Daily Archives: September 4, 2003

Space Odyssey explained

Posted on September 4, 2003 by Arthur

Rather an attempt to explain Kubrick’s movie (earlier), but completely in Flash and with sound. Makes some good points, with good animation but has a couple of annoying comments. Only watch this if you have already formed an opinion and … Continue reading →

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Krispy Kreme

Posted on September 4, 2003 by Arthur

I noticed that Krispy Kreme (the major donut maker, store and ‘restaurant’ in America) is making inroads in Europe. Donuts anyone? Thank you very much, but no: Canadians and others have gotten used to their local Tim Hortons, which offers … Continue reading →

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Borneo elephants gain subspecies status

Posted on September 4, 2003 by Arthur

DNA sampling seems to confirm that Borneo elephants are (or rather have become) a subspecies of the elephant race: apparantly Borneo elephants were seperated from their relatives about 300,000 years ago. Borneo’s ‘pygmee’ elephants are significantly smaller, have relatively bigger … Continue reading →

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