BBC: Skydiver plans Channel flight [29-Jul-03] An Austrian with a carbon wing strapped to his back is to attempt to fly across the English Channel unaided. Unusual use of the word unaided. BBC: Wild horses return to Kazakhstan [30-Jul-03] The world's only truly wild horse, known as Przewalski's horse, is to be re-introduced into Kazakhstan… Continue reading Define 'pedantic'
Author: Richard Carter
A fat, bearded chap with a Charles Darwin fixation.
Avatarts
BBC: Virtual humans edge closer For years, one of the main goals in computer graphics has been to recreate a totally convincing human being on screen, something that looks and acts so life-like that it is indistinguishable from a real person. Indistinguishable from a real person, that is, provided the real person in question is… Continue reading Avatarts
Elf warning
Carolyn has taken her kids to see Legolas. How cool is that? Postscript: Oh, apparently that should have read Legoland.
Win some, lose some
BBC: Idi Amin's 'condition worsens' Lord Archer freed from prison
Comments
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Minding one's Fs and Qs
BBC: TV swearing 'promotes grunt culture' The "f-word" was used almost 1,500 times in films on the [UK's] five terrestrial television channels in the first half of this year, according to a report published by Mediawatch-UK. Sick, sick, sick! Someone should stop them. What sort of twisted fucker spends their evenings counting swear-words on telly?… Continue reading Minding one's Fs and Qs
El viva Italia
BBC: Britain lays claim to lasagne Italy may be a land of lazy lunches and sun-kissed siestas, but challenge its reputation for home-grown cuisine at your peril. Ah, yes, Italy! Famous for its siestas and its cuisine—and let's not forget its paella and its bull-fights.
We're putting the band back together
OK, I admit it: I had severe misgivings about the Magic Band recording a new album without the Captain, but it's surprisingly good. More »
Sturgeon on the ridiculous
BBC: The purrfect crime fighter [08-Jul-03] A new detective is on the beat in central Russia - Rusik the cat - the latest weapon in the battle against sturgeon smugglers. Then, just four days later: BBC: Fishy end for feline sleuth [12-Jul-03] Russia's only sniffer cat, which was taken on to track down sturgeon smugglers,… Continue reading Sturgeon on the ridiculous
Will marvels never cease?
BBC: Maguire says Spider-Man 2 'better' Spider-Man actor Tobey Maguire has said the forthcoming sequel is "better" than the original. For those of us who saw the original, this will come as no surprise whatsoever. Just for the record, it was pants—spider pants. And while I'm in the mood for slagging off Marvel™-type-comic-related films, am… Continue reading Will marvels never cease?