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I’m sure this proposal to recreate Stonehenge as it existed in its heyday is all about the science and not about the not inconsiderable tourism dollars it could generate.

The lonelocust.com blog just hit its 300th post. Pity it was about McDonald’s, but that’s the breaks.This is the 301st post.

BusinessWeek=> McDonald’s wants a digital-age makeoverStaring last year, all the McDonald’s in Phoenix started getting a major makeover…. They’ve changed the color schemes, the seats, added wi-fi and televisions displaying news…

So here’s a question:When I left for work Wednesday morning, my PowerMac was working normally, as was my PC laptop/docking station.During the day, a tech from the cable company re-wired the cable modem lines coming into the house.

Little Storping-in-the-Swuff => Eccleston vs. TennantI ran across this blog while scanning for Doctor Who information the other day, and I gotta say, anybody who doesn’t think much of the Slytheen is OK in my book.This particular entry is a summary comparison, episode by episode between Christopher Eccleston and David Tennat’s Doctors so far. Can’t say I disagree with anything he’s said much, although, I think I’d put “The End of the World” and “New Earth” is a dead heat.(And, for the Avengers fans out there, I love the reference to Little Storping-in-the-Swuff.)

“Dear Locust Person, You’ve been posting so much news and stuff, we never get to hear about your kids anymore. What are those cute children up to? Well, I’m glad you asked that. They’ve been mostly OK up till today, but their mother has been sick on and off for two weeks. Last night, she … Read more

Zap2It News=> Prisoner Remake Ready to Roll Zap2It says that Sky One in the UK has greenlighted a new, updated version of the classic series, The Prisoner. The original series, considered, arguably as either one of the masterpieces or modern television or a complete shambles of nonsense, was created by and starred Patrick McGoohan. The … Read more

Casino Royale They’ve released the trailer for the upcoming Bond film, Casino Royale. I’ve got grave reservations about “new direction” the series is moving in, but the trailer doesn’t look as bad as I expected. Daniel Craig as the new Bond looks more like a henchman, though. Perhaps that’s what they were going for? Technorati … Read more

Abbey Road Webcam Ever want to be meet the Beatles? Ever want to be the Beatles? Well you can’t. But, you can spend your day watching the Abbey Road webcam, waiting to see other people who have made the pilgrimage and try to imitate the album cover of the Beatles’ famous album, Abbey Road. Believe … Read more

Apple => Get a Mac Looks like Apple is finally getting serious about advertising Mac computers to the world. Apple recently unleashed 6 new Apple ads demonstrating the superiority of the Mac over a PC. You can watch the videos are the Apple link above. There’s a lot of controversy about the commercial that points … Read more