Ten surprising things that are good for you.

This will cheer up the smokers among us ....

"This morning's news that nicotine could be used as the basis of a drug against Alzheimer's"

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Magnetic Fields as Art

Curiously , this matches my previous post remarkably well!

They surround us, yet they can’t be seen. They shift vast currents through space, yet we rarely feel their presence. Interplanetary magnetic currents are undoubtedly one of the most mysterious aspects of the universe, but a new film by British filmmakers Ruth Jarman and Joe Gerhadt unlocks the beauty of these magnificent forces for all to see.

Original Article here

3D Graffiti

Whether walls or trains — graffiti need to be sprayed on solid, “real” backgrounds. Doesn't it?

This extended reality thus becomes a three-dimensional graffiti canvas, on which something completely new is created: street art of the next generation!

Ubelievable Sea Storm

OK - I give up, please make it stop!


Unbelievable Storm - The most popular videos are a click away


And another one to throw in to the Ships in Storms set.


And some fantastic stills of Ships vs. Big Waves

Girlfriend Upgrade

This is an old favourite of mine, which Ive dug out because I can.

A year ago, a friend of mine upgraded his version of Girfriend to GirlfriendPlus 1.0, which is a Terminate and Stay Resident version of Girfriend. He discovered that GirlfriendPlus 1.0 expires within a year if you don't upgrade to Fiancee 1.0. So he did. But soon after that, you have to upgrade to Wife 1.0, which he describes as a 'huge resource hog'. It has taken up all his space, so he can't load anything else.

Full Document Here

Petition against Copyright extension.

If you are involved in any way with the music business, I can not stress the importance of this petition.
If you know what its on about, sign it.
If you don't know - read up here, & then sign it.

To explain in simple terms.
Current copyright for music in the UK is for 50 years.
Long enough for the artist to profit from their work.
The 'industry' wants to extend this to 95 years.
Why is this bad? - because music is a tangible part of a society.
If you excessively limit its use, it is detrimental to those who follow.
Why do you think you never hear the song 'Happy Birthday to you' in films? Its copyrighted to an American owner who charges excessively for its use.
Surely a piece of music so ingrained into our culture, should, after a reasonable amount of time, make its way into our shared pool of culture.

TVCatchup caught up.

Very sad to report that TVcatchup has been nobbled. It was an online video recorder (PVR) that seems to have upset the UK's broadcasting industry.

As ever, good reporting from The Register

And a fine MUST READ article from TorrentFreak