Blog aggregators are the latest thing. Well, ok, they aren’t really the latest thing – but they’re starting to become popular. And tools like Plagger make it easy to set up an aggregator. Actually, that’s not true either as the documentation for Plagger is shocking and you often end up reading the source code. But… Continue reading On Being Aggregated
Month: June 2006
Banana Jr. 6000
Fans of Bloom County (and is there anyone who isn’t a fan of Bloom County?) will enjoy these photos of a Banana Jr. 6000.
Vanity Fair Can Get You Arrested
An interesting article in today’s Independent (read it quickly before the paywall drops into place) about the gradual erosion of civil liberties by Blair’s government. In another example of the Government’s draconian stance on political protest, Steven Jago, 36, a management accountant, yesterday became the latest person to be charged under the Serious Organised Crime… Continue reading Vanity Fair Can Get You Arrested
Litany Against Meetings
I was in a meeting just before lunch and I passed the time by trying to remember the Litany Against Meetings. Of course, Google found the full text easily. I must not attend meetings. Meetings are the mind killer. Meetings are the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my meeting. I will permit… Continue reading Litany Against Meetings
Old Git
My stepdaughter’s boyfriend is in a band called Toybox (they’re on My Space too). They’re playing a gig in London on Saturday and somehow we’ve been roped in to going along and giving support. On one hand, I’m quite looking forward to it. It’s been far too long since I saw any live music. But… Continue reading Old Git
IRS Refund
You know, it’s really nice that the IRS are trying so hard to get in touch with me in order to refund this $63.80 that they claim to owe me. But I can’t help thinking that they should probably check their records a bit more closely because, as far as I can recall, I’ve never… Continue reading IRS Refund
Dave 2.0
Yesterday I wrote my first Ajax program (it’s for a client and on their intranet, so I can’t link to it). So that’s another buzzword to put on the CV. I couldn’t have done it without Ajax Hacks (which I read on Safari).
Tony Blair – A Prediction
Is anyone taking bets on when Tony Blair will go. Here’s my prediction. If left to decide the date for himself then Tony Blair will resign on or soon after Wednesday 19th November 2008. Why that date? On that date he equals the amount of time that Margaret Thatcher was PM. p.s. I’ve just noticed… Continue reading Tony Blair – A Prediction
Dodgy Neighbours
Looks like the police have closed a brothel that was based in a flat on my road. Amazing how little you can know about your own neighbourhood.
PC World and Linux
Of course I don’t expect PC World staff to be able to answer any of my questions about the Linux compatibility of the products they sell. I just ask them as a bit of sport and in the vain hope that they might be reporting back to head office about the level of interest that… Continue reading PC World and Linux