Fidel Gastro’s

Did anyone eat one of these? The McRib? The thing didn’t have a bone it in. And was reaaally minging. (Oops - two links already, I don’t normally do that but oh well just remember to come back once you’ve had a cheeky click.)
I quite like sampling the local MackyD’s specialty sandwich when on holiday, […]

After watching ‘This Film is Not Yet Rated’, and waiting for The Office US s3e14 to download, I’ve decided to have a rant and a vaguely serious one for once. It’s not about the fact that Ironman is the only superhero with an alcoholic alter-ego but on the non-functional US film rating system all the […]

We have four traditional senses of taste. Sweet, sour, bitter and Reiss. We also have a fifth, umami, which is the taste of ’savoury meaty deliciousness’; about as close a translation to the Japanese word that us poor fat-tongued Western devils can manage.
The Japanese discovered umami in the 60’s using a battery of pHD students, […]

Quick TechniCian entry as have had a pile emails about the iPhone. I bet there will be about 500,000 posts exactly the same as this and I hate being topical/geek but it’s a one-off.
I reckon v.cool but possible horribly expensive.
What’s innovative:
Multi-press touchscreen
OSesque + widgets
Anti face-smear sensor
What’s cool
Ace screen and horizontal/vertical tilt detection.
iTunes + CoverFlow interface.
SMS […]

1920×1080. At least if I get a HDTV for my 360 - wait wait that just isn’t funny at all. No geek jokes this year. That’s the first resolution. Next is to either get good enough on Pro Evo Soccer on XBox Live to finally beat someone under 15 or just retire in quiet disgrace. […]