Monthly Archives: April 2003

Go on… pull my finger

Posted on April 28, 2003 by Lionfire

Despite just having had a week's holiday, I still haven't been keeping this site updated. I have, in fact, hardly touched my computer recently, except to play Black and White (which I am now starting again from scratch, due to … Continue reading →

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The Universe is like a grapefruit

Posted on April 10, 2003 by Lionfire

A number of articles have recently reminded me that we know so very little about this tiny planet we live on. Some of our basic assumptions about insects are being challenged (also here). We're also finally discovering evidence of colossal, … Continue reading →

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I don't even have a mobile phone yet

Posted on April 10, 2003 by Lionfire

At first, I couldn't believe that someone would be silly enough to invent an internet enabled fridge-microwave-thingy that can also receive commands from a mobile phone. Then I was amazed that people would actually want to buy it. I mean, … Continue reading →

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April Fools, all year round

Posted on April 1, 2003 by Lionfire

Today was April Fools, and it was filled with the usual collection of fake news stories, but not all the wacky news stories are fakes. It seems that Morocco has offered the US monkeys trained to detonate land mines and … Continue reading →

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