I never would have thought of this

Tesco invent a new way of shopping, to serve the South Korean market. Very nice bit of thinking there. I hope whoever it was got a raise.

(Via my brother Hugh, who also never updates his journal.)

Interesting Links for 7-7-2011

• Remixing Barack Obama's narration of his own autobiography into myth. (Video of the opening chapter)
  (tags: mythology BarackObama weird art)
• The proper response to being told you have upset someone.
  (tags: argument emotion people conflict)
• Sports help ease aggression in boys
  (tags: sport aggression emotion self-control children men)
• Court orders immediate end to ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’
  (tags: lgbt law military usa)
• Four of the top five solar cell companies are now based in China.
  (tags: solarpower china)
• When The U.S. Paid Off The Entire National Debt (And Why It Didn't Last)
  (tags: debt economy economics usa)
• Space Shuttle Program was a $209 billion mistake
  (tags: space money usa)
• 11 different cover version of the Game Of Thrones theme (everything from medieval instruments to techno)
  (tags: music GameOfThrones)
• Hot summer could wipe out Goth population, experts warn.
  (tags: goths funny weather climatechange)
• Product placement now being inserted Into old sitcoms. For some reason I find this creepier than ordinary product placement...
  (tags: Advertising television usa)
• Some data on gender and the chances of being published in an SF anthology
  (tags: scifi writing gender)
• TSA warns terrorists could surgically implant bombs. I bet they're rubbing their hands together in glee!
  (tags: terrorism tsa travel)
• Dear Photograph - photos of photos from the past, in the present.
  (tags: photography inspiration art photos)

The waiting game

I just bought Portal 2 - for £15.

Considering it was released less than three months ago for over double
that, I feel that I got a very good deal by waiting for a bit.

I remember the days when I had to have computer games on the day of
release. Nowadays, particularly with things like Steam sales, I have waaay
more games than I have time to play them.

Life is pretty awesome.

(Well, it would be, if I had more game-playing time. The job keeps getting
in the way.)

Think about the future

One year from today I will be married.

This feels...odd.

Good. But still odd.

(I've been watching the weather all day. I could live with it being the same as it was today. Not perfect, but nice enough to get married outside in.)

I'm shocked. Shocked, I tells ya

via interactiveleaf

Interesting Links for 7-7-2011

• What Would Don Draper Do?
  (tags: madmen funny)
• Sex is not about promoting genetic variation - it's actually about _reducing_ it.
  (tags: sex reproduction genetics)
• WARNING - DO NOT SHAVE YOUR ASS!!!
  (tags: funny hair)
• New Guidance issued: Rape claims retracted out of fear should not lead to charges (fixing the ridiculous situation from last year)
  (tags: rape law uk)
• Brazilian government signs up to develop OpenOffice and LibreOffice
  (tags: brazil opensource software)
• Spanish solar power plant becomes the first to generate power around the clock
  (tags: solar solarpower technology epicwin)
• The Universe Is Almost Certainly Not a Hologram
  (tags: physics universe)
• What happens when you introduce someone to the internet for the first time?
  (tags: browser ui web)
• Obama authorising secret detention and "military interrogation"
  (tags: law usa barackobama rights)
• Leading medical journal criticises romance novels for promoting an unhealthy ideal for health and relationships
  (tags: Health sex romance romance_novels books)
• Remixing Barack Obama's narration of his own autobiography into myth. (Video of the opening chapter)
  (tags: mythology BarackObama weird art)
• The proper response to being told you have upset someone.
  (tags: argument emotion people conflict)
• Sports help ease aggression in boys
  (tags: sport aggression emotion self-control children men)
• Court orders immediate end to ‘Don’t ask, don’t tell’
  (tags: lgbt law military usa)
• Four of the top five solar cell companies are now based in China.
  (tags: solarpower china)
• When The U.S. Paid Off The Entire National Debt (And Why It Didn't Last)
  (tags: debt economy economics usa)
• Space Shuttle Program was a $209 billion mistake
  (tags: space money usa)
• 11 different cover version of the Game Of Thrones theme (everything from medieval instruments to techno)
  (tags: music GameOfThrones)
• Hot summer could wipe out Goth population, experts warn.
  (tags: goths funny weather climatechange)
• Product placement now being inserted Into old sitcoms. For some reason I find this creepier than ordinary product placement...
  (tags: Advertising television usa)
• Some data on gender and the chances of being published in an SF anthology
  (tags: scifi writing gender)
• TSA warns terrorists could surgically implant bombs. I bet they're rubbing their hands together in glee!
  (tags: terrorism tsa travel)
• Dear Photograph - photos of photos from the past, in the present.
  (tags: photography inspiration art photos)