Random, Random, Random

Like a lot of people we listen to music on Spotify and recently we've been subjected to the exact same advert approximately 15 times a day.

The advert in question is from the Scottish Government to promote safer driving on country roads, the advert begins by playing various short clips of music before a voiceover begins: "My tunes are always on shuffle..." It then goes on to compare the randomness of the "tunes" with what a driver might encounter on a country road such as a deer, tractor etc before going on to say  "it's totally random!" Unsurprisingly this has been more than a little wearing, despite highlighting a serious issue, the word "random" had become a byword for chronic irritation. Until today!

By "random" I stumbled on to this – a site with nothing but "random" photos with absolutely no information about them. A lot of the pictures are family snaps, many of them not very well taken, but as a whole, the site features an amazing selection of weird and wonderful photos from all over the world.

For best results click on the "random" button at the bottom of the page and don't blame me if you get slightly addicted.

P.S the advert came on twice while I was typing this!

By Chris Reilly
Published: 19 March 2010
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Sunrise over London

Woke up this morning and was stunned by the gorgeous sunrise so thought I'd take a quick snap with my phone and share it with you all! Below is the view taken last night - how many tourist attractions can you spot or can you guess where the pic was taken?? Answers on a postcard please (or via the comments facility below!!)

By David McGilvray
Published: 2 March 2010
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Frabulous fractals

tictoc's Technical Director Tom Beddard will be demonstrating how to create mathematical and generative art on a Mac. The pic above is one of Tom's creations. As an ex-physicist, fractals are one of Tom's specialist subjects. Actually, he has many specialist subjects, and I don't understand what fractals have to do with physics, but that's why I'm going to the talk - it's all about the edukashun, innit.

If you want to find out more, come along on Thursday 14th May 2009 at 6pm to Apple's Buchanan Street store in Glasgow. You'll find directions and details in the calendar of events on the store's webpage. Do come on down and find out about the wonderful world of fractals - I have a feeling that the pictures will not only be pretty, but clever!

By Kate Wooding
Published: 24 April 2009
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