Archive for May, 2008

Why I Love Einstein

A newly published letter reveals that Albert Einstein viewed religion and religious works as “childish,” and “primitive works.”
In the letter, dated January 3 1954, he wrote: “The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weakness, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are nevertheless [...]

The Mystery Jets, Live At The Royal, 10/5/08

Whooo! On Saturday night I was lucky enough to see The Mystery Jets live at The Royal!

Supporting were Esser who managed to surmount a lack of soundchecking and played a fun, bouncy set. They remind me of A Certain Ratio channelled through LCD Soundsystem.
Click the pic above for more shots of Esser.

And then the [...]

Apple Blossom


Wood, Skin, Jar

More blurry Lensbaby macros after you click the pic!

Blurlions


Blurry Foliage

Click the pic for some very blurry shots of planty thingies.

The Royal Opening Night

Click the pic above for a gallery of Derby’s newest venue, the very swanky The Royal!

Flickr Brokn, Morally Bankrpt?

I love Flickr. I have 14,500+ of my photos up on Flickr and never had a problem with the service. Paying twelve quid a year for an off-site backup of my pics is a no-brainer.
But, since the start of May, it hasn’t been working for me (earlier for other peeps, apparently).

This is why [...]

Happy Birthday Spam!

Spam - the scourge of every e-mail inbox - celebrates its 30th anniversary this weekend.
The first recognisable e-mail marketing message was sent on 3 May, 1978 to 400 people on behalf of DEC - a now-defunct computer-maker.
(Source: BBC News)

Of course, I’ve written about the true nature of spam before.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPAAAAAAAAAM!




 

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