BBC Technology

Google Street View gets go ahead

Google's Street View mapping project has got the green light from the UK's
Information Commissioner.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/technology/7534755.stm

Great might see yourself with your bit on the side going into a hotel while
looking for directions with your partner.

Is a cucumber?

Pair of sandals from ebay I paid £4.00 postage, the stamps on it £2.60. this was in the UK. Keyboard adaptor from Illinois US of A $1.70 yes that's in dollars so it will be less than a pound. Why? The adaptor was smaller but came a hell of a lot further a hell of a lot cheaper per mile.

I can't believe that I have posted over 200 posts this month I know it has
been creeping up but that's some amount of bovel I have put here this month.
I sometimes just see things that I want to share with others so I post it.
Sometimes its a handy way to get a link to something I want to read myself
but want it optimised for the Treo 680 and if its here I already have my
blog bookmarked in format that allows the link to be optimised.
As I have previously said this site is produce by Palm powered devices, a
handfull of Psion Revo emails and very very seldom a PC for tweaking the
odd thing.
As an experiment in blogging with a Palm I think it has been great seeing
that I can do it. Its even easier with mail2blog.

Seen this in the Mirror today and thought I would let others see it. I
really apoligise if I breach copyright and if the person whose image this
is let's me know they will get full credit. This is so funny it deseves to
be out there for more to see. Thanks to whomever I am still laughing at
this.

Ants are amazing. I uncovered this ant city at work under a wall made of
broken slabs. The place I work must have millions of ant living in it all
in their own communities. If you uncover them its ammaxing how quick they
pack up and move to a safer bit. The must shift loads of earth relative to
their size to make their homes.
Yes folks when we finally destroy this planet for ourselves it will be the
ants that take it over.

oddlyEnoughNews

Police hunt stolen rare shark

LONDON (Reuters) - A rare shark was being hunted by police on Tuesday after
it was stolen from an aquarium.

More at
http://feeds.reuters.com/~r/reuters/oddlyEnoughNews/~3/350702196/idUSN3043144920080730

How the hell did they manage that? In a polybag like the goldfish at the
shows?

Bill Hoest

"I just need enough to tide me over until I need more."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Bill_Hoest]

Been looking at stuff on ebay for the old Palms. There are a couple of
battery less Visorphone so I may bid if I can source batteries for this.
There's a bluetooth sd card that will do the M130 as well.
Expansys have a bluetooth sled that would probably do the M130 as well. So
I will have a look over the next few days and maybe get something for the
old Palms.
I would love to find a battery for the Visorphone most though as I've
hankered over that for a while.

BBC Business

Luvng txt msgs - firms says 1.4 billion texts are sent each week

Some 1.4 billion text messages are sent in the UK every week, according to the Mobile Data Association.
More at
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/business/7531430.stm

So that's 1,400,000,000 texts x 10p that's £140,000,000 wait that's 140 million a week times 52weeks its about 7.28 billion a year just on texts.
By fuck is all I can say.

Eryngium Blue Hobbit these were done from seed and are cracking wee plants.
Lovely architectural qualities to bring shape and form to low beds.

W. H. Auden

"Among those whom I like or admire, I can find no common denominator, but
among those whom I love, I can: all of them make me laugh."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/W._H._Auden]

Got my Palm Universal Connector yesterday from the US. Thanks to Gerry. It
works on the M130 but not the Zire71 but I expected that.

Hostas are great, really classy great in damper shady areas.

This is a picture of the M130 with my keyboard now that I have the Palm
adaptor. Keyboard working as it should.
I set the M130 up for email as well and Xiino works as a web browser. So
with the Nokia 7110 I have an old school connected set up. I would still
like a GPRS enable IR phone to make best use of my data bundles though or
possibly find a Palm Bluetooth sd card to try in the M130. If I do this I
would have to try a day without the 680 to see how I'd get on.

New pipe fitted to exhaust and seems all ok just now. The drive to work
will show up any problems. It just seems to be one thing after another just
now.
I have to check the rear brakes and a rubbing noise at the front drivwrs
side. Might get time at lunchtime today to do that.

Almost £7 billion in 6 months profit. Need I say more? Bloody greedy that's all. Just like the Banks and the Gas and Leccy companies. Yes three of the organisation that screw us day in day out. The other? Oh that will be the Government with vat, duties, national insurance and income tax.

In the past 6 months I have spent 20-30 pounds on exhaust repair stuff.
Today I got the pipe to replace it. It cost 18. Maybe I should have priced
and replaced 6 months ago. So by trying to save I probably spent double.

Why, cause the part I asked if Fellowes had have arrived at home. I hope
its what I'm needing then I can try it on the Zire 71 and M130. But wait I
may have to be lying under the 106 sorting the exhaust. Doh!!!!

I got the 106 that was broke at the weekend running last night. It was the
crankshaft sensor that was away. Once the new one was in it fired up no
probs at all.
I have to now put on an exhaust pipe that even though I've been repairing
it blows at a different bit so that's tonights job.
Back to the sensor though. It was held in by a Torx headed bolt. I hate
these things and there are more and more of them in every engine I look at.
I will have to buy a decent set myself as last night the T27 I had wasn't a
good fit but a neighbours, from a more professional set, fitted right and I
got the bolt out. For such a simple job I could have been snookered because
some design prat decided to use a trox rather than a normal bolt. I suppose
its something to make sure you go to a garage for repairs and don't do it
yourself.

Digital Spy Terrestrial: Humax releases two Freeview PVRs

Humax is releasing two Freeview+ set-top boxes, one with a 320MB hard drive.

I have a Top Up TV PVR with 120 gig drive so surely they mean gigs not MB
above. The whole PVR thing is great when you can pause a programme for a
toilet break or to get something from the kitchen but its remembering you
do have that facility that's the problem.

Joan Klempner

"To achieve the impossible dream, try going to sleep."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Joan_Klempner]

This was in the BBC Science/Nature: feed today so I will have to
check it out later.

Nasa at 50

Watch key moments in US space exploration
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/-/2/hi/science/nature/7523700.stm

Tabloid reunites UK politician with stolen bike

British opposition leader David Cameron has been reunited with his stolen
bicycle thanks to a tabloid newspaper and a supporter of the rival Labour
Party, the paper reported Sunday.

More at
http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/oddlyenough/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080727/ap_on_fe_st/britain_politician_s_bike

A. J. Liebling

"People everywhere confuse what they read in newspapers with news."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/A._J._Liebling]

"I can ride a bike" she says "so why no girls in the Tour De France?"

Has there every been. Not ever according to Wickipedia. Does anyone know
anything different?

I really like this network but just sometimes they really tick me of. Last
night I tried and tried to top up but the system was down. The pay as you
go system is what brought mobiles to the great unwashed masses, much to the
disgrace of the business class and social climbers. It must be a massive
part of any networks income. So why let that part not get a great
uninterrupted service. Hell Orange I want to give you money and you aint
letting me.

I really will have to stop being tight if I really do want to get a Windows
Mobile phone from Ebay. For about the sixth time I have not won one that
I've been after. Maybe my heart isn't really in it or maybe I bottle at
coming up with a good reason or excuse to give Debbie why I need an other
phone. I have been saying the Zire 71 has been playing up quite openly to
her to soften her up. But I think I will only get of with a newer PDA not a
phone. Last night I even took the 680 upstairs as the Zire needed charged
and used the 680 plugged in so it charged for the morning. So Ebay here I
come for a PDA possibly a TX.

Yes roast chicken, gravy, mixed veg and new tatoes. Can't get much better
than that unless its GAMMON. Did I ever tell you I love Gammon.

Its so good Gammon deseves a capital letter everytime its written down.
Gammon Gammon Gammon.

Earlier today I heard a song I've not heard in years on the radio. It was
Tenpole Tudor and Swords of a Thousand Men. Happily its been rattling round
my head since.

Really looking forward to tea cos we're having chicken tonight, chicken
tonight.

The Peugeot 106 brokedown in Perth with the eldest lad and we had to tow
back home. I thought it was the coil so went to scrappys today. I got
another and fitted it but it still won't start. God knows what's up with
it.

Tegan has managed to practice hard enough this weekend to manage to cycle a
bike without stabilisers. She's well chuffed and that's all she wants to do
just now.

Benjamin Disraeli

"How much easier it is to be critical than to be correct."

[http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Benjamin_Disraeli]

Went to look at mytreo.net and got this message.

mytreo.net is currently down for maintenance. We'll be back shortly with a
fresh new look. See you then!

So looks like I will have to wait for the best Treo dedicated site on the
web.

How can we ever consider a man that can't secure his bike with the security
of the UK.
I saw the story in the Mirror yesterday and is he thick or what?

So Bex is out Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha
Lukes on his todd Ha Ha Ha Ha.

Bex last night would have got pissed, danced on a table, flashed her tits
and probably tr