Google asked people in Times Square: “What is a browser?” Oh dear.

The Mumbler: says a lot but never transmits any information.

Stephen Fry - a man of many words

Shanghai To Issue Spit Bags To Taxi Drivers. Nice. Would you rather ride around with a bag of spit all day or wind down your window and expectorate?

One of the first things I purchased when starting university was a Casio fx-580 calculator. At the time this was an amazing machine because it did complex numbers - something engineers spend a lot of time pondering. I still have it on my desk and use it every day. Over the years, though, the screen had started to fade. That is, at least, until five minutes ago when it was cleaned for the first time in twenty years. And underneath? A shiny - non-faded - screen. Here’s to another twenty years of muck. They don’t make ‘em…

Q: What’s the answer to life the universe and everything?
A: 42

Two stories of World Cup fever in Beijing.

Doctor Fun, the long running Internet cartoon, has come to an end. It started back in 1993 which makes it probably the original Internet cartoon. It is, in my opinion, the best cartoon on the net.