I previous wrote about Agnes, one of the regulars I see on my bus ride to work. Today, I will tell you about a few more of the regulars. Monkey boy I actually see him walking to school most mornings …
Read moreTesla
The tesla (T) is the SI derived unit of magnetic field B, also known as “magnetic flux density” or “magnetic induction”. The definition is that 1 Tesla (T) is the strength of a magnetic field that would generate a force …
Read morePIN numbers
Do not call it a PIN number! PIN means Personal Identification Number, calling it a PIN number is saying Personal Identification Number number. This is an example of RAS syndrome. (Redundant Acronym Syndrome syndrome). HIV virus is another example, human …
Read moreSpam comments
I am sure that most blogs that invite comments are inundated with Spam. My anti-spam software does pretty well at blocking them, although I moderate all comments anyway. It has a disadvantage in that I would hate to miss a …
Read moreWelsh Rarebit or Rabbit
Welsh Rarebit, otherwise known as cheese on toast, is a bit controversial – have a look on the talk page on Wikipedia. The talk pages are a good place to discover disputed usage. First of all, Welsh Rarebit is not just …
Read moreCake or biscuit
What is the difference between a cake and a biscuit? A question raised in a court case by McVities, makers of Jaffa cakes. Why was it important Back in 1991, McVities fought a case to prevent VAT being charged on …
Read moreVinegar – such a useful product
Today I thought I would research vinegar. I immediately stumbled upon 131 uses for vinegar. One of them Deodorize a wool sweater made me think “wouldn’t that make your jumper smell like a fish and chip shop? The next site I found 1001 uses …
Read moreAlternative vote
Going back many years to my school days, the headmaster had this strange idea of having forms (registration class) with mixed years. I think the idea was that senior years were to be the mentor of the junior years. It …
Read moreWhy do Easter Bunnys deliver eggs?
Back in the Anglo-Saxon era, the hare was worshipped as a symbol of Spring fertility. This evolved into the Christian Easter festival and the similar looking rabbit was adopted. The eggs are from an old German tradition, in that children …
Read moreAV Election
I see the predicted turnout for the May 5th election and referendum is predicted to be very low. In England, the referendum coincides with local Borough Elections which always has a low turnout. My own research shows that most people …
Read moreSupercede or supersede?
The answer is SUPERSEDE. Whoever is writing the word goes by what they are hearing, and most words ending with that sound are spelt …cede. But the etymology explains differently. The word descends from the latin roots super above and sedere to sit with the …
Read moreAircrash Investigation
My favourite program at the moment is Aircrash Investigation, shown on the National Geographic channel. Each week the program starts with a re-enactment of a real aircrash followed by a documentary showing how the investigators established the cause and the …
Read moreInstruction manual for a hoe?
The thought for today is about garden equipment. Initially, I was going to find the difference between the two types of hoe. We have a Dutch hoe which appears to be the common one. There is another sort, with the …
Read moreGoogle indexing
Handy tip for the day: Google search has a “Site:” parameter, to use this type in “site:yeogle.com” and it will show you all the pages it has indexed for that website. This is handy if you want to see …
Read moreDomain parking
Over the years I have amassed a collection of domain names, mainly as a result of experimental websites that never really went anywhere. Some are obscure names, some are actual English nouns. I did not like to part with them, …
Read moreFictitious Telephone Numbers
I probably will get a few visitors to this page because they are looking for the Arun Hostel in Swanage, telephone number 01632 960874. The actual dialling code for Swanage is 01929 so why am I quoting 01632? The answer …
Read moreOmeprazole
Research into stomach acid
Read moreLake or Pond
What is the difference between a lake and a pond? The first thing to look at is the etymology. Lake = Latin:Lacus = Lake! Not very helpful, but pond comes from Old English:pund meaning enclosure – an object that encloses water. The answer is …
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