Month: May 2005

  • Off Again

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    I just got knocked off my bike by a car. Again. I still haven’t sorted out the insurance claim from last time. See that bend in the seat stay? That’s supposed to be straight. What was I doing? I was crossing at a pelican crossing (green man & everything) & the guy just drove over…

  • Cranial Nerves

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    It’s head anatomy time, so for all of the students trying to get to grips with the cranial nerves, try these 2 links: A University of Manchester Cranial Nerves CAL Package (introductory). The University of Michigan Anatomy Tables (detailed). The University of Michigan Anatomy teaching site is particularly good, and was profiled on Apple’s website…

  • PS3

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    Hot on the heels of the Xbox 360 is the press release of official details of the next generation Playstation, due on the shelves Spring 06. It looks incredibly powerful, and Sony are already showing off some game demos. This box *will* have a Blue-Ray high-definition DVD drive, outputting 1080p gaming. It has a load…

  • More Xbox 360

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    Here is a detailed article about the Xbox 360. I want to see some games! It’s going to be very powerful, but won’t have a hidef DVD drive. Hmmm. That’s a shame, as it would have been a way of getting hidef DVD movies into Jo Bloggs’ living room.

  • Xbox 360

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    Did anybody notice the prelaunch of the Xbox 360 (aka Xbox 2)? The actual hardware is supposed to be out in the shops by Christmas, which would be interesting, as the Playstation 3 isn’t due on the scene until 2006. It looks pretty boring and not particularly original in design (just like the first one…

  • Calling home

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  • Friday

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    It’s a Jameson’s evening. I feel really fatigued, like I’ve picked up a virus, but I’m probably just tired. I haven’t really stopped this week, except to sleep. I submitted a big, multidisciplinary grant application to the Royal Society on Wednesday, we had an anatomy exam resit on Monday, we’re finishing the 2 timetables for…

  • Heads

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  • There can be only one

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    Sony and Toshiba have joined together to produce just one high definition DVD format. Sony will make the hardware, Toshiba the software. Blu-ray and HD-DVD will not fight it out like VHS and Betamax, thank crap. Does this mean that without the format war high-def DVD players will make it into our living rooms sooner,…

  • Voting

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    I don’t know why, but voting makes you feel really good, doesn’t it?