March Fly [or horse fly] bites — Warrandyte

I don’t normally take selfies but I thought I’d better take some photos of these bites:

DNA snippets for virus communications

Some of the greatest scientific discoveries have been accidental. To that list, Israeli…

Poignant

I’ve been uploading files to sync.com all weekend, and in the process, I’ve revisited some very old files and photos. This one is of my Dad and Missy, an old man and an old dog, keeping each other company in front of the fire, even though the day was not that cold.

#Tweetdeck — how to filter columns for conversations

TweetDeck is an app owned by Twitter that helps make sense of your Tweets by allowing you to filter and display them according to your own needs. For example, I’m currently having a really interesting conversation with @YorgosKC and…

The best historical who-dunnit…EVER!

Okay, I know the title of this post is a little over the top, but January must be the month for brilliant books. Seriously, I’ve just finished ‘A Star in the Sky’ and I’m in awe of the author’s talent. Under the ‘Look Inside’ you’ll find the review I just left for…

Eye-tracking for VR [virtual reality]

I just found a really interesting article in my Reader. It’s about eye-tracking technology and its use in [some] games.

The current interface requires a learning curve to use without, imho, much added value. That said, I have to admit I…

#science — the best discoveries are often accidental

The modern world is built from materials our cavewoman ancestors could never have imagined — just think silicon and plastics. But now, thanks to 3D printing, and research into graphene, MIT scientists have discovered a powerful new…

Darwin, Bonaparte & the Samaritan (starting the year on a good note!)

I particularly like the graph showing the breakdown of what actually killed people from 2008 to 2012. When you see truly horrific figures like those, it really does put the bogeyman of terrorism in perspective…