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Star Trek New Voyages
Short films, produced at a rate of two per year, that continue the original five-year mission of the Enterprise.
(tags: scifi television tv video web sci-fi)

WSTWeb Designs - Longhorn Wallpapers
My favourite, that I have been using for the past three weeks on my desktop computer at work: Longhorn 4051 bliss (a take on [...]

Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox | Open New Windows for PDF and other Non-Web Documents (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
It is a web usability requirement to refrain from opening new browser windows. However, when using PC-native file formats (PDF, spreadsheets, Word documents), users feel they are no longer on a website and when they are finished, they click the [...]

Bodybuilding.com - Planet Muscle - 5 Ways To Get Lean With Protein!
1. Ample Quality Proteins. 2. Eat Small And Nutrient Dense - But Often. 3. Absorb, Absorb, Absorb! 4. The Miracle Of BCAA's. 5. Protein Rotation.
(tags: gym sports protein diet food exercise fitness training)

Coudal Partners | School of Government
New logic teaser from the people who [...]

CD Times - Kate Bush To Release New Album This Autumn
The long-awaited first album in twelve years has been delivered to the record company. An Autumn release is planned with a mini DVD to help promote the singles due out later this year. No tour.
(tags: music katebush)

A List Apart: Articles: Facts and Opinions About PDF [...]

The slightest of gym injuries (pulled ligament, left forearm) has been forcing me to do some stuff with my right hand for the first time. Which is weird since I am right-handed.
I already knew that the left leads when I am lifting weights, hammering, screwing (as in DIY), or anything that very obviously requires physical [...]

Tatlin's Tower and the World
Artists' group Henry VIII's Wives plan to build Vladimir Tatlin's 400 metre tall utopian Monument to the Third International
(tags: architecture)

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Singer Peyroux 'found in the US'
Much to the embarassment of the record company, the private detective they hired found her with her manager in New [...]

What the sign in the toilets at work says:
Please could we remind all users of these toilets to be considerate and remember that they are a unisex facility and should be left in a clean and tidy state for everyone to use. Thank you.
What the sign in the toilets at work means:
Instructions for men:

lift seat
aim [...]

Cory Doctorow's Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom as a podcast
The Creative Commons-licensed sci-fi novel gets the audio treatment via RSS feed
(tags: podcast novel literature sci-fi creativecommons rights license doctorow)

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Music | Jazz singer Peyroux 'disappears'
Dr B. starts wailing every time I play it, but I did not know his [...]

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Arts | UK hunts for favourite gay novel
'Inspired by the BBC's Big Read search, the Big Gay Read is open to any lesbian or gay-themed novel in a public vote.'
(tags: books literature lesbian gay novel)

Drag & Drop Sortable Lists with JavaScript and CSS
Once sorted, listed retain their order via cookies.
(tags: [...]

This is what Dr B. tells me in the morning when he sees me getting dressed to go to work. Why?
Well, on 22 July 2005 Jean Charles de Menezes, 27, was mistaken for a suicide bomber in Stockwell tube station here in London, and killed with eight shots.
We were led to believe that he had [...]

The dilapidated wasteland stretching from my doorstep will host the 2012 Olympics. Apparently some of the disciplines are going to be especiallyl altered for the occasion. A leaked copy of the proposed changes has been circulating, and is reproduced below.
But first, you might want to check the failed Olympic bids for the following cities and [...]

Explanation of Athlete Mode in Tanita Body Fat Monitor Scale
My bathroom scales/body fat monitor uses an equation based on average levels of fitness and thus overestimates my body fat ratio. I need some with an 'Athlete mode' feature.
(tags: health fitness fat scales sports)

On Monday night Dr B. and I went to the cinema. I had suggested a handful of movies I wanted to see, and threw in Fantastic Four.
Well aware of my disinterest in anything science-fiction or super-hero related (unless styled by a camp designer), Dr B. considered suspiciously my last choice but took up the opportunity [...]

Exhibit A – a picture of Scarlett Johansson (left).
Exhibit B – a picture of Scarlett Johansson from The Island movie poster (centre).
Exhibit C – a picture of Desperate Housewives' Nicolette Sheridan (right).

See also: sitting through the whole Fantastic Four movie last night thinking that Jessica Alba was Scarlett Johansson.

Imaging Resource "Comparometer" | Digital Camera Image Comparison Page
A tool that lets you compare sample pictures taken with different digital cameras under carefully regulated conditions.
(tags: camera photography reference)

BBC NEWS | Technology | Total recall boosts PDA writing
New writing recognition software that recognises and remembers word patterns is ready to go into commercial development
(tags: pda mobile [...]

Start a survey of high-street designer brews and present the results on your website. Stand back in astonishment at how much you drink and how much it costs you.
Decide that Benjy's is the best value for money (read: the cheapest) and stick to it for your early morning and mid-day fixes. Get aquainted with the [...]

BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Arts | Booker diary: Reading challenge
26-year old English teacher reads all 17 Booker prize longlisted books in 28 days for a BBC Four show.
(tags: books literature booker bbc)

Who owns the fish?
Brainteaser to be solved with pure logic. Einstein said that 98% of people could not figure it out. I did: [...]

See also: Diamond Geezer's Do(ugh)nuts Survey

[Continued from day one: Alton Towers]
On Saturday we took the train into Birmingham. As we approached the city, Dr B jumped out of his seat when he saw that Aston University's Chemistry Department had been pulled down. That's where he worked towards the Ph.D. that put the 'Dr' into 'Dr B.'. It turned out to [...]

iPod's Dirty Secret
Movie by the Neistat Brothers documenting the stencilling of the phrase 'iPod's unreplaceable battery lasts only 18 months' on top of iPod ads. Apple now offers a battery replacement programme and an extended warranty for the iPod.
(tags: apple ipod graphic video)

Traffic Light Wars
Green 'walk' man being pestered by red 'don't walk' man – and taking revenge occasionally.
(tags: animation fun humour)