I’ve just spotted this article from Tuesday’s Education Guardian which talks about the teaching of creationism in schools and concentrates on the visit to the UK of mad Australian creationist John Mackay. Of course, Richard Dawkins can always be relied on for a good quote: “The spread of Peter Vardy’s creationist beliefs into the academies… Continue reading Creationism in Schools
Month: May 2006
Save Blair – Vote Labour
Every vote for a Labour candidate in today’s council elections will be interpreted (by the government at least) as a vote in support for Tony Blair, his policies and the way he runs the government. Blair has been in a lot of trouble over the last couple of weeks. An announcement about his future can… Continue reading Save Blair – Vote Labour
Phone Progress
A few small bits of progress with the phone. I worked out what was wrong with the email settings. It really helps if you get the name of the outgoing mail server right There’s a test version of Symbian OggPlay ready for S60 V3. I’ve emailed them asking to be included in the test programme… Continue reading Phone Progress
Perl and MVC
I’ve written a short piece about Perl and MVC frameworks over at the O’Reilly Onlamp blog.
Marina Hyde on Charles Clarke
Marina Hyde takes her turn in having a pop at the Safety Elephant. And a very fine pop it is too. As the member for Norwich, of course, one expects him to have a Partridgean grasp of irony, but perhaps also has to wonder from whom or what he is taking his lead. The answer,… Continue reading Marina Hyde on Charles Clarke
Blair Kills Labour Vote
Polly Toynbee talks a lot of sense about the damage that Blair and his cabinet are doing to the prospective Labour Party vote in Thursday’s council elections. Awful, awful, awful,” one minister said just in from the doorsteps. “I felt we were holding on last week and then it just collapsed. Prescott was the last… Continue reading Blair Kills Labour Vote
New Toys – Phone
My new Nokia N91 arrived on the same day as my new laptop so I’ve been playing with it for a few days. Here are some first impressions. It’s a large phone. Far heavier than the k600i that it’s replacing. But then, it does more so that’s probably to be expected. As a phone, it… Continue reading New Toys – Phone
New Toys – Laptop
I’ve now had the Philips X51 for a few days now, so it’s time for an update. It’s a nice little laptop. About the same size as my previous one. Perhaps a bit larger and certainly a bit heavier, but that’s because it doesn’t come with a basestation so the CD/DVD drive is included in… Continue reading New Toys – Laptop