Winamp on Android – it’s like being back in 1997!

Can't believe it, back in 1997 Winamp was THE media player, mp3 files were just becoming popular… I remember running winamp on the first laptop I ever bought, a hulking big AJP 6200, running win95. Winamp on a portable device is what I longed for in 1997 – imagine winamp on a Psion Series5! IContinue reading “Winamp on Android – it’s like being back in 1997!”

IEEE Spectrum: Autonomous Vehicle Driving from Italy to China

POSTED BY: Erico Guizzo  /  Tue, September 21, 2010 The Russian policeman waved at the orange van zigzagging around the empty plaza, ordering it to stop. The van didn’t, so the officer stepped closer to address the driver. But there was no driver. The van is an autonomous vehicle developed at the University of Parma’sContinue reading “IEEE Spectrum: Autonomous Vehicle Driving from Italy to China”

I am an international roving cheese-spread reporter….

I've now eaten my own body-weight in "cheese". I say "cheese" because this is American cheese, so therefore not proper cheese, like English or French cheese. It even says on the packet that it doesn't contain any rBST (a growth hormone they force-feed the dairy cattle) which is nice. Just realised the white tubs ofContinue reading “I am an international roving cheese-spread reporter….”