Fact vs Fiction

As a person, I normally dismiss anything, unless it can be backed up fact.  My wife can contest to this, as she is someone who reads the horoscope, and I, the science pages.
So, as I was just catching up on some news, I came across this.
It is to defend against Mary Shelley, and her hour of creation of Frankenstein.  I have to say, I do like it when science backs something up.
In the article is a link to another backed up piece of writing, one to Chaucer, and how science, yet again has proved that he could have been writing about about one of the earth's highest tides.
This is all well and good, until;

    Chaucer was known to have visited France several times in the 1360s and 1370s and must have been familiar with Brittany's dramatic tides. He was born in 1340 or early 1341 and as a grown man, the scientists argue, he would have certainly checked his horoscope.

Now, my point on this, is that, shouldn't scientists also check for facts?  Unless, theoretically, men certainly checked their horoscopes?

Maybe I should ask my wife to look up into the heavens for the answer. 

Call for ‘German approach’ to manufacturing - FT.com

Call for ‘German approach’ to manufacturing - FT.com:

Lets bring Manufacturing home.

As more and more countries move away from off-shoring, the UK needs to more to encourage home grown businesses.

Innovation comes from the producer - not from the customer.

So, it is with sad news that Steve Jobs has handed in his notice.

He is an exceptional leader and manager.

We wish all the best with his days on the board.

Shooting over to a colleague of mines' blog.  

In it, he writes about under and over audited clauses.

Always, an excellent read.

Time for Change

Well, last was exceedingly busy, hence the lack of posts on the blog.
This year, as with any other year, I shall try and maintain one, but I don't want it to be like diary, nor probably do I have the time to keep and frequent one too.  Yet, I shall try.


So, why post now?  Well, I've recently came across 2 great websites, that I think you should have a look at.

1. www.bleeko.com this is an excellent alternative, and probably smarter in terms of searching for what you want than some of it's bigger competitors.  It lets you search for exactly what you want.
2. www.quora.com is, as they say "A continually improving collection of questions and answers created, edited, and organized by everyone who uses it." 

So, that's it for my first post this year, let us all do something different this year, and build upon the quality of your corner stone.