Monthly Archives: October 2006

Talents

October 25, 2006 – 9:18 am

From the BBC: Heavy mobile use ‘damages sperm’ Take your pick: As if creating life wasn’t enough of a trick But how do they dial? And we think we’re running out of unique numbers Now that’s what I call Pay As You Go I imagine that even a light mobile could damage them

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Little Irony

October 24, 2006 – 1:49 pm

I had to cancel a trip to the Doctor to check on a dodgy knee yesterday, because I was too sick to go. Not the usual excuse, I expect.

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This American Life

October 24, 2006 – 8:20 am

Via Lifehacker I learn that This American Life is now available as a free podcast in the iTunes store. This was probably the best NPR show I routinely couldn’t find time for, and should particularly appeal if you like effete, East Coast liberal radio like I do.

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Digestion

October 23, 2006 – 1:26 pm

I’ve been doing a little bit of reading on digestion, as I’m currently suffering somewhat in that respect. I learned with interest that the large intestine (normally my second-favourite intestine, btw) acts as a storage compartment for spare water, which I assume saves having to drink more frequently. “What the large intestine essentially does, other [...]

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Competence

October 23, 2006 – 6:53 am

It’s an easy reflex to express outrage when a former leader in an industry is appointed to regulate that industry. Of course, we say, they’ll look after there own (i.e. other executives) at the cost of regular folk. I don’t think that such natural distrust is necessarily a bad thing, because it’s clear that there’s [...]

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