George Bush has actually done something good for the environment *shock*

Sunday, 11 January 2009, 21:36 | Category : Crumbs, Politics, Human Rights & Other Serious Stuff
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Yes, really.

Greenpeace’s guide to Electronic Products

Sunday, 11 January 2009, 21:33 | Category : Crumbs, Uncategorized
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I think this is kind of handy. I mean, I definitely need to change my mobile (it is falling to pieces to put it mildly :]) and I don’t have particularly specific requirements, so it sounds like how green the model is, is a very good way to choose one…

A 5-year-old and 6-year-old want to elope to Africa to get married

Sunday, 11 January 2009, 21:28 | Category : Crumbs, Curiosities
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This is a bizarre, but pretty cute story…

Apple finally confirms Jobs’ bad health

Sunday, 11 January 2009, 21:25 | Category : Computer Stuff, Crumbs
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After all the speculation that I wrote about recently, Apple has announced Jobs is suffering from a hormonal imbalance.
The gossip that was coming through was much more serious, but maybe it truly was just that… gossip…

An Elevator into Space

Sunday, 11 January 2009, 21:20 | Category : Crumbs, Curiosities
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Apparently, for some time now, scientists have been thinking about building an elevator into space. This would be much more cost effective than rockets.

Even third-hand smoke is unhealthy

Sunday, 11 January 2009, 21:18 | Category : Crumbs, Uncategorized
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According to current research, it’s not only the smoke from other people’s cigarettes that is unhealthy, but also smoke that lingers on your clothes, hair, curtains in your room etc.

An 8-year old computer whizz

Sunday, 11 January 2009, 21:11 | Category : Computer Stuff, Crumbs, Curiosities
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An 8-year old boy in India specialises in animation for films and has now begun to teach his skills to adults.

Bushisms

Sunday, 11 January 2009, 18:14 | Category : Crumbs, Uncategorized
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I just read this article, which recounts some of the best Bushisms. I laughed so hard that I was in tears, coughing and spluttering.

Afghan 14-year-old has her foetus aborted with a razor

Sunday, 11 January 2009, 17:44 | Category : Crumbs, Politics, Human Rights & Other Serious Stuff
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Not long ago, I posted this - a report about an Afghan father, who is fighting for justice for his teenage daughter, who is a rape victim. It takes a lot of guts to go against the social system like that.
But, alas, not all of the teenage rape stories from Afghanistan are like that. Some [...]