Taoyuan Nights

I believe this vehicle to be the preliminary field test of a new, twin-barrel, single-turret ’stealth tank’ designed to merge almost invisibly with civilian traffic in Taiwan.
The alternative explanation is simply too stupid to be true.

And yet people wonder why I travel by bus rather than scooter.

Take a look here. Thanks to www.re-discovery.org!

I’m watching the elections in Scotland with some interest just now. For the first time in 300 years, it looks like Scotland may actually stand a chance of holding a vote about becoming an independent country. Wow! You can see the current results here.
These elections are decidely quirky:
The Scottish National Party has moved nationalism/independence to […]

I did. :)

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Before you read this article, I want you to watch something…Bananaphone. It’ll take a minute to load, but it’s very worthwhile.
Ok, back? Then let’s talk about Second Life. Second Life is an online virtual reality world, which appears to be inhabited by two types of person, each labouring under a terrible delusion:

“Furries”. These […]

Oh my god. What a great ending to the season and cliffhanger for the next. Confirms beyond doubt that BSG is some of the best sci-fi ever produced.

It’s been a mixed season - an interesting start, interesting middle and a few occasional wonderful plot twists (several involving Gaius), with filler episodes spread throughout. But this? […]

Memory is what tells a man that his wife’s birthday was yesterday.
~Mario Rocco

In fact, the type of memory I’m thinking of just now is computer memory. In the last 2 months, the price of DRAM chips has more than halved. I hadn’t noticed, since I haven’t been particularly looking to upgrade my computer, but this […]

I previously reported that the Wii was expected to arrive en masse in Taiwan around the end of Chinese New Year, (mid-February). This was based on what I was hearing from the store managers of large electricals stores in Taiwan. Unfortunately, it hasn’t panned out. It’s now mid-March, and lo and behold, there’s bugger all […]

Space.com is reporting that absolutely astounding amounts of water have just been confirmed on Mars with the new Mars Express orbiter. There’s at least enough water in this one location to cover the entire planet’s surface 10 metres deep!
From Space.com
This is absolutely incredible news. Unbelievable news. This discovery literally makes the prospect of human colonisation […]

Today, I stumbled upon this link to a wonderful article at the New York Times. Normally I’d just hit forward and send it to a few friends, but the ideas are so intriguing that it deserves a blog mention.
Essentially, it asks: Why is the universe “human-suitable” in terms of the difficulty of understanding what’s going […]