I was watching tv last night (shhh!) and saw an Iceland (the cheap supermarket, not the country) ad with uber-cheesy trance and an enthusiastic voiceover that said “when you get that feeling, reach for the ceiling!”. Time to give up dance music, I think.

This could either be very annoying or very cool: “Nokia is making a mobile that lets you write short text messages in mid-air.” (BBC)

BBC headline says “Director arrested after death”. That’s harsh, you’d think they’d stop chasing you once you’re dead.

“Colossus Mk2, a wartime code-breaker hailed as one of the first electronic computers, has been rebuilt and reunited with Bletchley Park veterans.” (BBC). Awww.
“Scientists are routinely cherry-picking and, in some cases, altering the results of clinical studies to present the findings they want, a study by academics at Oxford University shows.
The research, which assessed the published results of more than 100 scientific trials, also found that inconvenient findings were often not disclosed to the public. In several cases, the stated purpose of the trial was altered as it progressed so that acceptable findings, rather than inconvenient results, could be published.” (Age) I can’t say I’m surprised.
In other news, you can “Rate the PM’s move” to ban “gay couples from marrying or adopting overseas” and say whether you’re concerned about the erosion of marriage institution at the SMH.