More Geek Stuff

Howdy all,

Thought I'd follow up the massive response to the below geek posts (what happened to comments...) with some more geek stuff. Firstly, I discovered this after watching one of Mr Tea's geek videos, as it's Alby Reid's blog (his is the decimalisation of time video below). It is well worth a look for all things geekish. Predoninantly science-y, but particularly interesting, especially the stuff on nuclear energy: http://wordpress.mrreid.org/

Secondly, you may well be aware of Derren Brown. He's often on the television doing strange things. He is a very interesting bloke as well (as a side recommendation, his book "Trick of the Mind" is fascinating, and he is an excellent and amusing writer, it's definitely one to consider for the christmas list). His website, particularly the blog section, is frequently updated (not just by him) with very interesting stuff. Check it out. http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/

Finally, a link from the Mr Reid blog above, if you don't get far enough down the page to discover it yourself. This is a nifty little program based on the fact that your eyes don't like the light that laptops/computers give out all day long, and would rather the screen followed the light intensity pattern of the sun. The program, therefore, makes your screen give out different intesities of light at different times of the day. If you're on a computer a lot, it makes sense, particularly if you use the pooter into the wee hours. Check: http://www.stereopsis.com/flux/