Uk politicians really don't like that 38 Degrees is representing the views of members of the public that are against this - Sound clip of the inquisition.

A little bit of politics - warning some swearing.

Cameron rap

3D Printed Hands given a superhero flavour with Sketchup.

@dukejazz said:

Life's short, and we should all try to revel in the little things, like these ferrets who found joy in a box of packing peanuts.

Ferrets are awesome I visited a friend who has a bunch and whatever they do it's the Most Exciting Thing Ever!!! Whenever I'm feeling down I watch this video she took of them -
Boing boing!

The Decorative-

and the functional-

The Falkirk wheel

My Aunt lives in Christchurch - they love the paper church that got built after the earthquake!

These guys aren't even trying - in London we have a skyscraper that cooks eggs and melts parts of cars.

@olishea said:

Thanks for clearing that up!! There really are some spectacular weather phenomena in the US! We just complain about the occasional bit of rain in the UK.

Ahem! Also from Wikipedia -

@unknownuser said:

While the United Kingdom has more reported tornadoes, relative to its land area, than any other country excluding the Netherlands, the vast majority are weak.

@dale said:

I guess if you have bad teeth, the world focuses on that.

No, the six fingers are what weirded me out

Yeah, I posted a link to this in the 'fine designs' thread

@unknownuser said:

Picture updates on pages 1, 5, 7, 11 and the final product on page 17. I challenge you to make it all the way through without wincing.

This project surely deserves a place in this thread - Picture updates on pages 1, 5, 7, 11 and the final product on page 17. I challenge you to make it all the way through without wincing.

Quick - to the Bat-Mobile!

@solo said:

More batshit crazy stuff from Alex the douche Jones:

How the hell did he pass the mental checks when buying his 50 guns?

After the first time I could just see each zap coming from a mile away.

@ccbiggs said:

I dont think they should be banning anything or trying to take anything. They need to be making sure people who should not own any kind of weapon can not get them.

...Which in my opinion in any member of the public in a residential area - have you seen how dangerous the average person is just when trying to walk and look at a phone, never mind handling a weapon.

Also do you really think police and the military would stand a chance if the population decided to ignore their authority even without guns?.

@unknownuser said:

and they walk among us.. and vote too ahhhhhhh

Worse - they're allowed to breed!

Bah! 5 people on a guitar is easymode - try 5 on a Ukulele!

Ukulele orchestra of Great Britain

There's also a campaign to stop the UK governments efforts to do the same - Link

The folding screen is one feature I wish was present on more modern cameras - very handy for taking pictures without people noticing or from odd angles...

I'll second the Canon powershot range - I had an old A620 before I upgraded my camera but I've found it still does some things better than the new one - they are also at the chunky end of compact cameras which I like.