Posted by Philip Norton on May 8, 2008
Not many people need to remember Pi to more than 4-5 digits, but if you do here is a limerick I found that will help you. First, the number: 3.14159265358979323846 Next, the limerick: The ratio of C over D, Where they’re parts of a circle, is three Point one four one five Nine two six [...]
Posted by Philip Norton on January 31, 2007
This is a warning to anyone thinking about buying anything from the catalogue chain store Argos. I have had so much trouble with them that I thought I would share it with anyone who reads this blog, which is no-one. It’s not the quality of service or anything like that as that is usually good. [...]
Posted by Philip Norton on September 19, 2006
I saw an article the other day about a council the U.K. installing radio frequency identification tags (RFID) onto their wheelie bins. These tags are installed to monitor the amount of rubbish that people throw away. When the bin is collected by thetruck every week the tag transmits who the bin belongs to, and the [...]