Continuing my recent theme of creating mash-ups (here and here), here is one more, this time a ‘not-to-scale’ mashup inspired by the shape of the BBC/NOAA oil-slick forecast image for 16 May 2010 and the BBC/MetOffice ash cloud forecast for 5 May 2010.
The slick is actually probably about one-tenth the size of the UK; and [...] [...]
Apart from the general election on 6 May 2010, which changed the UK political landscape, there was also a local borough council (B&DBC) election here in Whitchurch, Hampshire – where the right to demonstrate was won for the country.
Why is that last bit relevant? Well, if you had been in town, or just passing through, [...] [...]
Last evening saw the resignation of the UK’s prime minister, and Labour Party’s leader, Gordon Brown, and the formation of a new government with the Conserative’s David Cameron as the country’s new prime minister. The leader of the 3rd place party, Nick Clegg of the Liberal Democrats, gets to be Deputy Prime Minister in a [...] [...]
The TED conference is coming back to Oxford this July. I doubt I’ll go – I’d rather spend the $4500 (about same in UK pounds) on a holiday with my family! And the talks will be podcast in the autumn anyway. I keep a few of the interesting TED talks in [...] [...]
I received this in my email inbox today. If anyone knows the artist who made this, then let me know so I can give them proper credit. Better still, if some company ends up making this for real, then I’ll gladly link to them!
Brings new meaning to ‘viral’ advertising.
Many people think wearing a mask helps [...] [...]
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