A few years ago I wrote a book called Data Munging with Perl. Many reviewers were kind enough to say very nice things about it. One reviewer who was particularly nice was Gregory Wilson who said things like I write Python differently having read this book, and expect that the average Java or C# programmer… Continue reading Imitation is the Sincerest Form of Flattery
Author: Dave Cross
The Tory Party is Dying
Interesting article from yesterday’s Observer about how the Tory party is in danger of becoming extinct. It points out that while Tory grandees spent Friday morning crowing about how well they had done, the truth is a little different. Tony Blair had just won an unprecedented third victory in a row for Labour, with a… Continue reading The Tory Party is Dying
Dodgy Predictions
In all the excitment before the election, I forgot to mention this article from the Guardian. They asked a number of psychics and clairvoyants what they thought the result would be. Most of them got something pretty close to the correct result, which wasn’t exactly difficult, but I’d seriously recommend that anyone planning to get… Continue reading Dodgy Predictions
Bizarre Branding
A new branch of Pizza Express opened in Balham over the weekend and we went in to try it out last night. Whilst I was looking around the restaurant, my eyes were drawn to a decoration on the wall which consisted of an apparently random pattern of spotlights that were shining through a wooden panel… Continue reading Bizarre Branding
General Election 2005
So here’s where I’ll be posting my thoughts on the election results as they come through (assuming, of course, that I have the time). It’s now coming up to ten o’clock when the polls close and the BBC will be announcing the results of their exit poll. I’m not really expecting any surprises. The only… Continue reading General Election 2005
Electoral Coverage
A little plug for some of the work I’ve been doing over the last few weeks. Guardian Unlimited will, of course, have full coverage of the election results as the come in overnight. Already you can see a map that shows which parties won each constituency in 2001. Clicking on a constituency will take you… Continue reading Electoral Coverage
Democratic Process
I bin votin’. It’s fun. You should all do it too.
The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
I saw The Hitchhikers’ Guide to the Galaxy over the weekend. Having read quite a lot of negative stuff about it, I didn’t really go in with very high expections. But actually, it turns out to be really rather good. Oh, sure, the plot is different to any previous version (as they all are) and… Continue reading The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy
Yesterday’s Man
Polly Toynbee seems to think that the anti-Blair protest voters will have achieved their aim, even if the Labour party retain a large majority tomorrow. Even if Labour wins a sizable majority, Blair’s time is over as the ground shifts fast beneath his feet; he is yesterday’s man. By 2am on Friday morning, after the… Continue reading Yesterday’s Man
Cream Reunion
Alexis Petridis getting nicely bitchy in a review of the Cream reunion gig. Hendrix, rather unsportingly, fetched up in London two weeks after their first gig, and immediately set about making them look a bit stodgy. He has continued to do so after his death; one of the few benefits attached to choking on your… Continue reading Cream Reunion