Interesting Links for 07-02-2013

[andrewducker]

• 20 reasons why it can take 20 years to build a railway (HS2 in this case)
  (tags: uk railways construction )
• Is The Avenging Unicorn the best toy ever?
  (tags: toys unicorns )
• What specs are the next generation of games consoles going to have?
  (tags: games consoles technology )
• An explanation of why Plate Mail armour in breasts is such a stupid idea

Comments

[philmophlegm]

One more suggestion for film > book:

Life of Pi. Liked (but not loved) the book, but the film is better simply because it is so beautifully shot.

[steer]

Loved the book... was present in cinema for duration of film.

[thakil]

children of men is a muuuch better film

[andrewducker]

I did enjoy the film, even if I felt it was a bit incoherent. Not read the original.