Archive for the year 2010

The Black Hole

The Black Hole written and directed by Phil & Olly and shared by Swissmiss.

Sir Ken, Animated

RSA Animate – Sir Ken Robinson – Changing Education Paradigms Credit for this wonderful find goes to Steve Clayton.

Goodbye Windows?

This evening, in the time it took to eat a bowl of soup, I installed Ubuntu Linux 10.04 “Lucid” on my laptop alongside Windows 7. Easy. Quick. Efficient. I’ve since used it to update my accounts, send some emails, etc. without issue. I feel totally at home already and find myself wondering why I haven’t [...]

Normal Service Will Resume Shortly

Well, it’s been a tumultuous few months and I’m sorry that my blog’s been neglected. You may have noticed a slight modification of WordPress theme which is a result of an upgrade accident rather than sensible planning. That said, I’m quite pleased with the change of scenery. My 365 photo venture had to take a back seat while [...]

365 Photo Project 2010 – Day 41

  Day 41 – Wednesday 10th February 2010

365 Photo Project 2010 – Day 40

  Day 40 – Tuesday 9th February 2010 Taken from Moss Bank Park in Bolton, a view of the old cotton mill chimney at Barrow Bridge.

365 Photo Project 2010 – Days 38 and 39

  Day 38 – Sunday 7th February 2010   Day 39 – Monday 8th February 2010

Challenger

I was the same age as my daughter is now when the space shuttle Challenger broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. The spacecraft disintegrated over the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of central Florida, United States, on the 26th January, 1986 at 11:39 a.m. EST (16:39 [...]

365 Photo Project 2010 – Day 37

  Day 37 – Saturday 6th February 2010

365 Photo Project 2010 – Day 36

  Day 36 – Friday 5th February 2010

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