Friday, May 28, 2010

Stuff below the fold

US papers have the oil spill being plugged by the government ordering the fix but the BBC says it's the company who did the work:

and one suspects it wasn't scientists as much as engineers and oil hands...
Wikipedia has summary

If I have time I'll have to read it, and check the industry stories and tech blogs instead of the political spin in the press.

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France is trying to ban Burkhas, and Switzerland may ban Naked Hikers.

Guess there isn't any poison ivy in Switzerland.

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Guinness is good for you
...really: it works as good as low dose Aspirin to prevent heart attacks.

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