Exasperated Calculator: Star Trek & Economics
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Land Yachts and Tanks
As people who’ve heard me complain know, I often refer to the enormous four wheel drive vehicles cluttering our roads as ‘Land Yachts’, to reflect the pointless ostentation they represent. But a bit more common is referring to them as a tank. So do they actually compare? Â Audi Q7 Panzer I Panther Length: 5.085m…
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8/12
Weight: 111.6kg
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Quick Movie Review: Casino Royale
Quick review of Casino Royale, which I went to see last night. Overall, liked it a lot. The first half has some great action sequences, but the second half is the overall better movie. Good acting, and Daniel Craig is one of the most impressive Bond’s ever: after 20-some movies it’s nice to see a…
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7/12
Weight: 111.4kg
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Wiiii!!!!!!!!!
Yes, I was one of the sad multitudes who stayed up past midnight to buy the new Nintendo Wii. I regret nothing! Haven’t had much of a chance to play with it, just a brief wrestle with the internet settings (no luck yet, but I’ll get there), and a few rounds of baseball, boxing and…
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6/12
Weight: 111.8kg
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You better watch out
There are some very strange things in the world, but these Cold War Unicorns take the cake. That said, I’m strangely tempted by this:
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5/12
Weight: 111.6kg
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Movie Review: The Prestige
(No spoilers review) A couple of weeks ago now I went to see The Prestige, the new movie from Christopher Nolan (director of Batman Begins, Insomnia and Memento, all great movies). Overall, it’s a very strange, complex movie that I greatly enjoyed, although Helen not so much… Robert Angier (Hugh Jackman) and Alfred Borden (Christian…
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4/12
Weight: 111.4kg