Us-Lot Log

ats: "ITV described the sequence of events which led to a piece of footage from the internet being included by mistake in Exposure: Gaddafi and the IRA, rather than the footage from the 1989 episode of The Cook Report"
It turns out that the IRA did not in fact employ giant piano-playing kittens.

Dorward: The rogue footage is available on YouTube

ats: Having inhaled the entire series (in translation) over the last week or so, I thought I'd have a look to see whether the next volume's out in Japan yet.
It turns out that reading the Amazon reviews through Google Translate is nearly as entertaining as reading the books...
"Playing house and playing along with us Yotsuba-chan also has been working to prepare the new powder and spit several times to make it sink if you can not successfully burn pancakes."
"After reading, you feel healed unbearable."
"Also, Volume 10, from cover to cover back, everything was wonderful. Can not find a non-wonderful adjectives."
"And Dad said I Dearitai. The meaning of rice next time."
"Gag cartoons depicting the daily life of Yotsuba unfussy 5 year old girl." (Actually, that one's quite accurate.)
"Yotsuba is a girl I have grown into a well."
And best of all:
"If your sister is stuffed in a previous wound, and saw the most growth of Yotsuba, make the pancakes"
I couldn't have put it better myself.
(Anyway, it's very good. Please ignore Yen Press's cringeworthy back-of-book blurbs; their translation is actually quite decent.)

Dorward: "So, I can't make Doctor Who any more, Torchwood has bombed and Liz has passed on."
"Whatever am I going to do?"
"This Harry Potter thing is popular, isn't it? And so is Doctor Who? I'll throw them together and hope it sticks."

ats: "Here we describe two new species of diminutive terrestrial frogs from the megadiverse hotspot island of New Guinea, one of which represents the smallest known vertebrate species, attaining an average body size of only 7.7 mm."

Dorward:

ats: mipmip

David: This sounds like something I'd like to read
I won't buy the paperback because I'm trying to save on previous shelf space
Kindle time! Or not, as Amazon won't sell it to me because I live in the UK.
Can we end this stupid region locking please?

David: I quite liked the concept for this, but was rather put off by reviews I read so I haven't tried the books themselves yet (and probably never will given the length of my reading queue)
There have been a couple of TV adaptations of Riverworld. SyFy did one last year which was "alright" and there was a 2003 version which I haven't seen yet but which was on over the Christmas period.
I've got a copy sitting on my PVR for a time when I'm bored enough to watch it. Possibly at faster than normal speed ;)

ats: "The second officer on watch reported that many fire detection sensors on the main vehicle deck had been activated, but that he was not sure why."
"The chief engineer concluded the most likely reason was that there was a fire"
"Large numbers of Jersey Royal potatoes had spilled from the fire-damaged trailers"

ats: Terrible (although probably unintentional) pun:
"My right hon. Friend may be aware that last Friday, a Spanish wind turbine company called Gamesa abandoned its plans to locate in Dundee, my home city."
"It is a devastating blow for Dundee"
(Sadly this was last week, because otherwise the reason would have been obvious -- it was really windy on Thursday night...)