One of our closest primate relatives, the bonobo, has been shown to voluntarily share food, scientists report.
This sort of generous behaviour was previously thought by some to be an exclusively human trait.

Who thought that?  Previously thought by whom?  Because I'm pretty bored of this endless list of reasons people cling on to that make the human fucking race a unique fucking snowflake.

Get over it people.  We are animals.  We are not unique and special.  There is no one trait that sets us apart and defines our humanity.  We are not above the beasts.  Them us, we are all in this together stuck on this planet.  We evolved, just like them, and expecting anything we like about humanity to be unique only to humanity is just fucking pathetic.

18 months in development.  Late nights, bad pizza, blood, sweat and tears.  Out now in the UK and Europe.  Some shops won't have it till Friday (ie Game) but it should be in an HMV near you already.

I won't bang on about how good it is, the reviews sell the game without my sales pitch.

Available for Wii, PSP and PS2.

He has replied, and I have uploaded an epic page widening scan of his letter of reply which I will include here, for the time being without commentary.

Because WiiFit continues to mock me, so this has been on my mind.

Packed snow + ice seems to be easier for 2 wheels than fresh snow and slush.

I saw a couple other cyclists, and very few cars.  Less traffic on the road today than yesterday, despite easier conditions.  A 6-wheeler was stopped blocking the road with hazard lights on close to Gunwarf.

In other news, Movember is over (donations are still open till the 10^th of December, so it's not too late) and I am strangly reluctant to give up the mustache.  "Team Climax" has raised over £600 for prostate cancer charities.

Inside - Poll: Beard, Clean Shaven, or Mustache.