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- An interview with the chief of design at Apple. He as some interesting observations about machine age design and it is very reminiscent of what Peter Jackson thinks about movie sets.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Culture<\/h5>\n
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- Mischief Night. It sounds like the American holiday Halloween is actually based on what sounds like a Celtic festival called Mischief Night<\/a> which itself seems to want to occur on May eve (30 April) though there are many dates. It includes some fun actions like: Knocking and tapping on doors and windows, Daubing objects with whitewash, Smearing of doorknobs with treacle or Vaseline Tying together adjacent door handles to prevent either from opening, Removing gates from their hinges and depositing them elsewhere, Throwing toilet paper at people’s homes, Throwing eggs at windows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Cycling<\/h5>\n
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- Wow, a company that is selling continuously variable hub gears<\/a>. They call it the NuVinci CVT. Though it sounds like they are still under development and not yet up to serious use. It says, only cruisers should use the gears. Still it is something to watch. They are very heavy. But may be worth the effort.<\/li>\n
- The Cycling Resource Centre has an interesting page on Cycling Innovations<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- An inventor in the Czech Republic, we bring you the HEPAV<\/a> \u2014 the Human Powered Electric Amphibious Vehicle!<\/li>\n
- This is an old link,\u00a0 but it has been hiding in my in-box. It shows what you can do to mount cameras on a trike<\/a>, courtesy of google maps mapping service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
amphibian velomobile<\/a> from Jan Jan<\/a> on Vimeo<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Photos<\/h5>\n
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- Some excellent recent photos from the Conflict in Pakistan<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Science<\/h5>\n
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- I have always marvelled at how the Chinese have been developing tea pots for thousands of years and have mastered the art of building tea pots the dribble. Here is a report on some science on the subject<\/a>. It could be a candidate for an ignoble prize!<\/li>\n
- An interesting article on the very undeveloped science of what is the difference between sleep and waking<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Telecommunications<\/h5>\n
- An interesting article on the very undeveloped science of what is the difference between sleep and waking<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- I have always marvelled at how the Chinese have been developing tea pots for thousands of years and have mastered the art of building tea pots the dribble. Here is a report on some science on the subject<\/a>. It could be a candidate for an ignoble prize!<\/li>\n
- The Cycling Resource Centre has an interesting page on Cycling Innovations<\/a>.<\/li>\n
- Wow, a company that is selling continuously variable hub gears<\/a>. They call it the NuVinci CVT. Though it sounds like they are still under development and not yet up to serious use. It says, only cruisers should use the gears. Still it is something to watch. They are very heavy. But may be worth the effort.<\/li>\n
- Mischief Night. It sounds like the American holiday Halloween is actually based on what sounds like a Celtic festival called Mischief Night<\/a> which itself seems to want to occur on May eve (30 April) though there are many dates. It includes some fun actions like: Knocking and tapping on doors and windows, Daubing objects with whitewash, Smearing of doorknobs with treacle or Vaseline Tying together adjacent door handles to prevent either from opening, Removing gates from their hinges and depositing them elsewhere, Throwing toilet paper at people’s homes, Throwing eggs at windows<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n