Amazon, MP3 and Vaporware
Still no sign of MP3 sales from Amazon.com to international customers. Is this just Amazon Vaporware?
Audience:
People who buy music; refugees from iTunes;
About Category "Commentaria"
Smiffy comments on world events, and other items in the news.
Sun to buy MySQL
Sun Microsystems announces that it is going to buy MySQL AB. That's rather exciting.
Audience:
IT industry, users of Sun and MySQL products.
Published:
Friday, 18th January 2008;last updated on Sunday, 10th February 2008
Blogathon 2007
Smiffy returns to his writings after a three-month silence and makes some excuses.
Published:
Monday, 10th December 2007;last updated on Monday, 1st September 2008
Another Sildenafil Story: Jetlagged Hamsters
From the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, a study in the treatment of jetlagged hamsters using sildenafil.
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Friday, 15th June 2007Million Dollar Bath Stolen
CatererSearch reports the theft of a million dollar gold bath from a Japanese hotel.
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Tuesday, 5th June 2007Huitres aux Citrate de Sildenafil
The phenomenon that is bound to upset Google's Zeitgeist - oysters fed with a popular PDE5 inhibitor. Smiffy Comments.
Published:
Sunday, 3rd June 2007;last updated on Monday, 4th June 2007
Georges Prosper Remi - 100 Years On
Today is the centenary of the birth of the late Georges Prosper Remi, better known as Hergé, creator of the character Tintin.
Published:
Tuesday, 22nd May 2007;last updated on Wednesday, 23rd May 2007
Backups - If I had a dollar...
The User Friendly cartoon strip for today has a theme close to Smiffy's heart.
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Thursday, 5th April 2007Getting children's favourites on the menu
Smiffy comments on a Caterersearch.com article on presenting children with decent food when eating out.
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Thursday, 15th March 2007Strange but True: Cats Cannot Taste Sweets
Scientific American reports that cats are unable to perceive sweetness.
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