Pocket Calculator Show + July Postings Reprised
1. Pocket Calculator Show
< http://pocketcalculatorshow.com/ >
Purpose: "to collect and celebrate personal memories of all integrated circuit-
based consumer products from the electronics revolution of the 1970s and 1980s"
Sections:
* Nerd Watch
< http://pocketcalculatorshow.com/nerdwatch/ >
* Boombox
< http://pocketcalculatorshow.com/boombox/ >
* Walkman
< http://pocketcalculatorshow.com/walkman/ >
* Calculator
< http://pocketcalculatorshow.com/calculator/ >
* Magical Gadget (unusual items/novelties)
< http://pocketcalculatorshow.com/magicalgadget/ >
2. July Postings Reprised
[New Taste-Bud Treats]
* "Horse flavoured ice cream?"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1031371.html >
"Garlic, potato and lettuce, and cactus and seaweed along with raw horse-flesh
are now available in Japan's shops"
[Animal Intruders]
* "Two cows recaptured after wandering through beer tent at NS lobster festival"
< http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2004/07/26/557975-cp.html >
* "Wild boar killed after wandering near South Korean presidential office"
< http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/WeirdNews/2004/07/12/536306-ap.html >
"A wild boar that appeared near South Korea's presidential office complex led
about 90 people on a 12-hour chase through the capital before it was downed
by tranquillizer darts"
[Money For Nothing - Error In Your Favour]
* "Swiss man is made millionaire by mistake"
< http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_1036747.html >
"A Swiss man was made a millionaire overnight after public finance officials
transferred more than £2.5m to his account by mistake"
[Some Things That Are Good For You]
* "Coffee is 'health drink' says Italian"
< http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3540729.stm >
* "A choc a day can keep your baby's stress away"
< http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?click_id=79&art_id=vn20040408080421670C206315 >
""The babies born to women who had been eating chocolate daily during
pregnancy were more active and 'positively reactive' "
[Sorry To Barge In (Not)]
* "Vandals crash bulldozer into Gibbs High School classroom"
< http://www.wtsp.com/news/news.aspx?storyid=9220 >
"Police say four teens broke into a construction area and cranked up a
bulldozer Saturday night. It smashed into a portable building causing extreme damage"
