...I clicked through to read that review. There was no review, but there were two YouTube videos, the first was someone talking about favourite bass lines, the second a chimpanzee peeing into his own mouth, which I suppose could be a metaphor for what user reviews are going to do to the site.

Actually, there are radioactive bricks made from the spoilings of a uranium mine used around the Diet building, and there is a web site that sells them. This is an article about said bricks.

I actually took that call.

The caller's name? Albert Einstein.

I remember the guide showing us small wine glasses with thick bottoms, and describing that the way of drink then was to knock it back like a shot then slam the glass on the table. The act of knocking it back was to compliment the host that this was not some dubious gut-rot that needed to be approached warily, but of such high quality that sniffing the contents was unnecessary.

If I programmed my own self-driving car to, for instance, not bother detecting pedestrians (they shouldn't be on the road!) and went off for a drive knocking over a kid or two, I don't think any jury would buy my defense of it not being my fault due to the people illegally being in the roadway.

Just imagine being able to walk into an exhibit hall where the original is maintained in working order, but also being able to use one of the kits to get a taste of computing back in the day.

You mean typing in everyone's favourite for the demo machines:

10 PRINT "BUM"
20 GOTO 10

Ahh, happy memories!

It's also about the fact that parents are probably more likely to buy cheap tablets like these instead of iPads for their kids, and the kids would be more likely to learn about computers using an open system instead of a locked-down "consumer device."

Yup, there's nothing more open than an iPad!

I saw coverage of this on Japanese TV last weekend, and the hype is over the fact that since it is grown in a clean room, there is no bacteria, so it can be kept in an airtight bag at room temperature for a long, long time without going brown or losing its crispness.

The program had three month old lettuce that they tasted and they said it was just as good as the freshly-picked stuff.

Imagine a Beowulf <strike>Cluster</strike> Symphony of orchestras!

1999 is the date of the earlier related patent. The filing date is above, clearly written as August 5, 2013, and of course the application number starting with "2013..." is another huge give-away.

(Please read the following in CAPITALS)

Permit me to inform you of my desire of going into business relationship with you. I have the believe you are a reputable and responsible and trustworthy person I can do business with from the little information so far I gathered about you during my search for a partner and by matter of trust I must not hesitate to confide in you for this simple and sincere business.

I am Stella Morris 19 years of age the only daughter of late Mr Phillip Morris whom was killed by the daleks that attacked our country Nigeria and took over our town. I ran to Lagos the economical capital of nigeria from were I am contacting you. Before the death of my father he told me that he has a sum of DWE 9.000,000 (Nine point one million Doctor Who Episodes) kept in a private cloud here in nigeria in my name as the next of kin,

Dear, in the capacity of the next of kin and with all the tapes in my hand now, I am contacting you with due sence of gallifreyanity that you will give it a sympathetic and mutual consideration.

I am honourably seeking your assistance in the following ways.

(1)To serve as the guardian of this drama and to come assist me visit the television company here to retrive the consignment.

(2)To make arrangement for me to come over to your country by tardis to further my education and to secure a residential permit for me in your country.

(3)To provide good viewing plans for the tapes and to manage the tapes for 5 years, during the viewing period,only our profit will be shared annually 70% for me the iTunes account holder while 30% will be for you the manager annually.

Moreover, I am willing to offer you 11 % of the total tapes (1 (one) episode) as compensation for your effort /input after the successful transfer of this video to your nominated iTunes account overseas, before the viewing starts.

Anticipating hearing from you immediately.

Thanks, and would you like a jelly baby?
Best Regards.
Stella Morris

It's a bit of a non-story in my opinion, as I think most people worry about Ubuntu and their direct partners slurping all their search info, whereas this "news" is that they now insert an anonymiser into image URLs so that random web site Z doesn't pick up your IP address when your computer tries to render an image.

1.42 metres per second is 5.11 kph / 3.18 mph, or Force One on the Beaufort scale, which Wikipedia tells me means "Smoke drift indicates wind direction. Leaves and wind vanes are stationary."

American, but not British gallons, which are 4.54 litres, if I remember my sums correctly.