Man vs. machine
WHAT SHOULD be the stuff of science fiction is actually becoming more of a reality as computers trick people into thinking they are chatting with a human and not a
Blondes have more fun
A JUDGE in Connecticut, US, has dismissed the case of a blonde woman who had been attempting to sue L’Oreal for ruining her social life after she accidently dyed her
Victor Hugo Cardinali replies
Dear Editor, Thank you very much for contacting us about our animals. I am sure your readers, particularly those concerned with animal welfare, will be more than pleased to know that
Praise for the local GNR
Dear Editor, Having just spent a week in the Algarve I would like to add my own “Holiday Horror” letter, but with a slightly different opinion of the Portuguese police.
Monkey business
A JAPANESE tavern Kayabukiya, just north of Tokyo, is using monkeys to serve customers as they have been proven to be more reliable and harder working than their human counterparts.
Driver’s licences
Dear Editor, Hurray! After 10 months of waiting I am now the proud owner of a Portuguese driver’s licence. I know thousands of you are (still) waiting, don’t get annoyed
Alternative Nobel prizes
RESEARCHERS WHO have shown that Coca Cola makes sperm explode, that people will eat stale chips if they find them crunchy and the discovery that dog fleas are able to
G’day mate
ICONIC AUSTRALIAN phrases such as Strweth or G’day mate are to be resigned to episodes of Neighbours and adverts for Castlemaine XXXX if predictions by Bruce Moore of the Australian
A salutory warning
By: MARGARET BROWN Margaret Brown is one of The Resident’s longest standing contributors and has lived in the Algarve for more than 20 years. As well as Point of View,
Majorca sighting
Dear Editor, The fact that Madeleine or the girl wasn’t found in Majorca is highly suspicious in itself. If this girl was not Madeleine then why haven’t police found out