Dell laptop explodes

Dell laptop explodes at Japanese conference

(or is it a viral created by the sneaky types at Toshiba...)

Yes, it's a museum, but it's also like a big living room.

Yes, it's a museum, but it's also like a big living room. All those works of art are yours...

Tate Modern's website lets you make your own virtual collection of artwork:

http://www.tate.org.uk/britain/yourcollection/

An interrupted article about constant interruptions at work

Leave me alone . . .

The average worker spends two hours a day answering phonecalls, emails and pointless questions about who ate the last Hobnob. We asked Tim Dowling to write about it - then kept interrupting him

Town chaos as cash thrown in air

Town chaos as cash thrown in air: "People in Aberystwyth had an unexpected windfall when a man showered what is thought to be thousands of pounds into the air at a pedestrian crossing. "

USB teddy bear holds data, scares children

A new breed of USB device

Does the World Cup have a lingua franca?

Does the World Cup have a lingua franca? By Daniel�Engber:

Frustrated Polish players complained on Wednesday that a blown call might cost them a chance to advance in the World Cup. On the same day, a Swiss referee made a questionable call that went against the team from Ukraine. What language do soccer players use when they bicker with the refs?

Music Videos From the 80s

Music Videos From the 80's

Some of them don't work but the ones that do are, er, memorable :)

Microsoft loses Excel patent appeal

Excel patent appeal - cough up $65m please, Mr Gates

Quick! Invent something that Microsoft can steal...

World Cup map

World Cup map:

Welcome to BBC Sport's interactive World Cup map, which brings together a broad range of our best content in one place.

I'm Feeling Spendy

I'm Feeling Spendy

Count up loose change found down back of sofa(F1?)
Enter amount in I'm Feeling Spendy box.
Ta-daa! Random item at Amazon for you to purchase.

(Have I posted this before? I am getting on a bit...)

daytrotter.com - a cool music website

http://daytrotter.com/

A cool music website which focuses on mainly indie bands, but also has session remixes and so on which seem to be good. Bands come in and record stuff and remix somebody elses stuff while they're there or something like that...

Most bizarre World Cup tie-in ever?

Virgin Mobile stuffs England fans with free kebabs

The company has apparently set up a "kebab emporium" in said field of dreams and all users have to do is text "kebab" to 26666 to "receive a mobile voucher entitling them to a free meal upon redemption of the voucher".

Animal testing discussed

From the Guardian: 'You won't find chimps having this debate'

After the demonstrations and court battles, isn't it time to talk calmly about animal testing? We ask two leading philosophers to debate the rights and wrongs

Discussion chaired by Julian Baggini

World Cup web meltdown

World Cup web meltdown

Although we won't be able to watch it anyway as the vans are after us:

Watching online could end up in court

Bah. Come on Paraguay!!

Laptops go large!

Try to control your lower jaws as you feast your eyes on this!

BBC closes out deal for showing UK TV over P2P

BBC closes out deal for showing UK TV over P2P:

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has renegotiated its terms with PACT, a UK trade organisation that represents the commercial interests of independent feature film, TV, and animation companies.

UK music fans can copy own tracks

UK music fans can copy own tracks:

UK music fans no longer face the threat of prosecution for copying their own CDs on to PCs or MP3 players, as long as the songs are only for personal use.

Google offers spreadsheet beta | The Register

Google offers spreadsheet beta The Register

No surprises there then...

A bad law to try and stop you from making a copy of anything

A bad law to try and stop you from making a copy of anything:

This will be a busy week in the House -- Congress goes into summer recess Friday, but not before considering the Section 115 Reform Act of 2006 (SIRA). Never heard of SIRA? That’s the way Big Copyright and their lackey’s want it, and it's bad news for you.

Punters decide they don't like Mondays

Online lottery company faces ruin

Shame. I thought it was a good idea, although:

"Mr Holley and two fellow directors have also received payouts worth more than the £520,000 donated to the 20 charities linked to Monday."

Not all that charitable of them!

Brothers spurn veg for 424 years

Brothers spurn veg for 424 years:

Children: next time parents order you to eat your broccoli so that you will have a long and healthy life, don't believe them.

I bet they eat potatoes though.

World Cup by broadband endangers networks

World Cup by broadband

Can't see Scott letting than one through :(

To the pub..................!!

Manilow to drive out 'hooligans'

Manilow to drive out 'hooligans':

A council in the Australian city of Sydney is taking radical measures against car-revving youths - the calming tones of singer Barry Manilow.

apparently: "Daggy music is one way to make the hoons leave an area, because they can't stand the music," ?!?!

Manilow to drive out 'hooligans'

Manilow to drive out 'hooligans':

A council in the Australian city of Sydney is taking radical measures against car-revving youths - the calming tones of singer Barry Manilow.

apparently: "Daggy music is one way to make the hoons leave an area, because they can't stand the music," ?!?!

BBC NEWS | Technology | Microsoft debuts security package

Microsoft debuts security package:

Users worried about staying safe online will soon be able to get software to protect their home PC direct from Microsoft.

Largest cities through history...

An interesting article about when cities became big and when. It has a list!

What does the internet do to a couple?

Lots of interesting questions about couples who spend a lot of time online "together". "A couple watching TV, curled up on a sofa together, may have felt 'together', a couple surfing on two wifi laptops are visiting different sites, having different experiences. They seem more apart than together. The internet age feels less communal than the TV age did."

What's in a name?

A quick study shows that stocks of simply named companies do better than those of more complexly named companies. Even companies with pronounceable ticker symbols did better than those with unpronounceable symbols. From: kottke.org