Travel Bite #1: A winter drive through the Eastern Sierra, USA

Posted by on 11 Jan, 2010 in Articles | 0 comments

Welcome to the first of my “travel bites” – short travelogues focussing on a particular place I’ve been.
In mid-December Mrs. Alex and I took a road trip through a large chunk of southwestern USA. For me the highlight was the spectacular scenery we encountered as we drove down US 395 through the Eastern Sierra, from Lake Tahoe past Mono Lake and onwards south into the Owens Valley and then east towards Death Valley. 
Lake Tahoe
We arrived in Lake Tahoe just before sunset, having taken route 50 east from Sacramento. 
We found a waterfront park, closed for the season but accessible on foot. We trudged across the snow covered sand to the water’s edge and watched the sun go down.


Carson City & Lake Topaz
After dark we drove to Carson City, a sort of Blackpool version of Las Vegas, where we spent the night in a motel that seemed to have been left unchanged since the 80s.
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http://alexbowyer.posterous.com/9635965

An amazing overhead view of the UK’s extreme snows

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Undressing the Terror Threat – WSJ.com

Posted by on 10 Jan, 2010 in My Stream | 0 comments

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704130904574644651587677752.html?mod=WSJ_hps_LEADNewsCollection

A scientific look at why we’re crazy to be so afraid of terrorist attacks

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http://www.bitcurrent.com/a-look-back-at-2009-the-year-of-twitter/

A look back at how Twitter shaped 2009 and changed the way we reacted to world events. 2009 was the year Twitter became a part of everyday life.

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Frozen Britain

Posted by on 8 Jan, 2010 in My Stream | 1 comment

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via news.bbc.co.uk

Wow… Now I’d heard Britain was having the heaviest winter for 30 years, but this picture really puts it into perspective! You can get the full-size hi-res version from NASA.

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Awesome new UK plug design

Posted by on 5 Jan, 2010 in My Stream | 2 comments

via youtube.com

I really hope somebody picks this up and makes it a reality. It’s sheer genius and solves a lot of space problems with UK plugs. And it allows sockets to be reinvented while remaining fully backwards compatible too. Great innovation!

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Guest Post: How I increased traffic 1,176% in 24 hours – Watching Websites

Posted by on 11 Dec, 2009 in My Stream | 0 comments

http://www.watchingwebsites.com/archives/sometimes-attracting-pageviews-isnt-rocket-science

How I increased traffic 1,176% in 24 hours

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