XFACTOR part 2
Well, so much for my theories – I was delighted that they now seem to be placing the final few rounds genuinely in the hands of the public. Or at least I was, until the same public decided we should lose the sensational Ruth and keep any of the surely less remarkable boys. Good luck to Eoghan of course, for whom clearly Simon has a vision, but if all this editorial favouring and Northern Ireland voting means he wins over Alexandra in the final I’ll be absolutely hopping. Meanwhile, my next few Saturday nights are clearly to be ruined by the partisan dialing of Northern Irish girls too easily swayed by the disingenuous accolades of a marionette jury. Bring back dolly-legged Austin and keep the vote English. Thank you.
Amazing Star Wars (and Star Trek) origami made from dollar bills
I know I’m wondering in to the deepest darkest nerd territory – but this is really neat.
UK Scientologists move in on traumatised Mumbai
A group linked to the Church of Scientology is mounting an emergency campaign to “flood Mumbai” with hundreds of thousands of booklets by L Ron Hubbard in order to spread its message to residents traumatised by the terror attacks.
As Counterknowledge.com reports, Scientologists have sent out an email which says: “Flood Mumbai with TWTH [Hubbard's The Way to Happiness] booklets! This will help calm down the area! … 100,000 booklets can be printed in India. We need to raise £21,000 on an immediate basis to make up the full amount.” The operation is being mounted by ABLE, the Association for Better Living and Education, which is officially described as “Scientology-related”. Telegraph.
Using the Derren Brown Blog will cost you your soul.
The Vatican has warned that our obsession with modern technology, such as the internet and mobile phones, is not leaving people enough time for spiritual pursuits.
Father Federico Lombardi, the Pope’s spokesman, said that without a spiritual life, people risked losing their souls.
“In the age of the cell phone and the internet it is probably more difficult than before to protect silence and to nourish the interior dimension of life,” Father Lombardi told the Vatican television show Octavia Dies. “It is difficult but necessary.”
“There is an interior and spiritual dimension of life that must be guarded and nourished. If it is not, it can become barren to the point of drying up and, indeed, dying,” he added.
Scientists find drug to banish bad memories
I’ve had several specific memories wiped clean from my mind by Derren – like the time I wet myself in public wearing white jeans, this specific memory was quite painful and yet now I feel no shame at all. Now researchers have found they can use drugs to wipe away single, specific memories while leaving other memories intact. By injecting an amnesia drug at the right time, when a subject was recalling a particular thought, neuro-scientists discovered they could disrupt the way the memory is stored and even make it disappear. Article
Man with no arms caught driving
Police were amazed at their discovery during a routine check of vehicles on the road. Zing Shen, 42, was steering the vehicle with his feet and said he had been doing so for years.It was reported that he was stunned when police officers issued him with a public safety summons.
The man told traffic police that ever since he lost his arms in an industrial accident several years ago, he had used his feet to steer his vehicle without difficulty. He has no arms from the elbows down. His car was an automatic so he did not have to concern himself with changing gear. A police spokesman in Beijing said: “The man said that he was a very safe driver and felt he was as good as anyone else on the road, despite his disability.
“He had an automatic so did not need to worry about changing gears and said he had put a lot of practice into learning to control the steering wheel with his legs. ”He said he was actually even more careful now with driving than he had been before he lost his arms. He was surprised when we arrested him.”
Bored
We’re sitting here bored waiting for Derren to perform in between Natalie Imbruglia and Rod Stewart’s sets at a private party.
Prince Charles is here too, Derren hopes for his approval.
Coops
150″ Panasonic super TV
I dont own a TV – and I watch as little of it as possible – but I think I finally found one clever enough to satisfy my unnatural technology fetish. Now if there was just something worth watching…
Most influential women in the web
As a long time feminist I would like to point you to the Fast Company – “Most Influential Women in Web 2.0” article.
