Daily archives: August 15, 2006

Street Use

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This site features the ways in which people modify and re-create technology. Herein a collection of personal modifications, folk innovations, street customization, ad hoc alterations, wear-patterns, home-made versions and indigenous ingenuity. In short — stuff as it is actually used, and not how its creators planned on it being used. As William Gibson said, “The street finds its own uses for technology.” I welcome suggestions of links, and contributions from others to include in this compendium. — KK

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Chill FActore

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A development near the Trafford centre is set to become the UK’s biggest indoor alpine centre.

A consortium of backers are behind the project which also involves Trafford Centre owners Peel Holdings. They intend to build a rock-climbing wall, a toboggan run, an indoor skateboard park and a children’s snowplay zone where youngsters can build snowmen and throw snowballs. A separate “warm” zone will feature Alpine-themed bars specially designed by Austrian craftsmen and restaurants with panoramic windows and balconies overlooking the slopes.

There was supposed to be a big indoor snow centre built in Salford a few years ago, but it never got beyond a billboard promising so much fun. I think they’re building flats on the ground cleared for it now.

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Chill Factore

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A development near the Trafford centre is set to become the UK’s biggest indoor alpine centre.

A consortium of backers are behind the project which also involves Trafford Centre owners Peel Holdings. They intend to build a rock-climbing wall, a toboggan run, an indoor skateboard park and a children’s snowplay zone where youngsters can build snowmen and throw snowballs. A separate “warm” zone will feature Alpine-themed bars specially designed by Austrian craftsmen and restaurants with panoramic windows and balconies overlooking the slopes.

There was supposed to be a big indoor snow centre built in Salford a few years ago, but it never got beyond a billboard promising so much fun. I think they’re building flats on the ground cleared for it now.

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Familiarity breeds…

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Well, not contempt, more a sort of can’t be arsed attitude to sex. German researchers have found that a woman’s sex drive drops once she is in a secure relationship, whilst a man’s remains the same.

Meanwhile, another group of German researchers have found that redheads have more sex. What is it about the Germans and sex related research?

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Heavensent 9.10

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The wing was flying low, torpedo height. Fire was reaching out from the ship, still falling short. “They will find us soon.” Karn whispered.

“We hold steady.”

“I know.”

The front bomb bay held six torpedoes on an S-curve rail. They would be fed one by one out of the quarter width door. “Torpedo gone! Bank!” The light bank as the rest of the torpedoes were released spread them in a narrow fan.

“Pull out!” The anti air was closing on them now, tracer passing on either side. There were cracks as shells hit home.

“Hydraulic pressure on the bay doors has dropped off.” Karn announced, “Switching to back up. Nothing. We cannot open the rear doors.”

Four of the torpedoes struck home, raising towers of water. The ship began to list immediately, flooding faster than bulkheads could be closed.

One ship remained, but it was out of range of the Waltzer and the old attack ship had some free space to close on the transports.

“Hand crank the front bay closed. We are heading home.”

“Stran?”

“Hardly. I do not think there is enough of Stran left. Communications, raise the Corkscrews, and anyone else you can, and tell them we have to retire.”

Harren adjusted his course so they passed by the Waltzer again, wagging the wing as it passed. “And the best of luck to you brave souls.”

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