I’m very disappointed in my MP this morning. Not only did he support the government in all of the ID card votes last night, but he also spoke at some length in favour of the scheme. In fact he spoke for longer than I have ever heard him speak in Parliament. His speeches are here,… Continue reading Disappointing MP
Author: Dave Cross
BlogCode
You can never have too many blogs to read. BlogCode is a good way to find new blogs that are similar in tone to blogs that you already read. More details from Tim Ireland. There goes the rest of my spare time.
The Education of Shelby Knox
Two years ago I wrote about watching the documentary Texas Teenage Virgins. One of the comments on that post recommended The Education of Shelby Knox as another good documentary on the same topic. Last night it was shown on ITV4 so I watched it. It’s set in Lubbock, the same Texas town as the previous… Continue reading The Education of Shelby Knox
NHS Waste
I haven’t written anything about my health recently, so let’s combine that with a little rant about NHS wastage. The consultant is very happy with the way that the sarcoidosis is going and wants to slowly cut out my steroids. We’re doing this by taking 3mg a day for four weeks then 2mg a day… Continue reading NHS Waste
SIDStore are Spammers
(This is me using what limited Googlejuice this site has to get personal revenge) Last June I bought a t-shirt from SIDStore. It was a nice t-shirt. It had a dalek on it. Here’s a picture of me wearing the t-shirt. I was happy with my purchase. All was well with the world. Of course,… Continue reading SIDStore are Spammers
The IT Crowd
Channel Four have launched a new comedy show called The IT Crowd. It is about the IT support group in a large company and is therefore of interest to geeks everywhere. The most interesting thing about it is that the episodes are available for download from the web site before they are broadcast. Unfortunately Channel… Continue reading The IT Crowd
Basic URL Advice
It’s about time for another look at some basic mistakes that people make on the internet. Today we’re going to be looking at URLs. It’s important to design a useful URL scheme for your web site. The easier your URLs are to understand, the more likely it is that people with share them with their… Continue reading Basic URL Advice
30 Boxes
I’ve signed up for the public beta of 30 Boxes the web calendar system that everyone seems to be talking about. It looks very pretty but seems to have one major flaw. I can’t find a way to import data from another source. I have a .ics file which I’ve been using to store my… Continue reading 30 Boxes
Google Maps Error
I spent an hour or so this weekend working out my exact latitude and longitude so that I could see the Google Maps photo of my house. Now it seems I may have wasted my time as there is a margin of error in Google’s co-ordinate system. Lloyd pointed me at the Register story. Here’s… Continue reading Google Maps Error
The Half Blood Prince
Slightly behind the curve I realise, but I have finally read Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince. I was very close to not bothering with it as I found the last two books in the series very boring. But given that there were only two more books to go, I decided I’d give it… Continue reading The Half Blood Prince