funny thing is their data gathering can probably see multiple keys pressed at once (as fist repeatedly contacts keyboards) - I wonder if they can detect loss of monitor (as it flies through the window).

[12/12/12 14:12:35][log_event][42][multiple keyboard events]pressed keys 4,5,6,e,r,t,y,d,f,g,h,x,c,v,b,SPACE]
[12/12/12 14:12:87][log_event][42][multiple keyboard events]pressed keys 5,6,7e,r,t,y,d,f,g,h,x,c,v,b,n]
[12/12/12 14:13:22][log_event][42][multiple keyboard events]pressed keys 4,5,6,e,r,t,y,d,f,g,h,x,c,v,b,n]
[12/12/12 14:13:58][log_event][42][multiple keyboard events]pressed keys 3,4,5,6,e,r,t,y,d,f,g,c,v,b,SPACE]

uh-oh we got a keyboard pounder

love to hate them but as long as they're putting out OS's it's keeping a large slice of us employed! You could say it is our destiny.

yeah they should really cut a hole in the floor of the cars and let the drivers use their feet to propel the cars. Maybe they can install a device to make the xylophone-style sound as they do it?

use this website for the math: http://www.changpuak.ch/electronics/yagi_uda_antenna.php then simply use the wire you have to build the yagi antenna. highly directional with a large forward lobe this should do the trick. I see the boom length is small for 800/1900Mhz (I think that's 4G freqs). Naturally purchasing one will save the time/effort to solder/clamp the elements to the boom and the coax to the antenna/connector but there's nothing more satisfying that a bit of home-brew kit. HTH

did they expect them to say? Oh yeah, my bad, we did it for the lolz. (speaking in the style of Steve Martin in Pink Panther)

Seconded. and yes what a FAIL you'd have thought when they were making their green-mist powered screw-top capsules they'd have spared a thought for Earthly microbes.

also the Z1 - the first programmable computer (albeit quite limited) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z1_(computer)

During a short spell volunteering for TNMOC I watched this being worked on. Truly a labour of love and a great achievement and some amazing talented people involved in the project. most definitely worth a visit.

That's no moon!

Beverley Crusher

The best bit about all this is that Martha has raised around 4 times her £7,000 target for the charity she supports. The proudest 9-year-old ever when she comes home from school and finds out!

.. there was not even one mention of an Arduino controlled grill with bluetooth temperature sensors that tweets when it's done. I want my click back.

"I'm finding that I have to divorce "intellectually stimulating" from "social interaction" more and more every day" wow, you've just described the way I feel. What we need is to combine the two to have "intellectually stimulating social interaction". Something like a geek club where you can bring your projects to show-off or have a brainstorm debug session, drink beer and have a good time.