Archives for October, 2004
coinstar invents infinite storage facility
Saturday, October 9th, 2004
Today I picked up a leaflet for a coinstar machine, you put your loose change in it and it counts it, deducting 7.5%, and prints a voucher which you can then redeem in a shop (in this case, sainsburys).
It has an FAQ on the back..
Is there a limit to how many coins I can […]
coming soon.. the megachallenge
Saturday, October 9th, 2004
This time next week I will have begun the megaexcurtion, the megachallenge. By this point I will have rendez-vous’d with Sarah, my accomplice, at the Greenline Coach Station in London, terminus of all megabus journeys.
We will each individually arrive from our respective origins, and from there we will continue north on a megabus, taking […]
sweaty phone?
Tuesday, October 5th, 2004
Telecoms Korea have information about a new phone, called the IM-7400, which comes “coated with nanometer (1 billionth of a meter) — sized silver particles that are effective at attacking pathogens and deodorizing.”
Sorry? Pathogens? Deodorizing a mobile phone? What?
oh deer burger
Monday, October 4th, 2004
seems to be a lot of food talk of late, here’s another:
venison burgers to be sold in schools.
I’d be well chuffed if someone offered me such a delight as free range, organic highland venison, instead of fish fingers.
clever trick
Saturday, October 2nd, 2004
so you’re crap at cooking?
i found a new trick which i’ve implemented today. ok so i haven’t cooked craply today, but i discovered that if you eat much later then you normally do then you are so hungry you really enjoy your meal. it worked for me at lunch and dinner, at 4.30pm and […]
how not to do it
Saturday, October 2nd, 2004
back in Brighton, now living in 7 Dials, it’s nice.
on my way towards my house this evening I witnessed a dinner party in progress, or rather just about to be in progress. The host had lined up loads of drinks, soft drinks, beers etc. on a table, one behind each other. It looked like […]