2010-10-23

UK Budget crisis hits close to home...

BBC World Service is being forced to cut "World of Music" effective March 2011.

Say it isn't so...

Where can I send-in my $5 to help keep it on the air?


A partial solution: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/worldmusic/

Pumpkins

2010-10-17

R.I.P. Benoît Mandelbrot, 1924-2010

Wired News: Benoît Mandelbrot, the father of fractal geometry and one of the most famous mathematicians of all time, has passed away about a month shy of his 86th birthday.

New All-in-one printer

I just bought a new Kodal ESP 7250 all-in-one printer scanner. It [was] on sale (Staples, and Amazon.ca) for about $130 and is amazing.

I've "connected" it using wi-fi (which was totally simple). It seems to have every feature under the sun. I can even take a picture using my iPhone and it'll print directly from the iPhone in about a minute.

Here's the unique selling proposition - a complete set of ink for the Kodak is about $28, as opposed to about $100+/- with my old Canon S900.

Corrected: The colour tank has five sections, the usual CYM, plus Photo Black, plus a clear coat (!).

It's almost a no-brainer if you're in the market for a new printer.

2010-10-05

Portsmouth, UK (September 2010)

See also: 2010 Portsmouth, UK blog.

Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth (UK), HMS Victory, Stonehenge, Salisbury Cathedral, and the Top Gear test track visitor welcome center (LOL).