Smelly Reminders

Saw this cartoon and it reminded me of when I used to work in an (open plan) office, the guy that sat opposite me used to eat leftover stew at his desk from a tupperware container (heated in the microwave) it used to stink the whole place out. It wasn't an unreasonable thing to do per se but on many occasions I had to take a break elsewhere for a while, in fact I should thank him as my lunchtime walking habit started there (which I still stick to today!)

Friday Smirk

The boys discussing the amusing way in which how people who have believed in God over the centuries often change the way in which certain claims of their holy books are "interpreted" depending upon whether or not the modern world has shown them to be nonsense (i.e. Astronomy, Biology, Physics, Philosophy, Medicine etc.).

Cloud Computing

Amazing hi-res pictures from the last NASA probe (Juno) to skirt the clouds of Jupiter revealing that the planet's core isn't solid but "fuzzy" and huge bands of Ammonia extend far below the cloud tops, all using 2010's technology, imagine if it had the resolution of today's devices! Juno completed its mission in 2025 by being crashed into the planet and burnt up in its atmosphere, this was to prevent contamination of any of Jupiter's moons, shame, anyway, good job Juno!

Midweek Mirth

Not a massive follower of football and slightly put off by the fact that the World Cup is being played (partly at least) in the USA (not a fan) but I saw this today on the wonderful xkcd website and it made me smile. I love it when non-scientific types think that linear extrapolation is a valid way to make some crazy claim.

Round Trips

It was a sunny day last Saturday and we decided to do the Windsor "Long Walk", so we parked the car in the Great Park and walked into town. At around 10 km (round trip) it's a decent walk, especially in the hot sun so while in town we popped into the Two Flints taproom under the railway arches and had a couple of cold beers to give us a rest and the fuel to walk back to the car. This is an up and coming brewer that I've mentioned several times before but they're really knocking out some good brews this year, the pale ale above was a crisp and fruity delight, only 3.4% ABV but full of flavour and nice and cold, perfect for the setting and the weather!

Liquid time warp

Spent a pleasant evening with an old mate last night, chewing the fat and drinking excellent brews at one of my favourite pubs, the Fox & Hounds in Caversham, it was nice weather for a change and so we sat in the beer garden (see above). We got so engrossed in conversation that we completely lost track of the time, I just managed to catch the last train home and didn't get in until gone midnight!

Friday Smirk

The lads discussing how our religious brothers and sisters often bend and twist the stories in their holy books to suit the zeitgeist of the day, turning absurdities into "allegory" and contradictions into "interpretations", while others just stick their fingers in their ears and shout la la la!