8th May 2004, mid-afternoon | Comments (27)
I would like to know:
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8th May 2004, mid-afternoon | Comments (29)
You may or may not know that I have no sense of smell. None at all. Because of that I also have a very limited sense of taste; the two being closely tied together. These litle quirks have been coming up a lot recently, what with meeting new people and all, and a common question I’ve been asked is, are any of my other sense heightened to compensate for this lack of olfactory prowess? Am I perhaps blessed with canine-like hearing? Thundercat-like sight-beyond-sight? Or, you know, like, really sensitive fingers?…
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A collection of miscellaneous links that don't merit a main blog posting, but which are interesting none-the-less.
Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.— George W Bush (9)
Stuff from the intersection of design, culture and technology.(3)
A selection of blogs I read on a regular basis.
These are the current weather conditions at my parents’ house (in Dorset), and where I live (in San Francisco).
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Current conditions | Night, Partly Cloudy |
| Local time | 7:58 PM |
| Sunrise and Sunset | 6:25 AM, 6:15 PM |
| Moon phase tonight | Third-quarter |
| Air temperature | 6.1°C (43°F) |
| Feels like | 3.9°C (39°F) |
| Humidity | 87% |
| Dew point | 3.9°C (39°F) |
| Pressure | 30.33 inches and steady |
| Wind | 6 mph from the West North West |
| Visibility | 6.2 miles |
| Latitude and Longitude | 50.875056 N, -2.529427 W |
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Current conditions | Day, Mostly Cloudy |
| Local time | 12:58 PM |
| Sunrise and Sunset | 7:21 AM, 7:17 PM |
| Moon phase tonight | Third-quarter |
| Air temperature | 13.3°C (56°F) |
| Feels like | 12.8°C (55°F) |
| Humidity | 72% |
| Dew point | 8.3°C (47°F) |
| UV index | 4, Moderate danger |
| Pressure | 30.22 inches and ↓ falling |
| Wind | 5 mph from the North North East |
| Visibility | 10.0 miles |
| Latitude and Longitude | 37.7600 N, -122.4181 W |