...but they'll never take our freedom!

That scene from Mel Gibson's Braveheart springs to mind... Freedom is often taken for granted in UK, but it's clear from this table that it's a luxury in many countries.

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Lego factory

You can now design your own Lego inventions, get it manufactured and then buy the box with instructions with Lego factory. I was thinking about this when I made my recent video as what was carrying the webcam was a Lego Mindstorms robot... but if someone really wants the design then get in touch (though it's really no more than a glorified trolley)!

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Motocross like an X Games pro

...with this cool little flash game which has some clever physics in it.

Microsoft must be hurting

Profits were down last quarter, Vista sales are poor, Google are selling web apps to rival Office and there's one massive mp3 fine coming. Looks like 2007's going to be a tough year for Microsoft...

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Grand Canyon skywalk

Not one for those with a fear of heights I'm afraid. A skywalk is under construction in the Grand Canyon and will offer some very impressive views! Must check this out when I'm next in the area.

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London 2.0

"Some of the web's most innovative developers might want to check the temperature when they arrive for the Future of Web Apps conference this week -- in tech circles, this city is getting hot again."

London's developers and entrepreneurs should find this article quite encouraging!

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DL Method explained with worked examples

With the cricket World Cup only a couple of weeks away, I thought I would go through a few Duckworth Lewis scenarios for people wanting to use my calculator to follow the matches.

This page has the text for the worked examples but below are illustrations of what the calculator should look like for each one.
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Tags: cricket, World Cup, duckworth lewis, calculator

12 Books That Changed The World

Notable works from history have been featured in a very watchable series on TV recently. Surprising Ashley Cole's autobiography isn't one of the twelve. This TV series is based on Melvyn Bragg's book which can be found here.