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Geocaching on UK TV

So, it would seem that my latest time-taker is going to be featured on the BBC show Countryfile tomorrow. The show is broadcast at 11am on BBC one. Geocaching is outdoor treasure-hunting where participants use GPS to find containers full … Continue reading

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Albino Blackbirds

A few days ago my parents mentioned that a friend (steve Cole) had photographed some Albino Blackbirds. Dad was going to send me a link to the pictures… Anyway, surfing the the BBC news website tonight I noticed a small … Continue reading

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The Most Important Words of the last 20 years

CERN relinquishes all intellectual property rights to this code, both source and binary form and permissions is granted for anyone to user, duplicate, modify and redistribute it. These are probably, singularly, the most important words user in the last two … Continue reading

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BBC iPlayer

What is it with everything even slightly nerdy having to get an “i” in front of it to make it sound “cool”? Apple – you have much to answer for! I wonder if you can copyright a letter of the … Continue reading

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I’m Tutankhamun – Get Them Out Of Here

The BBC News Website runs a daily poll on a current topic. Today’s Vote is The Tutankhamun Exhibition vs I’m A Celebrity. I think you’ll find that’s a pretty resounding answer then! It would be really nice if the TV … Continue reading

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