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According to HP’s chief technology officer Phil McKinney, we could be routinely wearing devices such as this rather fetching wireless hub wristwatch – dubbed simply as “The Hub” – by as early as 2016. The device would serve as a central hub for our growing collection of connectivity gadgets – …

With lifestyle magazines, advertisers and fashion houses having been in the news a great deal of late with respect to their concept and portrayal of beauty, I could not let this video pass without an airing on Thoughts from the Sidelines as it serves to show just what can be …

We live in an age where space tourism is now a viable option if you just happen to have a spare few hundred thousand notes to splash out. Unfortunately, the harsh reality is that few of us are in such an enviable position and so, apart from the yearly exodus …

For anyone training to become modern fighter pilot, a trip in the centrifuge must be something to dread and an experience to remember. Unfortunately for them, in order to fly they have little choice but to attain their G-Rating.
With even relatively old aircraft like the F-16 Fighting Falcon able to …

Sometimes between a man and his wife (or the Wife and her man) there is nothing else for it but to settle disputes, minor or otherwise, by amassing a colossal army and declaring war.
Well, that’s what happens in our house these days, as, with the aid of a home network, …

Five years on from that fateful day, you may wish to visit The Marriott World Trade Center Survivors site where you can read sobering accounts from those directly caught up in the tragedy, with an option of signing the guestbook as a mark of respect to those who live with …

What would happen if we only had one hundred people on the Earth, but the proportions, as they now stand, remain wholly valid? This is a fantastically thought provoking, and extremely sobering flash animation that really cuts to the chase.
You can link to this must see animation here (opens in …

Boeing has today announced that its new 747-400 Large Cargo Freighter has completed its first ever flight. The specially modified jumbos, which can carry an astounding three times more cargo than the standard freighter variants, will be used exclusively to transport major parts of Boeing’s new 787 Dreamliner to assembly …

Bees proved to work to timetables

Following years of in-depth field research, I thought that I would share the following pointers as to how you can work to develop your career and ensure that you get noticed by the powers that be in your company. These pointers are by no means foolproof but, with a little …