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Online nowNigel is a 55 year old guy from Stevenage, England, UK.
Member since May 17, 2003 until Dec 13, 2007 as just-me
Liked 4,288 pages, 36 videos, 95 photos * 316 fans * Received 59 reviews

Trying to practice the art of thinking sideways :¬}
NASA: It would cost $370 million to convert to metric
Jun 29, 3:38pm    (25 reviews)  humor, satire  http://www.neowin.net/news/main/09/06/25...
NASA use Excel? That's a very scary idea.
First look: Ubuntu 9.10 alpha 2 brings Ext4, GRUB 2 - Ars Technica
Jun 29, 3:12pm    (1 review)  open-source  http://arstechnica.com/open-source/revie...
From the page: Ubuntu 9.10, codenamed Karmic Koala, is the next major release of the popular Ubuntu Linux distribution. Karmic is scheduled to arrive in October, but developers can get an early look by testing the latest alpha release, which was made available for download last week. Although Karmic is still at a very early stage of development, several major features have already arrived.
Simple fraud convictions no longer scary enough for MPs | newsarse.com
Jun 27, 4:45am    (1 review)  humor, satire  http://newsarse.com/2009/06/simple-fraud...
From the page: MPs could face up to a year in jail under plans for new criminal charges for Parliamentarians after it was determined simple theft and fraud did not scare them enough.
Ananova - Railway announcers thought for the day
Jun 26, 10:55am    (8 reviews)  humor  http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_337...
From the page: The announcer at Leicester railway station is brightening up passengers' journeys with his very own thought for the day...Earlier this week he asked: "Why is there only one Monopolies Commission?" ... A spokesman for East Midlands Trains said: "We're always getting a positive feedback from passengers and staff and certainly hope John will carry on what he is doing."
Away · Jun 12, 11:19pm
I'm not around for a few days but I'll be back soon.
Samsung E1107 Crest Solar Cell Phone | Cell Phone
Jun 12, 1:34pm    (1 review)  science, mobile-phones  http://www.hardwaresphere.com/2009/06/12...
:¬} Solar powered phone from Samsung.
Berners-Lee hired as gov internet adviser • The Register
Jun 11, 11:16am    (2 reviews)  government, internet  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/11/...
Eminently sensible idea shock: Berners-Lee hired as gov internet adviser
RIP Personal Computer World • The Register
Jun 11, 11:10am    (2 reviews)  computers  http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/06/11/...
A sad day. The end of the PCW era.
Samsung shows off video-capable colour e-paper • Register Hardware
Jun 10, 2:55pm    (1 review)  computer-hardware, science  http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2009/06/10/...
Samsung has demoed a small panel that functions as both colour e-paper and as a video display.
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From the page:Samsung's screen works like e-paper and displays video Images. The 10.2in active-matrix LCD was shown off at a recent display exhibition in Texas, where Samsung told website Tech On that the panel uses a form of "cholesteric liquid crystal" (CLC) technology.
Inhabitat & Solar Powered Blue Car Hitting the Streets in 2010
Jun 10, 12:22pm    (56 reviews)  cars, environment  http://www.inhabitat.com/2009/06/09/tran...
From the page: Starting this coming spring, a slick new solar-powered electric vehicle will be hitting the streets of Europe. Italian car designer Pininfarina and French battery manufacturer Bolloré have officially announced that the five door Blue Car hatchback is now ready for production. A fully-electric vehicle with solar panels by 2010? Count us in!