You could take MSN’s Lifestyle Quotient test, but you’d be a sad, shallow person if you scored high. I managed 33 because I live within my means (more or less), cycle rather than waste money on the gym and believe that the person makes the clothes, not vice versa.

Clare Bolton says: “Its all a bit tongue in cheek, a bit of light-hearted fun. We don’t want to depress anybody. We want MSN Lifestyle to be a source of inspiration for those with a low score.”

Of course, once you’ve studied the questions and filled in the form, you may be left agreeing with the American humorist Fran Lebowitz, who said: “Those who use the word ‘lifestyle’ rarely have either.”

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100% efficient, flat Organic Light Emitting Diodes could be mass produced and drastically change the way we illuminate our interiors.

If the device can be mass-manufactured cheaply – a realistic expectation, according to Thompson – interior lighting could look vastly different in the future. Almost any surface in a home, whether flat or curved, could become a light source: walls, curtains, ceilings, cabinets or tables.

Since OLEDs are transparent when turned off, the devices could even be installed as windows or skylights to mimic the feel of natural light after dark – or to serve as the ultimate inconspicuous flat-panel television.

via Warren Ellis

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