Archive for August, 2006

Electric Mini

August 31st, 2006

We simply took a standard BMW Mini One, discarded the engine, the disc brakes, the wheels, and the gearbox. These components were replaced by four of our electric wheels, a lithium polymer battery, a large ultra capacitor, a very small ICE with generator (so small it almost fits alongside the spare wheel), an energy management system and a sexy in-car display module

Microsoft Windows XP activation

August 30th, 2006

Having re-cased a computer for a neighbour I was shocked to find out that it wouldnt simply re-activate (the only change to the hardware was the motherboard). In order to get through the activation process I had to:

Phone Microsoft
Key in the Activation Number given by the XP Activation Wizard
Be told it was invalid
Get transferred to […]

University of Durham parchment… what?

August 30th, 2006

the university have got hold of a lot of coloured card, run it through the laser printer with a mail merge to get them mass produced and then stuck a little sticker on the top of it

Snakes on a plane…

August 26th, 2006

Enough is enough! I have had it with these motherfucking snakes on this motherfucking plane!

YouTube - David Guetta Vs The Egg: Love Don’t Let Me Go

August 23rd, 2006

YouTube - David Guetta Vs The Egg: Love Don’t Let Me Go
This is possibly the best new bit of music that I have heard in a while. There are some “good songs” out there but few that make you want to listen to the same track over and over again! This is one of those […]