Beats the 1984 style adverts about their detector vans, constant letters, phone calls (got one last night actually).
To be honest I was surprised to see that another country has the exact same system we do (BBC always pipes on about how they are uniquely funded and we should be proud). I'm also surprised to see that the Swedish TV licence fee is 2076 Kronor (£194), which is a fair bit more than what we pay!
Britain is unusually warm for its latitude because of the gulfstream. This week, however, the gulfstream is on vacation in Greenland. So this is what Britain is like without the gulfstream. [NASA via Metafilter]
Visualizing empires decline by Pedro M Cruz, who explains: "The data refers to the evolution of the top 4 maritime empires of the XIX and XX centuries by extent. The visual emphasis is on their decline." Here's more on the data and methodology. (via @visualthinkmap)
Today's featured article on Wikipedia. The last great click adventure game. These new Tell Tale games are good, but Grim Fandango is something else.
Doesn't work on modern computers unfortunately, but you can watch it being played commentary free at lparchive.com. If you respect gaming history then spend an evening watching these videos.
Today's featured article. The last great click adventure game. These new Tell Tale games are good, but Grim Fandango is something else.
Doesn't work on modern computer unfortunately, but you can watch it being played commentary free at lparchive.com. If you're respect gaming history then spend an evening watching these videos.
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Amazing how the police didn't give a shit if you were filming them. Also what has happened to the hat? A gentleman is naked without one!
This early (1927) color film shows 10 minutes of remarkable vintage London -- especially the Petticoat Lane market scenes around 6:00, which are a rare glimpse into the life of everyday people (it's even cooler if you were actually down on Petticoat Lane yesterday, as I was!).
d4mo.co.uk
