A380 – Craig Parsons

Interesting Links for May 20th.

These are my interesting links for May 20th:

BBC News – Hot pursuit ninjas save Australia mugging victim – Only in Aus!
London to Paris on A380 for just £80 return – Looks like I will be having to break my self imposed Air France ban as they have started a £80 return service from London – Paris on the awesome A380, a machine I really would like to fly on.
BBC – dot.Rory: Smartphone wars: Android hot; Windows not – Interesting statistics about the worldwide smart phone market. Even more interesting is that Nokia is at the top of it – can that last?
London Mascots Are More High Tech Than Warm and Fuzzy – NYTimes.com – Words fail me. Best summed up on Twitter by @StuartDavies as: "Is there any branding element of our Olympic hosting that isn't completely shit? The logo, the mascots…a total embarrassment."

These are my interesting links for April 1st:

Special Offer: Phoenix to Seattle Helicopter Excursion May 2010 – A friend of mine (@mlanger on Twitter) is repositioning her helicopter from Phoenix to Seattle in May for her summer work, and is offering the 10 hour ferry flight as an excursion at hugely reduced rates. Looks an amazing trip, hopefully I'll be able to do the return trip with her later in the year.
Step Outside Posh Boy – Election based April Fools joke by The Guardian.
VIDEO: Sparks fly in minor A380 tyre-burst incident – Video footage of sparks flying after a Qantas A380 lands and bursts a couple of tyres.