June 2012
2 posts
Concrete, tarmac and asphalt
Concrete is a technical term for a material composed of a mineral aggregate bound by a binder. Cement is a powder that, when mixed with water, gives a binder. In everyday use, ‘concrete’ usually refers to Portland cement concrete, which uses Portland cement.
Our use of the word ‘tarmac’ referring to road surfaces is historical. Tarmac was popular for surfacing roads about a century ago. Almost...
Cantab.net
The University of Cambridge offers email accounts to alumni on their Cantab.net service.
Firstly, do you really need another email account?
IMAP access is only available for payed accounts. I really don’t want data as important as email locked up like this. I would have to get a paid account if I used the service seriously.
I really didn’t like their advertising message. So they’re...
