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  1. @roryprior Fair point…but in that case camcorder manufacturers should produce 720p camcorders! Interlacing is so 90s.

    Thursday 2nd September 2010 14:54 GMT

  2. Why does stupid 1080i exist? Can you even get an HD CRT TV?!

    Thursday 2nd September 2010 14:37 GMT

  3. Save time and money by reading a summary of Blair’s book. Possibly cherry-picked, but seems comprehensive…especially on what he neglects to mention!

    Thursday 2nd September 2010 13:16 GMT

  4. Tuesday-coz-it-was-a-Bank-Holiday photo: contrasty contrail.

    Tuesday 31st August 2010 08:55 GMT

  5. The opening sentence’s self-evident point of reference is significantly more terrifying than a video of some pixelly asteroids.

    Friday 27th August 2010 12:08 GMT

  6. Hey, LaTeX nerds: any ideas?

    Friday 27th August 2010 09:41 GMT

  7. Friday photo: some drips.

    Friday 27th August 2010 08:50 GMT

  8. I didn’t realise quite how comically-if-it-weren’t-so-serious baseless the slurs of the IPCC chairman were.

    Thursday 26th August 2010 14:28 GMT

  9. @suziesheehy Maybe that’s it. And if so, we beat it! I only noticed the report’s appendectomy when trying to work out what I’d said wrong…

    Thursday 26th August 2010 14:06 GMT

  10. Minor amendment! With apologies to The Big Bang Fair for confusion! :)

    Thursday 26th August 2010 13:56 GMT

  11. @bigbangfair Er, but it says in the paragraph I quote that Braniac Live only got 14.70? Sorry if I’ve misunderstood? :)

    Thursday 26th August 2010 13:33 GMT

  12. Our physics show Accelerate! was the highest-rated at The Big Bang Fair! Woo!

    Quoting from the final evaluation:

    Overall, the highest total scores were for Accelerate!, and BP which both achieved a maximum mark of 15. These were followed Brainiac Live! (14.70), Build your own jet engine (13.57), and Hydraulics for frolics (13.34). For interest, the top 5 were Accelerate!, BP, Brainiac Live!, Power to the people (each scoring 5) and Journey of a fuel rod(4.83). All scores, including busyness and engagement are given in appendix 15.

    Thursday 26th August 2010 13:25 GMT

  13. @roryprior That’s gorgeously serene. :)

    Monday 23rd August 2010 11:11 GMT

  14. Monday photo: Stanage in short-lived sunshine. (A little like last week’s pic, actually!)

    Monday 23rd August 2010 08:51 GMT

  15. I just ate a packet of crisps best before 07-11-09. Shit. I am basically dead.

    Sunday 22nd August 2010 01:18 GMT

  16. Friday photo: onward to Noe Stool!

    Friday 20th August 2010 18:01 GMT

  17. Oxford Mail in slightly uncomfortable but funny photo caption screw-up.

    Tuesday 17th August 2010 11:42 GMT

  18. The moral of this evening? If you’re making a deal not to catch hepatitis, don’t sign it in blood.

    Monday 16th August 2010 23:31 GMT

  19. @roryprior Ta! I’m glad I rushed on ahead of everyone then, because another thirty seconds and I’d’ve missed it!

    Monday 16th August 2010 13:19 GMT

  20. Monday photo: beneath Kinderlow End, in the Peak District a couple of weeks ago.

    Monday 16th August 2010 09:53 GMT