I was watching the re-run of the Olympic opening ceremony and was wondering if anybody knows the haunting piece of music that was played during the memorial wall part of the ceremony? Or better yet a...
Did anyone see Dynamo on Watch last Sunday? He was doing a trick in a pub in which he took a copy of a newspaper with a blank crossword, rotated it with the puzzle complete and the puzzle was...
I have been offered a job in the USA which comes with stock options and have received the following from the employer: "Do you know how the UK tax law treats stock or options? We are unsure how...
One of my friends is coming over from the US to spend some time in England, France and the Netherlands and was wanting to buy a cheap smart phone to use in these three countries. He has seen this:...
Quick question - Does anyone know the competition question on the ITV show This Morning? It is usually something stupid like:
What colour is red?
A: red
B: blue
C: yellow
Thanks...
Some of you may know that I dabble in artificial intelligence, especially chatbots and for the last couple of years, have entered one of my better creations in a competition called the Chatterbox...
My wife and I were watching this programme on BBC2 this evening and my wife was wondering where she could buy the lamps they use in the programme. An example of which can be seen here:...
If so, I wonder if you could take a few minutes to fill in this survey for me. It will help me to decide whether to continue with some work I am currently in the middle of....
I don't know if many of you have heard of Siri for the iphone. Basically, it's a helper on your phone that you can talk to and it will obey you. You can say things like "set my alarm for...
Do any of you have a phone that can read those funny symbols that you scan and it takes you to a website? You know the ones I mean, they look like a cross between a crossword puzzle and an ink splot...
I would like to buy an Android phone for part of a project I am doing. Can anyone recommend a fairly cheap but reliable model please.
Do you have one yourself? Would you recommend it?...
Hi Chuck,
Further to your advice earlier today to another poster, I was wondering if a tape recorder would allow me to record to tape?
Thank you in advance for your wisdom and guidance....
I made a magic trick and wondered if anyone can figure out how I did it.
http://www.square-bear.co.uk/temp/magic.swf
No prizes for working it out apart from the kudos of being smart!...
A couple are dining in a restaurant when the man suddenly slides under the table. A waitress, noticing that the woman is glancing nonchalantly around the room, wanders over to check that there's no...
How do you activate the cheats on this? On the older versions of MAME, it was an option when you press TAB along with DIP Switches, Input for this game and so on. I can press F6 to enable or disable...
Just to keep anyone who is interested up to date with my entry in a chatbot contest. I came first in round 1 and second in round 2: http://www.chatterboxchallenge.com/ So unfortunately, I miss out on...
Anyone know of an internet company that can print T-shirts with my own designs? I tried cafepress.co.uk but their prices were ridiculous (£10.50 for a child's T-shirt!) Has anyone used any...