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	<title>Wheadon&#039;s Words; Mark&#039;s Mutterings &#187; Grin</title>
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		<title>Reverting to type</title>
		<link>http://www.markwheadon.com/blog/2009/04/typical-behaviour/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:11:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Wheadon</dc:creator>
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<p><small>Chatty ostrich courtesy of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nagy/23219643/" target="_blank">Nagyman</a>, smiler courtesy of<strong> </strong><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jamiedfw/2417094659/" target="_blank">jimbowen0306</a> and head in sand courtesy of <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blakeimeson/2743011812/" target="_blank">blakeimeson</a>. This work is covered by the same <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/deed.en_GB" target="_blank">Creative Commons Licence.</a></small></p>


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		<title>Conscientious criminals</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2009 09:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Wheadon</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There&#8217;s a warning printed just above the card slot on our local ATM:</p>
<p><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-722" title="ATM warning" src="http://www.markwheadon.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/p1000679.png" alt="ATM warning" width="552" height="642" />Now I&#8217;m familiar with the use of CCTV for detection purposes, but for detection <em>and crime</em>?</p>
<p>It seems the local mafia are taking the trouble to <em>warn us</em> they&#8217;re grabbing card information. How thoughtful!</p>
<p>Law abiding criminals. Whatever next &#8212; responsible bankers?<br />
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		<title>Frying tonight</title>
		<link>http://www.markwheadon.com/blog/2009/03/frying-tonight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Wheadon</dc:creator>
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		<title>XKCD</title>
		<link>http://www.markwheadon.com/blog/2009/03/xkcd-in-the-round/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Wheadon</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="color: #551a8b; text-decoration: underline;"><a href="http://www.xkcd.com/"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-631" title="XKCD in the round" src="http://www.markwheadon.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/sticks-scaled1.png" alt="XKCD in the round" width="566" height="463" /></a><span style="color: #000000;">XKCD: <a href="http://www.xkcd.com/" target="_blank">www.xkcd.com</a></span></span></p>
<p><small><br />
Original images by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomjenkins/" target="_blank">mot the hoople</a> are available <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomjenkins/3136774104/" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tomjenkins/3135949537/" target="_blank">here</a> under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/" target="_blank">Creative Commons Licence</a>, and so it follows that this work is available under the same licence.<br />
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		<title>The case of the Invisible Christmas Tree</title>
		<link>http://www.markwheadon.com/blog/2009/02/invisible-christmas-tree/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2009 16:07:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Wheadon</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>A challenge for you</h2>
<p>See the Christmas tree in this photo?</p>
<p><a href="http://www.markwheadon.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/stealth-tree.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-277" title="stealth tree" src="http://www.markwheadon.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/stealth-tree.png" alt="stealth tree" width="552" height="680" /></a></p>
<p>You don&#8217;t? I&#8217;m not suprised. Try harder &#8212; if you squint, and with a little help, you may just be able to make it out:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.markwheadon.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/stealth-tree-pointer.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-281" title="Stealth tree spoiler" src="http://www.markwheadon.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/stealth-tree-pointer.png" alt="Stealth tree spoiler" width="552" height="758" /></a></p>
<h2>Still no joy?</h2>
<p>Incredible, isn&#8217;t it? The military has been working on stealth technology for decades, and is only just getting there. With their crude, light-emitting clothing that shows an image of what&#8217;s behind them, soldiers can just about merge into the background.</p>
<p>As fate would have it, they could simply have waited and then visited Chez Wheadon. As we&#8217;ve invented the same technology <em>purely by accident</em>.</p>
<p>You see (or rather, you don&#8217;t?), there <em>is</em> a Christmas tree in the above images, but it&#8217;s so well disguised that not only did the the fine folk from SERCO Waste Management not spot it when they should, just after Christmas, but they even had a second go after we complained. And still they failed.</p>
<p>Apparently &#8220;It wasn&#8217;t there when we tried to collect it the second time either, so the case is now closed.&#8221;.</p>
<p>Amazing.</p>
<p>For those of you who still can&#8217;t see the tree (and I admit, it isn&#8217;t easy). Here&#8217;s more help:</p>
<p><a href="http://www.markwheadon.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/stealth-tree-more-pointers.png"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-282" title="Stealth tree spoiler, the sequel" src="http://www.markwheadon.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/stealth-tree-more-pointers.png" alt="Stealth tree spoiler, the sequel" width="543" height="641" /></a></p>
<p>Trust me &#8212; if you look hard enough, it <em>is</em> there.</p>


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		<title>A cure for the common cold</title>
		<link>http://www.markwheadon.com/blog/2009/02/a-cure-for-the-common-cold/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 14:00:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Wheadon</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/doctabu/323646555/"><img class="alignleft size-full wp-image-260" title="Sneeze" src="http://www.markwheadon.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/sneeze.png" alt="Sneeze" width="374" height="350" /></a>It&#8217;s official</h2>
<p>I have the cure. And it&#8217;s simple.</p>
<p>Stay away from small children &#8212; small children and babies, they&#8217;re the worst. Stay away from babies and small children, and large children as well.</p>
<p>And adults. Stay away from them all. Stand in a field with your arms spread and avoid all contact. You may feel like death, you may even wish for death.</p>
<p>But you won&#8217;t die of the common cold.</p>
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<p>Image courtesy of <a title="Link to Brian &quot;DoctaBu&quot; Moore's photostream" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/doctabu/">Brian &#8220;DoctaBu&#8221; Moore</a>.</p>


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		<title>Fight the flab and gain weight</title>
		<link>http://www.markwheadon.com/blog/2009/01/fight-the-flab-and-gain-weight/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2009 15:27:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Wheadon</dc:creator>
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<h2>Grin</h2>
<p>Facebook just can&#8217;t decide about me at the moment, so it&#8217;s decided to cover all the bases. Here&#8217;s a snapshot of the adverts down the side of my facebook home page for today.</p>
<p>Just <em>what</em> are they trying to tell me? <img src='http://www.markwheadon.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif' alt=':-D' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>


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		<title>Waterproof case for the Sony PRS-505/700 Book Reader</title>
		<link>http://www.markwheadon.com/blog/2009/01/waterproof-case-for-the-sony-prs-505700-book-reader/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2009 09:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Wheadon</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fancy reading your e-book in the bath? Your long wait is over &#8212; I have <em>the answer</em> (cue long drum roll). Hours of selfless testing has proved its worth, and it&#8217;ll cost you pennies.</p>
<p><strong>Ladies and gentlemen, I give you, the Sony Reader waterproof case!</strong></p>
<p><strong><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-114" title="Sony Reader waterproof wide" src="http://www.markwheadon.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/02a_1468-copy1.png" alt="Sony Reader waterproof wide" width="562" height="362" /></strong></p>
<p>A Sainsbury&#8217;s ziplock polythene bag <img src='http://www.markwheadon.com/blog/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
<p>I wouldn&#8217;t immerse the whole thing in water (so don&#8217;t use it if you have a tendency to nod off in the bath), but it&#8217;s certainly proof against splashes. It&#8217;s so effective because with an electronic book, <em>you don&#8217;t need to physically turn the pages</em>, so having it inside a plastic bag is no hassle at all.</p>
<p>Sorted.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone size-full wp-image-76" title="Sony Reader waterproof case 2" src="http://www.markwheadon.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/02a_1476-copy.png" alt="Sony Reader waterproof case 2" width="562" height="420" /></p>
<p>In my next article, I discover a simple solution to the common cold. Maybe.</p>


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