Go clean. Go Wales!!

Just reading a report about some clean air technology being developed in North Wales, UK. Basically it’s a ‘box’ that replaces a cars exhaust system and traps dangerous greenhouse gases and stores them in a form that is amenable to action by genetically modified algae. This action turns the residue into a biofuel! Seems almost … More Go clean. Go Wales!!

The next 'big thing'?

Was reading today how ‘traditional’ TV could be ‘dead’ by the end of the year. This rather startling prediction was based on the attempt of the founders of Kazzoo and Skype (Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis) to launch what can only be described as Internet TV. Seems they have 150 channels all ready to roll … More The next 'big thing'?

Carlton vs Zemanuk

Radio 2UE ‘shock jock’ Mike Carlton has found himself in deep doo-doo over remarks he made about the late Stan Zemanuk who died last week. In response to a callers enquiry if he (Carlton) would be attending the funeral he is said to have quipped “only to make sure he was actually dead”. He is … More Carlton vs Zemanuk

Selfish society

Changing tack slightly, while we were at the station this morning (too damn cold to walk to the bus I reckon) I was watching something we see fairly often. Some mornings, not all, a little turquoise car arrives. It contains a boy and girl. The car stops *on* the main footpath leading to the station … More Selfish society