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Archive for May 2006

links for 2006-05-31

Wednesday 31 May 2006

ABC News: Why Is the Best Sunscreen Blocked by FDA?
Make sure your suntan lotion contains Mexoryl, which protects against wrinkle-causing UVAs - unless you live in the US where it has not yet been approved by the FDA and is therefore illegal.
(tags: health suntan mexoryl uva)

YouTube - Titanic: The Sequel
Titanic: Two The Surface (fake trailer [...]

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The answers to yesterday's language quiz

Saturday 27 May 2006

Here are the answers to yesterday's language quiz, taken from the Never Mind The Full Stops TV show.

the host said the correct answer was roofs, but that he would accepted rooves as weel, because rooves was correct but had purely gone out of fashion. Well, I'm sorry Mr Fellowes, but the plural of roof, in [...]

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links for 2006-05-26

Friday 26 May 2006

Second Hand Songs
'Find out who performed the original version of a particular song, or who covered that song.'
(tags: database music cover song audio)

BBC NEWS | Technology | Smart sites to power semantic web
A good article summing up the implications of the "web that can be interpreted by machines", with examples of what it will mean [...]

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Never Mind The Full Stops - ep. 3 - 25 May 2006

Friday 26 May 2006

Never Mind The Full Stops is a new panel quiz show on the use and abuse of the English language, hosted by Julian Fellowes and airing on Thursday nights on BBC4.
I find it a tad slow and enjoy recording it and playing it back at 1.5x speed.
I'll save you the trouble altogether and show you [...]

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links for 2006-05-25

Thursday 25 May 2006

What Causes Urine Odor: urine odor remover, urine odor removal, urine stain removal, urine odor
'the uric acid crystals are extremely insoluble and remain tightly bonded to the surface [...] any type of moisture will reactivate those remaining crystals and the smell returns, as strong as ever'.
(tags: urine cleaning smell odour)

iDon't
T-shirts, stickers, link and information on [...]

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links for 2006-05-24

Wednesday 24 May 2006

BBC NEWS | Technology | Privacy worries over web's future
'Depending on which sources the semantic web references, it could gather together health records, lists of recent purchases or even contact details, that would build a more complete picture of a person than ever before.'
(tags: data privacy semanticweb)

BBC Web API (beta)
'The API is built on a [...]

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I am going to my first Eurovision Song Contest

Thursday 18 May 2006

Leaving in a few hours for Athens. Yes, for the Eurovision Song Contest, my very first time.
I could not be more excited. The weather is gorgeous, I am told. Just as well, because I threw some flip-flops and shorts in a bag and I was packed.
Planning to go watch the semifinal tomorrow night in some [...]

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Germany wins, Sweden runner-up at Retro Bar 'Douze Points'

Friday 12 May 2006

Results from last night's 'Douze Points' Eurovision Song Contest annual pre-selection competition at Retro Bar, London:

Germany
Sweden
Greece
Slovenia
Iceland
Belgium
Romania
United Kingdom
Russia
Finland
Malta
Estonia
Denmark
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Spain
Norway and Croatia (joint)
Monaco
France
Switzerland
Poland and Latvia (joint)
Moldova
Israel

Our team's votes:

Slovenia
Germany
Iceland
Belgium
Estonia

We were given Spain, so found ourselves not standing one single chance of winning the champagne.

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links for 2006-05-11

Thursday 11 May 2006

Never Mind the Full Stops starts on Thursday 11 May 2006 at 10.30PM on BBC Four
Grammatical panel quiz show 'based around the idiosyncrasies of the English language [...] Teams must grapple with grammatical challenges, decipher different dialects, display their text messaging expertise and hold their own in a slanging match.
(tags: tv nevermindthefullstops quiz game english [...]

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links for 2006-05-04

Thursday 4 May 2006

Unlock Your Mobile: Unlock the Savings | UK's only money saving expert
Instructions and websites that offer free unlocking for most Nokia phones and other manufacturers. And no, it is not illegal - that's a common misconception.
(tags: mobile cellphone telephone unlock network)

bokstavskex.framtid.nu - automatic biscuit image creator
Spell anything with bokstavskex (Swedish alphabet cookies). Via lavitaistruzioniperluso.com
(tags: art [...]

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I am on first-name terms with all five Girls Aloud

Wednesday 3 May 2006

Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts, Cheryl Tweedy and Kimberley Walsh. There. I can name all five members of Girls Aloud without looking it up.
The problem is I don't want to be able to. I'd like my memory slots to remain available for more important stuff. But now the damage is done and I will [...]

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