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
Month: July 2006
London Orbital Rail Network
I haven’t fully digested it yet, but there was an interesting-looking debate in Westminister Hall yesterday about plans for a London Orbital Rail Network. I only noticed it because the debate was called for by my MP, Martin Linton (whose constituency includes Clapham Junction). From I’ve read so far, a lot of the discussion revolves… Continue reading London Orbital Rail Network
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.
Planet Westminster
I’m going planet crazy here. And Plagger means I can build a new planet in about five minutes. And most of that time is spent working out which feeds to include. Anyway, the latest one is Planet Westminster which aggregates all of the MPs’ blogs that I can find. If you know of any that… Continue reading Planet Westminster
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.
Personal Planet
I’ve been thinking about the kinds of things that I can do with Plagger and I’ve realised that it can solve a problem that isn’t really much of a problem at the moment but that can only get worse. I write in a number of places. Only this morning, I started a Vox blog. I’ve… Continue reading Personal Planet
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]
Odeon Redesign
I’ve just noticed that the Odeon web site has had a major redesign and now appears to work without any problems in Firefox. When did that happen?
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
BBC and Web 2.0
The BBC have plans to make their web site more “Web 2.0” over the next few years. The recent Reboot competition was part of this initiative. Now, they’re trying to pin down exactly what they mean by “Web 2.0”. In order to help with this, they’ve started a discussion on the Backstage mailing list. There… Continue reading BBC and Web 2.0