The trouble with having something good at the top of a blog when you don’t have much time for updating is that whatever you bump it with is going to seem worse. So in that spirit: some worse.

Down Under going under: strangely beautiful simulations of rising sea levels and rising outback real estate prices. Good to see that Tassie holds up okay... apart from where my parents live. (Yep, I’ve been fretting about global warming for twenty years.)

Imagine all the no people (via MeFi). The Quiet Earth had me worried about that twenty years ago, too.

Pour-on nanotechnology stops bleeding in seconds (via MeFi). The kind of news that leaves your neolithic brain blinking at the harsh fluorescent light of the Future. The next time anyone threatens to snatch away their research funding they should chop his hands off, pour on magic nano fluid to stop the bleeding, and sew them on backwards.

“Protecting Virus” promises protection against all forms of influenza. Okay, now they’re just taking the piss.

Batman: My parents are dead (via MeFi yet again). FACE!

And although they can’t match the Beatles ones for overall impact, I’ve started posting my latest limericks again—about a month’s worth. When I get a moment I’ll do some more YouTube videos, as well. (A thousand views for The Trouble With Sloths—blimey.)

20 October 2006 · Weblog

I’ve spared you the links about torture, habeas corpus and war deaths. Consider the gaps in posting a minute’s silence.

Added by Rory on 20 October 2006.

A fine crop of limericks there. I particularly like the concept of "mini/big" (I used to keep guinea pigs myself...)

I'd read the New Scientist article with some fascination, though was disappointed that it contained no mention of sweetcorn or seagulls. I remember reading somewhere that both species are now dependent on humans for fertilization (sweetcorn) and food (seagulls) and would die out if we all vanished. But maybe this is a myth.

Added by K on 20 October 2006.

I’ve heard the same about sweetcorn, but surely seagulls would do okay without us, even if their numbers drop. Pigeons, on the other hand...

Added by Rory on 20 October 2006.


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