Month: August 2012
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Apple, patents and ideas
There’s been a lot of commentary about Samsung’s $1b bill for infringing Apple’s patents, and I’ve found the whole case rather depressing – the patent system seems to have been abused, with examples such as slide to unlock. But it’s the attitude behind the lawsuits that is perhaps most disappointing. In 1996 in a PBS documentary…
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Dog shaming
Everyone who has a put has been shamed by that pet at some point. Our cat once stole and ate a whole block of cheese. I didn’t think cats liked cheese. It seems a more common problem with dogs, as the blog dog-shaming.com helps publicise. If you have a dog, and you’ve been shamed, maybe you can contact dog-shaming.com
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Jelly shots for grown ups
If you’ve matured beyond a bowl of vodka jelly at a party, but secretly miss those old boozy days, here’s something you can play with without looking like a desperate student. The www.yummly.com blog has a range of 10 you can feast on.
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Peel wall lamp
This wall lamp fixes to the corner of a wall and gives the impression of light shinning through from behind wallpaper.
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I went to the Olympics
I was fortunate enough to have tickets to see the athletics at the Olympic Stadium on Friday 10 August. I saw the USA women win the 4×100 relay and break the world record, and the British men narrowly miss out on a medal in the 4×400 relay as well as the 4 x 100 heats,…