Year: 2007

  • Producer plans Barbarella remake

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    According to the BBC, “A remake of the cult 1960s science-fiction film Barbarella is in development”. “Original producer Dino De Laurentiis has secured the rights to remake the 1968 film, which starred Jane Fonda.” Oh for the love of scifi, create something new! Barbarella is a cult favourite, don’t “remake” it! Why, oh why, oh…

  • Sunny Easter

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    I’ve no photos to blog because I’m away from home without my cables. I’m off work for 10 days or so, and I’m not checking my email. Lots of golf and lots of sun. Peace and quiet (mostly).

  • They found me

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    They found me. I don’t know how, but they found me! (Sorry: long running joke).

  • Hayfever

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    I always find biology curious – which sounds like a daft thing for me to say as I am clearly a biologist and wouldn’t remain so if I didn’t find the subject intriguing. My recent real-world example that has piqued my interest, however, is my hayfever. In biology patterns exist, but I’m also used to…

  • Endocrine Embryology Podcast

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    I recorded a podcast for the endocrine embryology lecture recently, but I’ve not yet had time to draw images for the enhanced version. It should be available via iTunes and the medicine page soon. This podcast is a little out of sync with the other lectures in the embryology series. As there is an exam…

  • Comment spam

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    I’ve had to kill the comment system for a little while. This site was getting a massive, unmanageable amount of comment spam, and the ratio of real to false commenters is tiny.

  • Students Sue Anti-Cheating Service

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    Anti-plagiarism software use is becoming commonplace to ensure that students do not submit other people’s work as part of their own. The method of storing submitted essays and comparing with essays submitted in the future poses a potential legal problem. The Washington Post reports that “Two McLean High School students have launched a court challenge…

  • Froggy Recovered

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    I deduced where Jack must have left him!

  • Where’s Froggy?

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    Jack and Kim popped in to work to see me last week. Shortly after this photo was taken Froggy vanished. Again. He must be around here somewhere.

  • Tired boy

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    The early morning sun has been waking Jack up too early. He’s tired, we’re tired. Hopefully we’ll get some later starts with the clocks springing forward to British Summer Time this weekend.