News.com.au has an interesting if somewhat morbid interview with one of Singapore’s main executioners, Darshan Singh: Mr Singh joined the British colonial prison service in the mid-1950s after arriving from Malaysia. When the long-established British hangman Mr Seymour retired, Singh, then 27, volunteered for the job. He was attracted by the bonus payment for executions. [...]
Entries from November 9th, 2005
Cross Platform Gaming Development To Be Tough
November 9th, 2005 · No Comments · Coding & Web Development, Video Games
Arstechnica has an excellent editorial piece on how developing for multiple plaforms is becoming more and more difficult and give their view on where the future is taking us: The gaming industry has come a long way since its humble beginnings more than thirty years ago. From a time when people were thrilled to see [...]
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LED Faucet Produces Blue Water
November 8th, 2005 · 2 Comments · Mobiles & Gadgets
Boing Boing reports of a cool new faucet with a built in LED which makes water coming out of it appear blue: Running water activates this LED Faucet Light turning the water a bright blue. Turn off the water and out goes the light. It’s great for getting the little ones to wash their hands, [...]
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Ultimate Star Trek Collection Now For Sale
November 7th, 2005 · No Comments · Cool Geeky Stuff, TV
It appears that Star Trek nerds can now lick their lips in anticipation, as the ULTIMATE boxed set has now been released: Here’s the ultimate collection for the ultimate fan. This 212-disc behemoth encompasses five broadcast series and 10 feature films and is, with a few exceptions, all the Trek a Trekker could want. Start [...]
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