Remembering Reagan.
Month: June 2004
Disappointment
99% of the time I love living in the UK and, particularly, living in London. However this weekend the country did three things that have royally pissed me off. 1/ The Weather It was too damn hot all weekend. I know that most people complain that the UK is too cold and too wet, but… Continue reading Disappointment
NotCon 04
Let’s make some notes about what I saw at NotCon before I forget everything. On arrival I took a wrong turn and ended up missing Danny O’Brien’s Life Hacks talk which I really wanted to see. Instead I ended up in the geolocation session. The most interesting talks for me were Earle talking about OpenGuides… Continue reading NotCon 04
Dead Presidents
Manchester Online has a story about Morrisey commenting on the death of Ronald Reagan at a gig in Dublin. Apparently this got a large cheer from the audience and when he went on to wish that George Bush would die too he got an even larger cheer. Pretty standard stuff from a once -contraversial figure… Continue reading Dead Presidents
St George
Today’s Guardian had a St George’s flag wrapped around it. But to ensure that Guardian readers were flying the flag for the right reasons, it came complete with small print. By flying this flag I would like to show my support for the England team but: 1/ Wholeheartedley reject any connotations of xenophobic nationalism 2/… Continue reading St George
“Upgrade” Your OS
Whilst poking around the web seeing if I can legitimately buy MP3s of the Faithless album I came across Virgin’s download service. I have no idea if there’s anything useful available there as I was blocked at the front page for having the wrong operating system. A useful little pop-up window informs me: So to… Continue reading “Upgrade” Your OS
Faithless
I’ve just failed to buy a copy of the new Faithless album because they (or, more likely, their record company) have chosen not to make it available in CD format. There’s a foramt that looks like a CD and will probably play in most CD players, but it had a sticker on it saying that… Continue reading Faithless
They Work for You
I’ll write more about NotCon 04 when I have more time. but it’s worth pointing out TheyWorkForYou.com which is a record of all UK parliamentary debates since 2001. A lot of great work has already gone into this and I’m sure there will more interesting features added in the coming months. If you’ve ever tried… Continue reading They Work for You
Mayoral Elections
Choose how to cast your vote based on important information. What software do the candidates use.
Naughty Teenagers
A survey published yesterday says that British teenagers are amongst the “worst” in the world. According to the survey. 40% of 15 year old girls have had sex 56% of 15 year old boys drink (alcohol I assume) every week 37% of 15 year old girls drink spirits 22% of 15 year olds have tried… Continue reading Naughty Teenagers