ZYRA - interesting website //// other CATEGORIES at this site //// site index
CONCEPTS - ITEMS BY CONCEPT
A few items to start with, then expanding.
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
PI = 3.141592653589793...
Speed of Light //// Light-Year
Functionality of Microwave Ovens
ADVISEMENTS (in contrast to Advertisements)
Nottingham Railway Station waiting room; what's wrong with it?
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
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
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
Mouses ?! An interesting insight into the way the mind works
How Long is a Piece of String?
Alternative office postage franking machine
The NoNick breaks your security (NoNick Defacer / Shadow Boys) problem
MASS - like weight? Not like Wait for Christmas!
WATCH guaranteed down to a depth; putting it to the test
Affiliate Merchants - Why should they ever refuse websites?