Interesting story in today’s Guardian about two women in Bristol who are trying to crack the secret recipe of Coca-Cola. The story includes the recipe for their current version which they reckon is pretty close. Interestingly, they’ve released their recipe under the GPL. It’s good to see the GPL moving out from its free software… Continue reading It’s (Not) The Real Thing
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PVR Progress
Redeye Remote Thingy My Redeye Remote Thingy arrived yesterday, less than a day after I’d ordered it. It connected up easily and doesn’t actually look as incongruous as it does in the photo. So, as a result, the HDD recorder can now change channels on the cable box. Which is all very exciting. Guide+ is… Continue reading PVR Progress
New Toy
JVC DR MH300 Last night I bought myself a new toy. It’s a JVC DR MH300 DVD recorder with hard disk. So finally we’ve dragged ourselves into the digital era and can stop recording TV programs on videotape. It was easy enough to get it set up with my TV and cable box and I… Continue reading New Toy
Torchwood Press Release
BBC have issued a press release about their forthcoming Autumn season. The first programme mentioned is Torchwood. This autumn on BBC THREE sees a season of bold, contemporary programmes with Torchwood, the new drama from writer Russell T Davies, as its centrepiece. Starring John Barrowman and Eve Myles, Torchwood is a sci-fi crime thriller which… Continue reading Torchwood Press Release
Don’t Need A Weathervane
…to see which way the wind blows. The British are, of course, traditionally obsessed with the weather. One of my earliest memories is of the barometer in my Gran’s house. It had all sorts of dials and metres on it and reading it generally seemed to involve tapping it a lot and then guessing. Apparently… Continue reading Don’t Need A Weathervane
English Pedantry
Bad English on the web annoys me. Which is all very unfortunate as there’s so much of it out there. Vox isn’t immune to this. I’ve just noticed that they consistently spell “neighbourhood” without the “u”. I suppose I should make an exception as they’re American and therefore can’t be expected to use proper English… Continue reading English Pedantry
A Rose By Any Other Name
Names are important. I’ve just heard of someone called Jenna Taylor. I hope her parents didn’t do it on purpose. It’s subtle. I had to think about it for a minute before I realised what the problem was.
QotD: Summer Music
What’s the one CD that will totally remind you of the Summer of 2006? Alright Still I’ve only just got hold of this album and I can already tell that it’s going to be on heavy rotation on the iRiver for the next few weeks. It’s gorgeous.
Millions of People
Hmm… see I thought I was special when I got my Vox invitation this morning. But it seems Vox underwent a massive expansion overnight. There appear to be millions of new people slowly finding their way around the place. [Another post that refers to Vox and is only here for completeness]
New Round These Parts
Ok, so here I am. It all looks very shiny. Over the next few days I’ll have a bit of a look around and poke a few buttons and see what happens. If there’s anything you think I should be looking at then please let me know. [This was originally the first post to my… Continue reading New Round These Parts