Author: karlbunyan

Google flight simulator

Google flight simulator

This flight simulator using Google Maps is rather clever. You get to fly all around London in a little plane, and even shoot at things. Goggles – Google Maps flight simulator Google maps

SEH Summer Party 2006

SEH Summer Party 2006

Friday was the SEH summer party of 2006, and a very good day it was too. Lots of food, lots of drink, quite a few people, and a few boats. Punting in Oxford may not be quite as good as punting in Cambridge but it was all good. Here are some photos: Nick punting: A …

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Leyton Orient 3-2 Bournemouth

Leyton Orient 3-2 Bournemouth

The second home match of Orient’s League One campaign was a cracker. It started well with the home site dominating the first half, but going in with only a goal to show for it. Still, there hadn’t been any real scares and although the single goal lead didn’t make us feel entirely comfortable the team …

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Leyton Orient 2-0 Millwall

Leyton Orient 2-0 Millwall

The first home game for Leyton Orient in League one was against Millwall, and quite a game it was. After a bad defeat at Port Vale on the opening game of the season things weren’t looking too good for the O’s who need to stay in the league after winning promotion last season. Things started …

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Go-karting at Raceway, Kings Cross

Go-karting at Raceway, Kings Cross

As part of a stag do I went go-karting yesterday at Raceway, Kings Cross. I’ve only been karting once before on a pot-holed, wet outdoor track near Warwick, and it was okay at the time but didn’t really make me want to go again. Raceway, on the other hand, is excellent, with a very long …

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Senator Stevens Speaks on Net Neutrality

Senator Stevens Speaks on Net Neutrality

Senator Stevens obviously knows a lot about the Internet. Apparently, “it’s not a big truck”, it’s actually “a series of tubes”. His arguments against net neutrality (opposing the right of anyone to be able to pay for higher priority in routing) are “well informed”. Definitely worth listening to the end: Senator Stevens Speaks on Net …

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Official: UK is hotter than the sun

Official: UK is hotter than the sun

This article showing “space images of the UK sweltering” demonstrates how hot the UK has gotten over the past couple of weeks. According to the BBC site, we are now as hot as the sun. Compare this image of the UK: With this image of the sun from NASA: In fact, I think the UK …

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