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Comment on Almond Pie by Luna

Luna — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:10:22 +0000

Thank you! I just caught this at the end of an ABC program but didn’t catch the name of the program nor could I remember who he was, and it wasn’t in the TV guide. Ah, the powers of Google! I may make this today if I can…

Comment on Kids of Today vs 1980s Technology by Clarissa

Clarissa — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 00:38:13 +0000

My father has a Sinclair something and other “obsolete” computers/calculators in the attic which he used during his uni days in the UK. Most of those, I believe he soldered together from kits. He has never shown them to me as far as I can recall. :S

Comment on Recipe: pasta with haloumi by kim

kim — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 08:49:11 +0000

sounds wonderful.

Comment on Dennis Ritchie vs Steve Jobs by nikhil

nikhil — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 08:08:25 +0000

salute to both great mind

but we can say steve is nothing without dennis invention

Comment on Put-Down Humour by arjen

arjen — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:31:41 +0000

See also http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/humor-sapiens/201107/does-racist-humor-promote-racism (does Racist Humor Promote Racism) by Gil Greengross, PhD, containing interesting research results on people’s behaviour after being exposed to prejudicial jokes in different contexts (not merely racist).

Comment on Kids of Today vs 1980s Technology by Wombi

Wombi — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 10:08:41 +0000

I am a strong believer that technology not only makes the learning process much more fun, but it also creates allows a more hands-on experience for kids! If you are interested in other educational products for kids, I would check out our educational apps!

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Comment on Opensource edible landscapes: The Todmorden story by Mark Unwin

Mark Unwin — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:52:59 +0000

Amazing. I think I’ll continue reading the articles linked form the main blog post. Might be that something like this could happen here in Brisbane…

Comment on Helmet Freedom – about Australia’s mandatory bicycle helmet law by arjen

arjen — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 01:00:00 +0000

See also http://www.cyclehelmets.org/1139.html which has some interesting research detail.

Comment on Siri, Computers, and our actual Power by Anthony David

Anthony David — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 08:19:07 +0000

I wonder how many readers of that comic strip know the origin of that question [rec.humor.oracle]

Comment on That Deaf Guy – Cartoon series by arjen

arjen — Wed, 26 Oct 2011 23:37:02 +0000

Thanks Adrean – credits fixed.