Famous Christmas Matt

UK to get network of cameras that will track Cars every move, and build patterns of travel over 2 years! Link 1984 anyone?

Newton Museum closes shop and auctions off collection - Matt you want to improve your newton collection?

Microsoft payout $761 million to RealNetworks for anti-competitive behaviour towards Real's RealPlayer. "In addition to the $761m, RealNetworks now gets long-term access to Microsoft technologies that will enhance its Real Player software. Microsoft has also agreed to promote RealNetworks' music and games subscription service through its MSN internet network."

Microsoft may also face daily fines of €2 million euros until Microsoft "gives rivals more access to its systems. Brussels said the software giant had failed to supply adequate information about its server programs."

"Seagate to buy Maxtor for $2 billion" Didn't Maxtor swallow up Quantum no so long ago?

"Western Digital is the second [largest] hard drive manufacturer after Seagate, with Maxtor in third place."

Ho Ho Ho!

Link

Check out the evolution of Santa Claus.

Turns out, if I was a celebrity, I'd a better looking celebrity than Elton John, in my humble opinion. You should try it. I dont think its that good more to do with the pose than the face, maybe?

As it turns out, if I was a celebrity, I'd be a gay singing communist ruling China. According to Online Face Recognition software. Either them, or Sarah Michelle Gellar.

it's okay to make bombs to kill people, but not to cause them biological damage:

"In addition, any form of weapon designed to provoke biological damage other than death is banned under the Geneva Protocols, making the development, deployment and use by any State illegal."

from here.

"The best way to respond to this violence is with love. We should as surfers spread our love into their community. One way to do this is to date their sisters"

Two lifeguards attacked in Australia, by Lebanese youth, prompts rioting and violence. Story here.

"More than 5000 people yesterday gathered at North Cronulla beach where drunken mobs within the crowd yelled racist chants and chased down and bashed people of Middle Eastern appearance."

You can see them use the word "bashing" more here. (it's usually used differently)

do you remember bike trials?

well now theres:
trials construction yard
trials mountain heights (too fast!)

and there's also fantasy rollercoaster that's equally challenging and frustrating :)

JCB song video.

"Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari, was at DIEC 2005 and voiced his opinion of today’s video gaming world. He recalled his heyday when there wasn’t a lot of storage space for games, so gameplay came first, graphics second. But then Bushnell ventured into the choppier waters of corporate criticism, clearly taking sides. He complained that the PS2’s controller is too complex and noted that people have “interface phobia.”" Gizmodo.

Meekychuppet.com - now hosting the slightly disturbing "Glaucoma Hymn". Download it - I am lost for words.

And it is a genuine thing from some big Glaucoma association.

Watch your back

"Squirrels have bitten to death a stray dog which was barking at them in a Russian park, local media report." It's the black squirrels you have to worry about! I didn't even know there were black squirrels!