According to a story over at Wired:

Researchers at the University of California at Los Angeles have tweaked HIV to create a gene therapy that attacks cancer tumors in mice.

It’s nice to know that research into the cure for cancer is advancing, but would it be worth infecting yourself with HIV? I guess at least with HIV you can lead a considerably normal life (well some can). But then again, how can anyone be sure that you could? Do doctors have some way of telling?

Seeing as both HIV and Cancer are terminal, which is the more painful way to die?

If I was in the unfortunate situation of having to decide which to choose, I’m not sure I could. Then again, maybe nobody will have to because we don’t know for sure if this will work on humans or not.

Irish duo could block Man Utd bid

Irishmen JP McManus and John Magnier, who own a 29% stake in Manchester United, will reportedly reject any formal £800m offer for the club.

From one Irishman to two others….. PLEASE reject any takeover bid from this money grabber.

Do you have a scroll wheel in your mouse? Does it work properly? Mine doesn’t.

I have it set to scroll every three lines. But after a few turns it starts jumping more than three lines at a time. Then if I try scrolling back up, the page starts moving upwards but then it scrolls back down again. Why is that?

Usually if the mouse movement starts acting up on me I simply clean it out and all is well again. But from what I can there is no way to clean the scroll wheel. Maybe it’s time for a new mouse?

I’d like to have a wireless mouse and keyboard but I haven’t really had enough of a reason to get them. Maybe this is the reason I’ve been looking for

If there’s one thing that really bugs me about the Broadband (DSL) packages on offer here in Ireland, it’s the requirement of annual contracts. In fact it doesn’t just bug me, it frustrates the hell out of me. Why can’t the Telco’s offer monthly contracts? Or quarterly contracts for that matter.

I mean come on… so much can change in a year! I might not be around this time next year, or I might decide to move house 6 months from now. I understand why there’s a need for annual contracts on mobile phones (cellphones). With them they make their money back on the price of the phone. The same could be said about Broadband packages offering a free modem with them, but all the Broadband packages here state that the modem remains the property of the Telco’s until the contract expires. So you’re not even paying for the modem!

So, why force someone into a 12 month contract when there is absolutely no need? And they (the Telco’s) can’t use the excuse that they have to have some way to pay for the upkeep of the lines because the cost of Broadband is extortionate enough (averaging around €40 per month - along with a bandwidth limit!).

I’m a smoker. One thing I (and probably most other people) don’t like about it is the smell. So, whenever I smoke in the house I usually burn a candle at the same time. It helps get rid of the smell of smoke (even an unscented candle). It works a treat.

I burn all different kinds of candles; tall to short, fat to thin, scented and unscented. One thing that all of them seem to have in common is that they never seem to burn out completely. There’s always some of the wax left over after the wick has burnt away, especially with the bigger candles. Why is that? It’s a waste if you ask me. Even though candles aren’t all that expensve, I don’t like seeing things go to waste.

So, I’ve been thinking about trying my hand at making them myself. Surely it can’t be all that difficult. Can it? I’ve always been relatively good with my hands and I think it would make a good hobby. You never know… maybe I could even end up selling some

Whether or not making them myself will help reduce the amount of wasted wax is another thing. Oh and by and by, burning scented candles can really help you relax. Vanilla scented candles are my favourite so far