Archive for March, 2006
Don’t be silly
27 March 2006Apparently, this link is a breach of copyright. See here for an explanation of why.
I have lived at the same time as…
27 March 2006Assuming that I have an average lifespan, and assuming an average
length of tenure for each, then by the time I die I will have been a
contemporary of…
7 Popes
9 Archbishops of Canterbury
17 US Presidents
15 British Prime Ministers
3 British monarchs
Of course, this depends a lot on entirely unpredictable variables, but
it’s an interesting list!
Daniel Bedingfield and Joe Cole - separated at birth?
26 March 2006Has anyone else noticed the resemblence between Chelsea midfielder Joe Cole and pop star Daniel Bedingfield?
Picture this
23 March 2006Today’s website is another one based on Google. This time it’s the “Guess the Google” game at http://www.weavedigital.com/guess-the-google/ - what you have to do this time is guess what Google keyword is generating the image montage. It’s infuriatingly addictive.
Google thinks you are…
22 March 2006We’re on a bit of a Google roll this week, so today’s website is www.googlism.com. You stick in your name (or that of an organisation, object, etc) and the site gives you a humorous extract of what Google says about you. It’s fun, in a geeky kind of way.
Oh, and just for the benefit of […]
Fight! Fight!
21 March 2006Today’s website is www.googlefight.com. A bit of harmless fun using Googler, just plug in two words and see which one wins. Check out the classic and funny fights on the site, too.
The perils of a studio webcam
16 March 2006Rule number one of radio studios - don’t assume that because it’s radio, people can’t see you. Odd poses on the webcam are very likely to find their way onto the Internet. Just like this one…
St Patrick’s Day
16 March 2006As it’s St Patrick’s Day tomorrow, the website of the day this evening is www.saint-patrick.com - a site which gives a bit of background into the man himself and his role in the history of Ireland. Slainte!
Competing in a land down under
15 March 2006Today’s website is the official site of the 2006 Commonwealth Games, at www.melbourne2006.com.au. Take a look and see how many competitors from the Cook Islands you can spot!
Wish you were here?
14 March 2006Today’s website is the Postcard Crossing Project at www.postcrossing.com. It’s a site where you sign up to swap postcards (real ones, not e-cards) with other people around the world. So you can pretend that you’ve got real friends who will send you postcards from faraway places.