WHYS reviewed in the Telegraph
A review of the WS’ most fun programme, World Have Your Say:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/6501080/World-Have-Your-Say-global-discussion-that-asks-the-unaskable.html
Own a Drone
The mental intricacies of Scott Adams’ mind are a thing to behold. . . when he starts off he goes to some weird and wonderful places. Here he muses on the concept of hiring time to fly a Predator drone. He’s filed this on his blog under the category of ‘General nonsense’ . . . we’ve just seen the world’s first clown pay millions to fly into space, how long till Larry Ellison pays to pilot his own drone? I’m not so sure this is nonsense.
Dangerous job
I used to think the divers who made safe sea-going mines were doing a dodgy job . . . how about removing a bomb belt from a dead terrorist? Steady now . . .
The Spaghetti Western Orchestra
A sight last night to behold. The finely coiffed and be-cashmered clientele of the South Bank’s Queen Elizabeth Hall screaming out the theme tune to “The Good, the Bad, the Ugly” in perfect unison. Read more
Rich pickings
Ever wondered how stressful it would be to be on the board of Google? $30.2m of stress to be exact . . .
An insider trading report from eTrade.com
MeltBrown…
It’s days like these that make quitting the world of Linux and non-pre-emptive NOS’ for the world of media so much fun . . .
Mexico — the world’s most unlucky place?
The BBC World Have Your Say team hit Mexico city a couple of days ago. They went there to talk about the narco wars that have crippled the country and left more than a few people headless. Instead they walked into swine flu central which, just a few hours ago was followed by a 6.0 Richter quake. That’s what I call bad luck.
Flight myths debunked…
As well as finally confirming that a plane can land on water the miracle landing on the Hudson finally proved to me something that has been bugging me for years: a jumbo doesn’t skim like a pebble when it hits the blue stuff but ploughs on through until it slows to a halt . . . with the necessary piloting skill of course.
