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Well - all packed and off to the other side of the world for a bit.

I won’t be writing for a while so wanted to leave on a bit of a ‘high’.

Any of you who have had the dubious pleasure of discussing the weirder side of life with me (possibly late at night somewhere) may have heard my ramblings on the link between the Pink Floyd album - Dark Side of The Moon and the film ‘The Wizard of Oz’.

I have personally tried this theory on a number of occasions and I swear it to be true. The fact is, if you play the album exactly from the point that the MGM lion roars the 3rd time you are in for one of the most amazing ‘coincidences’ on the planet.

The film seemingly follows the story line of the album with incredible subtleties, the first which comes a few minutes in when she is balancing on a fence and many others such as looking up to the sky almost 6 minutes in…

It goes on and on…don’t even get me started on the rabbit. Remember - you must restart the album at the exact point when the cowardly lion (in his first scene) roars the third time also….

Anyway - I will leave you with the below, first 8 minutes - starting from the 3rd roar (from the MGM lion) as instructed. Bear in mind the album starts quietly so bear with it until the producers name comes up and the music starts bang on 1:13

Meowcat89 has chapterised most of it here so get your widescreen up - ingest whatever you feel comfortable with and get ready for something amazing.

This should keep you going until I get back..

written by jmac

Only possible if you use the world’s greatest computers..

Thanks to Jonas from Last.fm for the tip-off

written by jmac

Read the full article by Cory at Boing Boing by clicking the picture below.

Budgens, a London supermarket chain, secretly records biometric facial photos of people who buy cigarettes and alcohol and compares it to a database of known underage buyers, and they’re hoping to link their database with other grocery chains around the country.

This means that just bringing a bottle up to the till means that your likeness and details will be added to a nationwide database, recording your movements and purchasing habits: