Technology, Books and Other Neat Stuff

The web's favourite search engine has itroduced a new search operator: the ~ character.

It's an interesting tool, as it searches for the keyword and its synonyms. So you canuse it to find documents that use words that are like the one you've chosen. Hopefully it'll put paid to using long strings of search terms, and also make it easier to find that serendipitous document that contains what you're really looking for, not just what you think you're looking for...

People are already trying to find out what Google defines as the synonyms for a specific word...

...that you see from the M1 are probably the Emley Moor TV transmitter tower. Apparently the tallest free-standing concrete structure in Western Europe, it's 275m high - and an impressive piece of architecture.

There's also an interesting story of what happened to the original tower...

...but can you tell the difference between a serial killer and a man who invented a programming language?

There's a little test that'll help you find out .

[ And thanks to codepope for pointing me at another strange bit of Flash...]

...honestly.

I come with special effects.

Yet Another Survey Meme. (Borrowed from ciphergoth)

( ...we cut tag because we care about little kittens... )