http://protocol80.net Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:29:18 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Well Midsummer was not exactly the glorious sunshine I might have hoped for, in fact come the tail end of Saturday night we were hiding under cover away from torrential rain fall. Something which in Thailand was an Awesome experience and I would have been dancing in it without question, ... http://protocol80.net/2008/06/23/midsummer-weekend-wine-tasting-and-clone-roses-gig/ It’s nearly the longest day of the year again, which would normal mean festival season is under way for me, but not so this year since as a collective my friends and I are boycotting Glastonbury due to the dreadful choice of Jay-Z as headliner, and many other lack luster ... http://protocol80.net/2008/06/20/summer-solstice-awesome/ On Monday this week a large number of dolphins beached themselves in Cornwall, 70 or so in total of which around 30 are reported to have died, an extremely rare event to say the least and obviously questions are been asked as to why this happened.   The media seems ... http://protocol80.net/2008/06/11/mass-dolphin-beaching-whos-to-blame-navy-technology-or-natural-causes/ It never ceases to amaze me how people get so excited when Apple take technology that has been around for ages and stick it in a white shiny box. Sure they always add a few tweaks and a nice user interface, but I've yet to see them really impress me ... http://protocol80.net/2008/06/09/mobileme-who-cares/ A title to a news post about a 10 year old boy drowning in bed is pretty attention grabbing, not least because it seems pretty unusual to say the least, but upon reading just a little more to find out that 15% of all drownings happen when the victim is ... http://protocol80.net/2008/06/07/boy-drowns-in-bed-dry-drowning-not-as-uncommon-as-youd-think/ I've been thinking about using Twitter since it first started but have never really picked it up for some reason, however I do plan on using it while traveling since the ability to update via SMS will make a handy way to keep some sort of communication with the rest ... http://protocol80.net/2008/06/03/now-on-twitter/ I've had my eye on the JCB Though Phone for a while now, when it first came out I liked the idea but never really saw the need for it myself, much happier with carrying a Sony Ericsson Cyber Shot phone with me, so I would always have something ... http://protocol80.net/2008/05/22/first-impressions-with-my-new-jcb-though-phone/ I've been a huge supported of Napster's "To Go" subscription service for a long time now, been able to fill up my 60GB Creative Zen Vision: M was at first quick, easy and worked, but over time niggling problems have crept in. The software is terrible, still, I hoped maybe it ... http://protocol80.net/2008/05/20/why-im-unsubscribing-from-napster-to-go/ I never know how to really test web browser software, so upgrading Firefox to the new 3.0 Release Candiate 1 was a tough choice to make. The install went without a hitch, but as always with using cutting edge Firefox versions the first thing it did was disable several of ... http://protocol80.net/2008/05/18/trying-out-firefox-30-rc1/ Who doesn't dream of strapping on a set of jet wings and rocket pack to take a quick flight from time to time? Switzerland's Yves Rossy stopped dreaming and took to the drawing board to build his own jet-powered wing set-up, earning his name "Fusion Man" apparently. I'm not sure ... http://protocol80.net/2008/05/15/living-the-dream-swiss-fusion-man-flies-over-the-alps-with-rocket-wing/