How to Make Great Photographs
Posted by Alex on May 29th, 2006“Photography is the power of observation, not the application of technology.” Ken Rockwell.
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Archive for May, 2006
A new superbug is stalking the world
Posted by Alex on May 29th, 2006If you are unfortunate enough to catch it, you will suffer from intractable diarrhoea with gut-searing pain and fever. The full extent of the illness is unclear because American hospitals are not required to report it.
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Things You Didn’t Know About Your Body
Posted by Alex on May 26th, 2006Some interesting facts about the human body. Some you may know, others probably not, but there’s plenty of really good tips here. For example: “Starting 48 hours before your next long flight, take a baby aspirin each day. It’ll thin your blood just enough to prevent clots from forming in your legs” A good read…
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Frogger in Flash
Posted by Alex on May 26th, 2006Paul Neave has been working on a Flash version of Frogger for some months now. It has been up for some time, but is now finished, and now (like most of his games) has a worldwide high-score list.
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The Other World of the Pirahã
Posted by Alex on May 25th, 2006Try to imagine a world without numbers. No more addition or subtraction, algebra nor calculus. No more high school geometry. It would be pretty hard to get by without basic counting, such as being able to tell whether you had caught five fish or ten fish. Yet one tribe in Brazil seems to get by […]
