take a look at this.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6664871.stm

to summrarise this page, it says that since the smoking ban in scotland has been implemented.

more people have started smoking
sales of alcohol has gone down by 14% (total pub revenue down by 10%)
sales of cigarettes UP 5%
Increase in illness in children (parents staying home and ( Read more... )

Yesterday, we recieved the Thales policy on smoking once the ban comes into force. The rules will be ( Read more... )

While listening to the news last night on the way home from work, they ran a story about how Wi-fi was unsafe ( Read more... )

Apparently Lordi are filming a horror movie!
The film will be called 'Dark floors' (it's mentioned at IMDB). 
The say it will be a 'proper' horror film, i.e. an 18. 
I shall definitely be going!

They are making starcraft 2
http://eu.starcraft2.com/

I don't think that I'll be buying it, unless they massively update the interface and tactical options 
(no game comes anywhere near Supreme commander for tactical flexibility)

something I've been considering for a while is the effects of 'communal reinforcement'

"Communal reinforcement is the process by which a claim becomes a strong belief through repeated assertion by members of a community. The process is independent of whether the claim has been properly researched or is supported by empirical data significant enough ( Read more... )

take a look at this....

http://www.usd.edu/psyc301/ChangeBlindness.htm

very interesting.

also, look at this website..

http://www.quirkology.com/

When I was in France, I was given the nickname 'Demolition man' because I have a seemingly supernatural talent of breaking software ( Read more... )

Went to see 28 weeks later last night, and it was an amazing film.
Utterly, utterly bleak, grindingly grim, and thoroughly watchable!

As with all films of this genre, it was their caring and humanity that got them killed, but hey. Go watch it!

Just got the first draft of my ENTIRE thesis done (sans 2 paragraphs that require thought - not an option right now!)

HHOOOOWWAAAHHH