Author Archives: Adam Hopkinson
Winter on the Oxford Canal
Today was the first day of the year that was both sunny and not a work day, so I headed out with my new camera. I spent the morning in Oxford and then headed out to Thrupp and Shipton-on-Cherwell, on … Continue reading
Hemel Hempstead Oil Explosion
An oil depot has exploded in Hemel Hempstead. The BBC have a live video feed. Reports say the explosion could be heard as far away as Holland and Northern France. Update: Check out this photo on flickr.
JCB Song
JCB Song by Nizlopi is going to be the Christmas number 1. Well, it is if I have anything to do with it!
Man cures self of HIV
Times Online A YOUNG British man thought to be the first person to have shaken off HIV, the virus that causes Aids, is to undergo further clinical tests in the hope of a breakthrough in treating the condition. Andrew Stimpson, … Continue reading
Wired Subs
Wired – great website, fantastic magazine. It’s quite hard to find over here, even in Oxford, and when I do it’s �4. If I were in the States, though, I’d be able to get 12 issues delivered to my door … Continue reading
Sphygmomanometer
If you have hypertension, it’s important that you can pronounce this word. A sphygmomanometer is more commonly known as a blood pressure reader, and ehow has an article about how to use one.
Puffball Fungus
The puffball fungus produces so many spores, that if every single spore germinated, after two generations the offspring would be 800 times the mass of the Earth.
Last.fm
Last.fm has just had a redesign, and it’s a great service. Install the audioscrobbler plugin, and it reports the tracks you play in your chosen media player (iTunes in my case) and logs it all.Where’s the fun in that? It … Continue reading
Confused lions ‘hunt’ small cars
Lions at a drive-through safari park in Merseyside are chasing small cars, thinking they are prey. According to the BBC, Smart cars and Minis are particularly easily mistaken by the pride.
Your jedi mind tricks won’t work on me
Orange are running orange wednesdays, and as such have a promo appearing before the start of films at the cinema. The latest one shows Darth Vader approaching the Orange Film Funding Board with a script about a Sith Lord, only … Continue reading