Archive for January, 2007

If it is Tuesday it must be web quiz day

Tuesday, January 30th, 2007

The Telegraph has a how British are you quiz, take it here. You have to score yourself on this one, I got a pretty high score, but I suspect it has more to do with my being observant than actually being British. Apparently this is all about a movement to try to convince some of [...]

Satellite of DOOOOOOM!

Friday, January 26th, 2007

Satellite of DOOOOOOM! Originally uploaded by Tancread. Went to the Air and Space expansion yesterday. Dad pointed out this satellite looks like something from a James Bond film. I think he nailed it.

How The Game Is Played

Thursday, January 25th, 2007

Someone needs to tell these kids this isn’t how the game is played. Thanks to them some of the smug bastards who fly to these things and live it up have to look at what it is all actually about.

Taiwanese World War Two Reenactment

Monday, January 22nd, 2007

I have been working on an article on photography tips for taking photos at Reenactments and I just came across a great set of photos from a Second World War reenactment in Taiwan. Now I am a noted advocate of letting anyone who wants to reenact participate, this may look odd at times such as [...]

Short Break

Saturday, January 20th, 2007

Flying home today and very tired. Regular posting to resume after I have had a chance to rest some. In the meantime feel free to debate whether we are simply giving away our privacy for convenience and novelty.

Today In History: Thomas Venner Executed

Friday, January 19th, 2007

January 19th: Today in 1661 Thomas Venner and others who had followed him in the The Fifth Monarchy Revolt were executed in London. The revolt had been quickly suppressed with only around forty deaths in the fighting and it lead a crack down on religious dissent in England. The Fifth Monarchy Men believed that Christ [...]