ZYRA - interesting website //// other Categories at this site //// site index
Concepts - items by concept
A few items to start with, then expanding. Also see Conceptionary
Useful things to know about the PHONE
GMT / BST - political suspiciousness in the measurement of TIME
Expert systems / relational databases / fuzzy logic
Data capacity specification anomaly
ActiveX and other bad practice in website design
Things to be aware of when buying a COMPUTER
Plastic Surgery; personal experience
Shareware Inventions and other good ideas
Notes on Modern Art
Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll
Belief - various non-mainstream ideas
Xanadu / The Ballad of Kublai Khan
Free Books! Project Gutenberg
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Speed of Light //// Light-Year
Functionality of Microwave Ovens
Advisements (in contrast to Advertisements)
Nottingham Railway Station waiting room; what's wrong with it?
Write a Diary! - good idea
Elements of the Periodic Table
Web Prices on the Highstreet - motto of Thomson Holidays
Smokeroom - drinking and smoking in speakeasy meetings at home to discuss revolt
Zero Tolerance - not so clever
Pack of 52 cards; permutations
Common Misconceptions and How to Defeat Them
Clutters and Hoarders - collectors of junk and stuff that might come in handy someday
What the Hell do You Think You are Playing At?
Fashion labels advertising on t-shirts - how much do people get paid for doing this?
If a tree falls in a forest and no-one hears it, does it make any sound?
What would tea taste like if it was brewed in a rubber hot water bottle ?
Balloons of exactly the same weight as the air - neutral buoyancy
Why BS5750 / ISO9002 is a bad thing
Ever wondered how/why Logarithms work? see Logarithms explained
Available from all good bookshops
Why there is Something rather than Nothing
The expression To Get One's Goat
Best Before - expiry time of freshness of food
Radioactive Half Life - expiry time coefficient of decay of atomic isotopes
What if ALL religions are Wrong?
Dark Energy not what it seems?
Mouses ?! An interesting insight into the way the mind works
Secession - declaration of independence
How Long is a Piece of String?
Alternative office postage franking machine
Like trying to find a needle in a haystack
The NoNick breaks your security (NoNick Defacer / Shadow Boys) problem
MASS - like weight? Not like Wait for Christmas!
If You're So Smart Why Ain't You Rich?
Autoglass repair, Autoglass replace
WATCH guaranteed down to a depth; putting it to the test
Affiliate Merchants - Why should they ever refuse websites?
The Idea that you can shuffle and mix up the letters in words and yet still be able to read the Text