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An interesting personality test

Posted on February 23, 2012

So I came across a great site that does personality tests and has apparently been built by a team of psychologists.  I figured I’d go through it for fun and it turns out, the results are incredibly accurate.  Take a look at … Continue reading →

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Having followed Matt Green’s walk across the US last year, I was ecstatic to see that he’s made a followup post, 1 year later, about what he learned on his walk.  Do yourself a favour, take half an hour out of … Continue reading →

Posted on September 6, 2011 | Leave a comment

What do you see?

Posted on September 6, 2011

I haven’t read Steinbeck’s East of Eden, but this excerpt is quite fascinating. Samuel sat in the buggy beside Lee, and his clobber-footed saddle horse shuffled clumsily behind. “What’s your name?” Samuel asked pleasantly. “Lee. Got more name. Lee papa … Continue reading →

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Buying prepaid airtime through Nedbank

Posted on May 24, 2011

For some reason I’ve received a huge number of hits on my post about Nedbank bank charges that come from searches for how to buy airtime, so here’s a quick explanation. If you have an account with Nedbank and need … Continue reading →

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Lewis Pugh “Human Polar Bear” goes head to head with Shell

Posted on April 5, 2011

I received this via email and whether or not it is exactly what it claims to be, it remains a good speech.  (If you can look past the bit about global warming!)  It is apparently the content of a short … Continue reading →

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Launching a nuclear missile (or not)

Posted on April 4, 2011

Great piece in Slate about Maj. Harold Hering who most likely saved the world from World War III and was fired for it.  (Not quite, but that’s the short version) Let’s say you were a Minuteman missile crewman during the … Continue reading →

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Google Social Search

Posted on March 31, 2011

Google have launched a new feature called the +1 button.  Essentially, this is similar to the Facebook like button for Google search results.  You click +1 and this allows your friends, and others, to see what links you liked. Sometimes … Continue reading →

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Petrol Price to rise by 65c

Posted on March 30, 2011

I hear the petrol price is expected to rise by another 65 cents next month. I strongly recommend that you read this carefully and start  looking for cheaper transport now.   Here are a few pointers to get you started.

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4square&7yearsago reminds you of time gone by

Posted on March 30, 2011

Often the most fun new technologies are actually mashups of existing products and services.  Take this new site for example, 4square&7yearsago.  It doesn’t really serve any useful purpose other than to remind you of good times gone by, but it’s … Continue reading →

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The Cobra that’s on Twitter

Posted on March 30, 2011

Last Friday a juvenile Egyptian Cobra escaped its enclosure at the Bronx Zoo reptile house. Yesterday, Twitter user @BronxZoosCobra began tweeting about its escapades around New York and now has over 77K followers. via: LaughingSquid from: NY Times Bits Blog

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