Month: February 2009
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Comic artist
Comic artist, originally uploaded by samwebster. Jack’s getting into comics, which is great because I get to buy and read comics again! He spends a lot of time drawing his own. I guess Stan Lee isn’t good enough for him.
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False Fact On Wikipedia Proves Itself
I stand by my comments that Wikipedia is a good resource, and that if you think parts of it are wrong then you should contribute to it yourself. I also warn that no source is infallible, particularly a source open to all for revisions. An article on Slashdot reports that an edit to a Wikipedia…
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Half marathon
I’m into my final 4 week training block now before my next exam: the Llanelli half marathon. I’ve never raced this distance before and with the pace that I want to run in mind, it’s a daunting prospect. The course is by the sea, so I guess that runners are at the mercy of the…
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Jack’s snowman
He built this on his snowday this week with Kim. He’s bigger than Jack!
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Stem Cell Facials
“Stem cell facial”? That sounds rather like that South Park episode. (Yes, that one, with that infamous source of stem cells, but let’s not discuss it here). Would you rub stem cells into your face to reduce wrinkles? Skin care companies selling anti-ageing creams are always making scientific-sounding claims in their widespread tv adverts and…
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Bill Gates Unleashes Swarm of Mosquitoes on Crowd
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are working to reduce malaria deaths worldwide, among many other things. The Fox News website reports, “Microsoft founder turned philanthropist Bill Gates released a glass full of mosquitoes at an elite technology conference to make a point about the deadly disease malaria. “Malaria is spread by mosquitoes,” Gates said…
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Snowballs!
I picked Jack up from school yesterday to work on our snowball throwing.