2010/01/30 23:58
Conservative politicians often claim that kids are happier when they grow up in strong families with both parents, but they often conveniently forget that for many parents, the alternative to a divorce is staying in an unhappy, rowing relationship, and is that really better for the kids?Finally a study on this topic has been released.The results are very clear:Young people...
2010/01/26 23:53
The news that the UK is only just out of recession (provided that the 0.1% growth figure isn't adjusted downwards, and its "chances of being revised down by 0.1pc or more are about evens") means one thing: The next general election will take place on the 3rd of June.In theory, Gordon Brown can call an election for March, April, May...
2010/01/31 23:55
Forleden råbte jeg til Léon, der stod i badeværelset: “Husk at skylle ud!”
Han svarede: “I did skyl ud!”
Dette svar overraskede mig, da jeg havde forventet “I did skylle ud!”
Ved nærmere eftertanke er det nu ikke så underligt.
Selvom vi på dansk skriver “husk at skylle ud”, plejer vi at udtale det som “husk og skyl ud” (hvilket jo er grunden til, at DSB kunne kalde deres blad “Ud & Se” og ikke “Ud At Se”).
Man lærer meget om sit eget sprog ved at lære det til et barn! 
2010/01/28 14:30
The usual crowd seem to love the new iPad, but neutral observers seem to be distinctly unimpressed (and not just because of the sanitary name).I tend to agree.If it's supposed to be Apple's netbook, it should be running MacOS, not the single-tasking OS of the iPod Touch and iPhone that is restricted to applications from Apple's application store, and it should have at least one USB port so that you can connect a printer, a camera or a keyboard, and...
2010/01/27 18:16
I had dropped off Léon at nursery yesterday and was about to have breakfast with my beloved wife when we unexpectedly heard Marcel's voice, asking us where he could find the toast.When we expressed surprise that he wasn't at school, he said that Charlotte had left us a note.This turned out to be true – there was a tiny note...
2010/01/26 9:24
The Independent reports that professor Conway Morris has claimed that "alien biospheres will be strikingly similar to the terrestrial equivalent and that in such biospheres intelligence will inevitably emerge".From statements such as this one, one would have thought that intelligence...
2010/01/25 19:00
Most garlic presses seem to have been designed on the premise that most people will use just one or two cloves.However, given that we're normally cooking for at least six people, we use more garlic than most households.So it was...
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