Dave Weeden http://backword.me.uk/ daveweeden@mac.com http://backword.me.uk/atom.xml 2006-10-13T21:57:47Z Dave Weeden http://backword.me.uk/ daveweeden@mac.com tag:backword.me.uk,2006:post-147 2006-10-13T21:57:47Z 2006-10-13T22:57:47Z BBC: 'Most distant' weather pictures. But Centauri Dreams is more detailed Watching the Weather on Upsilon Andromedae b. But the weather is surprising, NASA puts... [395 words] Dave Weeden http://backword.me.uk/ daveweeden@mac.com tag:backword.me.uk,2006:post-146 2006-10-13T20:50:38Z 2006-10-13T21:50:38Z I believe the Yanks may be having some sort of election soon. That may explain this hateful piece of crap. (Sorry, I forgot where I... [856 words] Dave Weeden http://backword.me.uk/ daveweeden@mac.com tag:backword.me.uk,2006:post-145 2006-10-12T15:55:19Z 2006-10-12T16:55:19Z I think everyone has seen this Email from Iraq by now, mostly for this: Most Profound Man in Iraq - an unidentified farmer in a... [213 words] Dave Weeden http://backword.me.uk/ daveweeden@mac.com tag:backword.me.uk,2006:post-144 2006-10-12T14:05:00Z 2006-10-12T15:05:00Z Mirror Blunkett: We Must Bomb Al-Jazeera TV (Deepquote link because the Mirror doesn't archive, AFAIK). DAVID Blunkett has admitted he urged Tony Blair to break... [261 words] Dave Weeden http://backword.me.uk/ daveweeden@mac.com tag:backword.me.uk,2006:post-143 2006-10-12T08:15:15Z 2006-10-12T09:15:15Z tehgrauniad: Blunkett: PM suffered heart trouble since his 30s . Tony Blair began suffering from heart problems in his mid 30s, casting doubt on Downing... [91 words] Dave Weeden http://backword.me.uk/ daveweeden@mac.com tag:backword.me.uk,2006:post-142 2006-10-10T14:07:48Z 2006-10-10T15:07:48Z He doesn't get any sympathy from Sam Leith. He gets more from Nick Johnstone (and a lot less in the comments). This is the most... [479 words] Dave Weeden http://backword.me.uk/ daveweeden@mac.com tag:backword.me.uk,2006:post-141 2006-10-09T20:36:51Z 2006-10-09T21:36:51Z This is one of the most amazing pictures I've ever seen. High-resolution satellite imagery of objects about one meter in size. At the top left... [45 words] Dave Weeden http://backword.me.uk/ daveweeden@mac.com tag:backword.me.uk,2006:post-140 2006-10-09T19:57:34Z 2006-10-10T11:42:50Z I watched three of the catch-up videos on the (US) Sci-Fi Channel. My verdict: it looks crap. I was going to post to that effect... [223 words] Dave Weeden http://backword.me.uk/ daveweeden@mac.com tag:backword.me.uk,2006:post-139 2006-10-09T14:30:37Z 2006-10-09T15:30:37Z It's not often (well not too often, anyway) that I disagree with Daniel D2 Davies, but I think he's wrong about the US commentary market... [346 words] Dave Weeden http://backword.me.uk/ daveweeden@mac.com tag:backword.me.uk,2006:post-138 2006-10-09T11:40:08Z 2006-10-09T12:40:08Z tehgrauniad continues its somewhat strange policy of printing pieces attributed to more than one author. It takes Nicholas Watt and Julian Glover to precis "today's... [309 words] Dave Weeden http://backword.me.uk/ daveweeden@mac.com tag:backword.me.uk,2006:post-137 2006-10-08T19:26:14Z 2006-10-08T20:26:14Z Nick has finished his walk and arrived in Land's End in one piece. He took lots of good photos too.... [22 words] Dave Weeden http://backword.me.uk/ daveweeden@mac.com tag:backword.me.uk,2006:post-136 2006-10-08T13:50:45Z 2006-10-08T14:50:45Z Title from Randy Paul in a comment on Marc Cooper's post Deja Voodvard. Marc isn't impressed with the latest developments in the Iraq thing*. Not... [1095 words] Dave Weeden http://backword.me.uk/ daveweeden@mac.com tag:backword.me.uk,2006:post-135 2006-10-07T21:59:21Z 2006-10-07T22:59:21Z The Onion really excels itself with President Bush Attends Christening Ceremony of the George H. W. Bush. The photoshopping is really good, it would fool... [76 words] Dave Weeden http://backword.me.uk/ daveweeden@mac.com tag:backword.me.uk,2006:post-134 2006-10-07T20:56:57Z 2006-10-07T21:56:57Z This is a bit late, but whatever. A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about John Reid on The Sharpner. At the time,... [1711 words] Dave Weeden http://backword.me.uk/ daveweeden@mac.com tag:backword.me.uk,2006:post-133 2006-10-07T11:06:41Z 2006-10-07T12:06:41Z tehgrauniad this morning: Until his resignation, David Blunkett was one of the most brilliant, natural politicians in the cabinet. Now he is back with a... [349 words]