Green Lantern and the new Apple Watch

According to today's Apple event the new Apple Watch will have 18 hours of battery life which would be good enough for most normal people but probably not the Green Lantern who when I was introducing him to my son I discovered his super powerful ring needs to charge every 24 hours.

Computer Fustration

This week's cartoon competition entry is for anyone who is frustrated by computers and works more than three floors up.

Mars One we have a minor problem...

For this week's competition I did another space cartoon and threw in a Mars One reference to make it a bit topical as they released the names of 100 aspiring astronauts that are hoping to claim their one way ticket to the red planet.

UPDATE: This Medium article on applicant Dr Joseph Roche's experiences  details how Mars One doesn't have minor problems but major ones, which is a setback for anyone hoping to see some progress on human Mars exploration.

Samsung Smart TVs

Ok so maybe Samsung Smart TVs are recording and transmitting everything they hear to various parties but there must be a benefit right?

Oh and the BBC is reporting that some that voice data being uploaded is potentially unencrypted as well so don't worry.

Zero Percent

The feeling of loss when our gadgets have no charge...  A cartoon for this week's comp

Broadchurch meets the Gingerbread man

Given that ITV seem to be giving Broadchurch a third season is it unreasonable to suggest a children's TV spinoff where the ever jolly detectives solve fairy tale murders?  A good start will be the Gingerbread man, the story of an escaped convict who trusted the wrong animal when he was tormented and cornered by various hungry killers.

Actually its a competition entry.  You can see my last gingerbread man themed entry here.

If at first you don't succeed...

First cartoon of 2014 is for the caption "if at first you don't succeed..." which brings to mind the famous legend of Robert the Bruce's meeting with the spider often told in my school history lessons.

According to the legend Bruce having been defeated by the English (the bad guys) was hiding in a cave where he sat and watched a spider building a web.  Far from being a competent spider this spider was forever falling down and having to climb like Incy Winsy back up the web to try again.  This arachnid team talk then caused him to come out fighting in the second half and defeat the English at the battle of Bannockburn.

Unfortunately this legend seems to have come more from Sir Walter Scott in his "Tales of a Grandfather" book than from the 14th century.   It is thought Sir Walter Scott may have adapted a story about Sir James Douglas another knight in the Scottish Wars of Independence.  Or it may come from a much older story told about King David or other ancient figures.

Whatever the source if he played Candy Crush then this would be good advice (unless you want to go down the micro payments route).