Archive for October, 2007
« Previous EntriesYou won’t live longer..
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007..it’ll just seem like it.
A study released today (BBC), offers all sorts of advice for avoiding cancer, including not gaining weight after you reach 21, having a BMI of between 18 and 25, not eating bacon or ham, no sugary foods and keeping off the alcohol. They even go so far as suggesting you exercise [...]
And the saga continues…
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007I’ve written before about Formula One and the near-farce that was the 2007 season. I’ve also written about Lewis Hamilton, rookie challenger who so very nearly won the Championship this year - missing out in the final race, to trail eventual champion Kimi Raikkonen by just one point. Well, things are moving again today.
Max Moseley, [...]
Working for the Apple dollar - Updated
Friday, October 26th, 2007I wrote a post about the UK pricing of Leopard the other day, complaining that the price of £85 was way above the $129 being charged in the US. Since writing that, I’ve read in a number of places the argument along the lines of “the £85 includes VAT (sales tax) but the $129 doesn’t, [...]
Warming to my theme
Thursday, October 25th, 2007I decided a few days ago that the Wolf’s Howl would have a theme but it would not be technology, or motorsport, or relationships, or books or any of the other things I’ve written about over the last few months. Instead, the theme would be ranting and I started off with a couple of minor [...]
A child of our time
Tuesday, October 23rd, 2007I got sent this by email today; I have no idea where it originated - whether it is one person’s work or a collaborative effort - but it struck a chord with me. Rather than just email it round to everyone I knew, I thought I’d give it a post all of its own.
If any [...]