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New Human Ancestor Discovered! Historic Sediba Fossil Unveiled at Maropeng

New Human Ancestor Discovered! Historic Sediba Fossil Unveiled at Maropeng

  Professor Lee Berger, Professor of Anthropology at the University Witwatersrand, today unveiled what he describes as “the Rosetta Stone of paleoanthropology” – an amazingly well preserved set of fossilised remains of a 11-13 year...

 

Nokia E71 & E66 Get Full Free Navigation-Ovi Maps Eventually

Nokia E71 & E66 Get Full Free Navigation-Ovi Maps Eventually

A good few months after the announcement of “Free Navigation On Your Nokia, Forever”, owners of the big selling E71 and E66 models are now able to download and use version 3.03 of the Nokia/Ovi Maps application. This is the version that...

 

Friday Photo 23: Easter Egg Posters

Friday Photo 23: Easter Egg Posters

So I’ve been a little lax with the Friday Photos recently – apologies to those that care for such things. To make up for it, and to acknowledge those celebrating Easter this weekend, I give you “Foil Wrapped Chocolate Easter Egg” with...

 

The BlaBla Blog Ama-Zing race

The BlaBla Blog Ama-Zing race

Yesterday Mrs.Voted, Greg and myself participated in the Ama-Zing Race thanks to an invitation from You Make Joburg Great. We have been supporters of their campaign for a while now and they thought we deserved a Thank You so to say…..The...

 

Cosmic Rays Behind Toyotas’ Troubles?

Cosmic Rays Behind Toyotas’ Troubles?

As a Toyota driver, I found this article by Discovery News’ resident Astrophysicist/Space Geek Ian O’Neill weirdly absorbing. The premise is that whilst Toyota struggle to find the root causes behind the inexplicable acceleration woes that...

 

Cosmic Rays Behind Toyotas’ Troubles?

Cosmic Rays Behind Toyotas’ Troubles?

As a Toyota driver, I found this article by Discovery News’ resident Astrophysicist/Space Geek Ian O’Neill weirdly absorbing. The premise is that whilst Toyota struggle to find the root causes behind the inexplicable acceleration woes that...

 

Quote Me On That: Douglas Adams on the Universe

Quote Me On That: Douglas Adams on the Universe

In the beginning the Universe was created. This has made a lot of people very angry and has been widely regarded as a bad move. Douglas Adams (1952 – 2001) English writer, dramatist, & musician

 

YMJG invites BlaBla to a race

YMJG invites BlaBla to a race

The guys over at You Make Joburg Great have invited us to their Ama-Zing Race with Mini and Apple. They feel we have been good supporters of their campaign, so hopefully we will do well on Tuesday. If you see us in our MINI, help or move over…… And...

 

Formula 1 & Motor Sport Fans Unite

Formula 1 & Motor Sport Fans Unite

We have a brand-new web site under development, and are looking for “Test Drivers” to check things out for us. Formula Fan hopes to become a leading motorsports community and will cater to speed freaks of all types. To start with, and as...

 

Friday Photo 22: In the Eyes of the Cat

Friday Photo 22: In the Eyes of the Cat

This is Phoebe Katje, my daughters’ long-haired Persian cat. She’s two (human) years old. Everyone (including myself) thinks she’s a beautiful, cute, fluffy, adorable little kitten. Her eyes sometimes hint at the feral evil that lines...

 

Fly The Flag for 2010 in South Africa

Fly The Flag for 2010 in South Africa

Tomorrow (02 March) marks 100 Days To Go to the kick-off of the 2010 Soccer World Cup in South Africa. And just about everyone who is anyone in terms of marketing the tournament has gotten behind the National Fly The Flag Day. Government, FIFA,...

 

The Straw That Broke BlaBla’s Back

The Straw That Broke BlaBla’s Back

The near 24 hour downtime that our site has just experienced is most definitely the straw that has entirely shattered our collective backs. We are beyond upset by the unacceptable performance of our existing web hosts, and have already started...

 

Friday Photo 21: Grumpy Cape Buffalo

Friday Photo 21: Grumpy Cape Buffalo

This Cape Buffalo was as mean as he looks in this shot. He was standing in the middle of the road, blocking the exit to the park, in the Aquila Safari Lodge. He forced our ranger to turn the vehicle around, and take a 10 minute detour while...

 

Quote Me On That: Tom Lehrer on Loving Your Fellow Man

Quote Me On That: Tom Lehrer on Loving Your Fellow Man

  I know that there are people who do not love their fellow man, and I hate people like that! Tom Lehrer (b. 9 April 1928) American singer-songwriter, satirist, pianist, and mathematician (Yes, that says mathematician!)

 

Much Ado About Die Antwoord

Much Ado About Die Antwoord

Warning: The content and many of the links in this article lead to videos, music and websites that some may find offensive. The videos and music are definitely NSFW, and definitely not suitable for minors. You have been warned. Who, in zefs...