/2007

Chavez is at it again. Has he genuinely cracked up?

Yahoo News: Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez on Sunday called the U.S. secretary of state “my little girl” and told Washington to “go to hell” after it questioned his plan to seek special powers to legislate by decree.

Chavez, a Cuba ally re-elected by a landslide in December, this month launched a campaign to consolidate power by nationalizing key industries, seeking expanded executive powers and pushing for unlimited presidential re-election.

Rule by decree passed for Chavez

20/01/2007

I honestly thought Chavez might have been one of the good guys, but it looks increasingly less likely. Is our race really incapable of keeping a handle on our greed?

BBC News: Venezuela’s National Assembly has given initial approval to a bill granting the president the power to bypass congress and rule by decree for 18 months.

President Hugo Chavez says he wants “revolutionary laws” to enact sweeping political, economic and social changes.

He has said he wants to nationalise key sectors of the economy and scrap limits on the terms a president can serve.

Rip-Off Ireland: The iPod Index

19/01/2007

Ireland is 8th most expensive in the world for a 2GB iPod nano, according to a survey produced by an Australian bank. Here’s the playlist:

  1. Brazil $327.71
  2. India $222.27
  3. Sweden $213.03
  4. Denmark $208.25
  5. Belgium $205.81
  6. France $205.80
  7. Finland $205.80
  8. Ireland $205.79
  9. UK $195.04
  10. Austria $192.86
  11. Netherlands $192.86
  12. Spain $192.86
  13. Italy $192.86
  14. Germany $192.46
  15. China $179.84
  16. South Korea $176.17
  17. Switzerland $175.59
  18. New Zealand $172.53
  19. Australia $172.36
  20. Taiwan $164.88
  21. Singapore $161.25
  22. Mexico $154.46
  23. U.S. $149.00
  24. Japan $147.63
  25. Hong Kong $147.35
  26. Canada $144.20
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