24 November 2003

Interactive Population Pyramid The UK National Statistics site has an interactive population pyramid. You need an SGV viewer to see it (there is a link to download one). It's fascinating to see the dips in births in the war years, the booms immediately post war, the effect of tight, itchy clothing in the 1970's, the creeping increase in life expectancy over the years, and the difference in the proportions of the sexes at different ages. 11:26:17 PM    comment()

Cinnamon spice produces healthier blood [New Scientist] Possibly some good news for diabetics. 11:03:04 PM    comment()

Call for Creepy Santas [Boing Boing Blog] 9:49:10 PM    comment()

Terrorism is a reaction, not an action [How to Save the World] 9:45:20 PM    comment()

Neave is pretty wonderful. Pointed out by Hello Mate via some other people. 4:38:55 PM    comment()

Chasing Daisy has posted a short list of photography sites, so I don't have to. 4:26:27 PM    comment()

Anti-advertising to out iPod's dirty secret. iPod's Dirty Secret is a three-minute movie made by an iPod owner to protest the fact that Apple won't replace his 18-month-old iPod's dead battery. He's engaged in a one-man guerrilla anti-advertising campaign to stencil a warning over Apple's street posters promoting iPod. 6.9MB Quicktime Link (via Dan Gillmor) [Boing Boing Blog] It looks like this is not an uncommon problem. It also looks like Apple have already introduced a $99 battery replacement service, but not in Europe, and you don't get your old iPod back. Not great. Update: John Moltz points to iPodlounge for a list of battery replacement options. 1:52:53 PM    comment()