http://toblog.bryans.org/articles/tag/london en-us 40 1. <i>v.</i> The act of writing a weblog <i>or</i> 2. <i>n.</i> Toby&rsquo;s weblog. <p style="float:right"><a href="http://elesoc.org/resize/750-___htdocs_transforms_90-___htdocs_gallery__toblog_2008_DSC00191.JPG"><img src="http://elesoc.org/thumbs/___htdocs_transforms_90-___htdocs_gallery__toblog_2008_DSC00191.JPG" alt="" /></a></p> <p>Coming back from lunch the building site down the road from my office is currently pumping out pungent dark grey fumes. The sun is out, and the sky is blue behind all that&#8230;</p> Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:28:00 +0000 urn:uuid:2e4bd38c-d52c-4237-9b87-b66748ef970a Toby http://toblog.bryans.org/articles/2008/01/28/burning-building photography london fire http://toblog.bryans.org/articles/trackback/8494 <p>A few weeks ago I was atop the Tate Modern. There had been no wind for a couple of days by that point and these photos really show the pollution build up that occurs:</p> <p><a href="http://elesoc.org/resize/750-___htdocs_gallery__toblog_2007_2007_12_St_Pauls_DSC00100.JPG"><img src="http://elesoc.org/thumbs/___htdocs_gallery__toblog_2007_2007_12_St_Pauls_DSC00100.JPG" alt="" /></a> <a href="http://elesoc.org/resize/750-___htdocs_gallery__toblog_2007_2007_12_St_Pauls_DSC00101.JPG"><img src="http://elesoc.org/thumbs/___htdocs_gallery__toblog_2007_2007_12_St_Pauls_DSC00101.JPG" alt="" /></a> <a href="http://elesoc.org/resize/750-___htdocs_gallery__toblog_2007_2007_12_St_Pauls_DSC00102.JPG"><img src="http://elesoc.org/thumbs/___htdocs_gallery__toblog_2007_2007_12_St_Pauls_DSC00102.JPG" alt="" /></a> <a href="http://elesoc.org/resize/750-___htdocs_gallery__toblog_2007_2007_12_St_Pauls_DSC00103.JPG"><img src="http://elesoc.org/thumbs/___htdocs_gallery__toblog_2007_2007_12_St_Pauls_DSC00103.JPG" alt="" /></a></p> Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:09:00 +0000 urn:uuid:4542bf6d-ccca-44a2-8a7e-2054ffc57419 Toby http://toblog.bryans.org/articles/2007/12/20/windless-london photography london st.pauls tate.modern pollution http://toblog.bryans.org/articles/trackback/8489 <p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6618919.stm">Snowflakes promise faster chips</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.londonist.com/archives/2007/05/imagine_london.php">Imagine London, 1843</a></p> <p><a href="http://politics.guardian.co.uk/egovernment/story/0,,2070881,00.html?gusrc=rss&#38;feed=1">Government canceled e-vote schemes amid security fears</a></p> Thu, 03 May 2007 12:55:00 +0100 urn:uuid:5ef510ce-5fcd-4b0c-95ad-4de822fd8ccb Toby http://toblog.bryans.org/articles/2007/05/03/tcsotd-2007-05-03 tcsotd technology maps london google.maps snowflakes evoting <p><a href="http://www.badscience.net/?p=362">Ms Gillian McKeith &#8211; Banned From Calling Herself A Doctor!</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/02/09/psychic_museum_closes/">Psychic museum closes due to unforeseen circumstances</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.idealgovernment.com/index.php/weblog/hurrah_for_the_awkward_squad_britons_vote_for_brian_haw/">Brian Haw wins Channel 4&#8217;s Most Politically Inspiring Figure award</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.engadget.com/2007/02/11/intel-demonstrates-80-core-processor/">Intel demonstrates 80 core processor</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.saynotocrack.com/index.php/2007/02/08/walkpod-the-revolutionary-sony-apple-joint-venture/">New Apple / Sony joint venture: The Walkpod</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/valentines/6792/">Geeky panties</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.lecool.com/london">le cool announces London edition</a></p> Mon, 12 Feb 2007 07:51:00 +0000 urn:uuid:52207d16-4219-4844-9e96-ae39695a7b5f Toby http://toblog.bryans.org/articles/2007/02/12/tcsotd-2007-02-12 tcsotd silly london brian.haw bad.science gillian.mckeith nutrition channel.4 intel le.cool <p><a href="http://www.neatorama.com/2007/01/25/stunning-time-lapse-video-of-the-sky-of-edinburgh/">Stunning time lapse video of the sky of Edinburgh</a></p> <p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6300293.stm">Number 10 denies deleting emails</a><br /> ... <a href="http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,30000-1248900,00.html">Hidden computer network at Number 10 Claim</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2559186,00.html"><span class="caps">SAS</span> Unit Now Stationed in London</a><br /> ... <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2559186,00.html">Bruce Schneier comments</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/01/25/the_joker_gets_id/">Dutch man dressed as The Joker gets ID Card</a></p> <p><a href="http://news.zdnet.co.uk/itmanagement/0,1000000308,39285644,00.htm">Anger over Europe wide medical data sharing</a></p> Fri, 26 Jan 2007 06:54:00 +0000 urn:uuid:24aead8b-5b18-48fc-96d5-6568d654b8f2 Toby http://toblog.bryans.org/articles/2007/01/26/tcsotd-2007-01-26 tcsotd stupidity database.state london cash.for.honours time.lapse video edinburgh sas <p><a href="http://icasualties.org/oif/">Iraq coalition casualties passes 25,000</a><br /> ... it&#8217;s links like that that make me question the wisdom of putting the &#8216;C&#8217; in <span class="caps">TCSOTD</span></p> <p><a href="http://smaller-than-life.blogspot.com/2006/12/train-of-thought.html">The logic of South West Trains dot matrix displays</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.mesoscale.ws/pictures/hail/">Photos of Hail and Lightening</a></p> <p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/6178659.stm">World&#8217;s tallest man saves dolphin</a></p> <p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/6179911.stm">Blair questioned by police in Cash for Honours probe</a><br /> ... not under caution though</p> <p><a href="http://scienceblogs.com/mixingmemory/2006/12/coolest_experiment_ever.php">Coolest psychology experiment&#8230; ever?</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.potassiumstore.co.uk/">Potassium: &#8216;a store that [shows] that good design can be ethical, beautiful, luxurious and ecological&#8217;</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.jcm.org.uk/blog/2006/12/14/almost-missed-death-of-blair-news/">The curse of Tony Blair</a></p> <p><a href="http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=healthNews&#38;storyID=2006-12-14T151304Z_01_N13178911_RTRUKOC_0_US-TACOBELL-LETTUCE.xml&#38;WTmodLoc=Home-C5-healthNews-2"><span class="caps">FDA</span> confirms salad evil</a></p> <p><a href="http://iamsparticus.com/archives/2006/12/things_you_cant_do_in_a_london_park.php">Things you can&#8217;t do in a London park</a></p> Thu, 14 Dec 2006 06:57:00 +0000 urn:uuid:ab530ffc-d484-4786-a196-657d113cc968 Toby http://toblog.bryans.org/articles/2006/12/14/tcsotd-2006-12-14 tcsotd photography iraq blair silly london psychology south.west.trains weather dolphin cash.for.honours ethical.shopping salad <p><a href="http://www.andwhilelondonburns.com/">And while London Burns</a><br /> ... &#8216;a compelling collision of thriller, opera and guided walk&#8217;</p> <p><a href="http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/frankchalk3/">A petition &#8216;To publicly acknowledge that there is a massive discipline problem in many State Schools and to give teachers and Headteachers the necessary powers to enforce discipline and to deal effectively with problem pupils and their parents.&#8217;</a></p> <p><a href="http://ririanproject.com/2006/11/03/22-ways-to-overclok-your-brain/">22 ways to overclock your brain</a></p> <p><a href="http://www.chickyog.net/2006/12/04/advent-calendar-day-4/">The making of a Father Christmas</a></p> <p><a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6207054.stm">John Bolton quits UN post</a></p> <p><a href="http://research.microsoft.com/acid/rss/">The results of Microsoft Asia&#8217;s <span class="caps">RSS</span> Usage Survey</a></p> <p>Contributors to today&#8217;s <span class="caps">TCSOTD</span>: <a href="http://interact.newint.org/blog/jess-worth/">Jess</a></p> Mon, 04 Dec 2006 00:01:00 +0000 urn:uuid:69d940ac-b9d9-4918-b9e1-8a6b55bf01d9 Toby http://toblog.bryans.org/articles/2006/12/04/tcsotd-2006-12-04 tcsotd technology politics london education mental.health father.christmas john.bolton rss http://toblog.bryans.org/articles/trackback/7473