I was in a meeting just before lunch and I passed the time by trying to remember the Litany Against Meetings. Of course, Google found the full text easily. I must not attend meetings. Meetings are the mind killer. Meetings are the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my meeting. I will permit… Continue reading Litany Against Meetings
Author: Dave Cross
Old Git
My stepdaughter’s boyfriend is in a band called Toybox (they’re on My Space too). They’re playing a gig in London on Saturday and somehow we’ve been roped in to going along and giving support. On one hand, I’m quite looking forward to it. It’s been far too long since I saw any live music. But… Continue reading Old Git
IRS Refund
You know, it’s really nice that the IRS are trying so hard to get in touch with me in order to refund this $63.80 that they claim to owe me. But I can’t help thinking that they should probably check their records a bit more closely because, as far as I can recall, I’ve never… Continue reading IRS Refund
Dave 2.0
Yesterday I wrote my first Ajax program (it’s for a client and on their intranet, so I can’t link to it). So that’s another buzzword to put on the CV. I couldn’t have done it without Ajax Hacks (which I read on Safari).
Tony Blair – A Prediction
Is anyone taking bets on when Tony Blair will go. Here’s my prediction. If left to decide the date for himself then Tony Blair will resign on or soon after Wednesday 19th November 2008. Why that date? On that date he equals the amount of time that Margaret Thatcher was PM. p.s. I’ve just noticed… Continue reading Tony Blair – A Prediction
Dodgy Neighbours
Looks like the police have closed a brothel that was based in a flat on my road. Amazing how little you can know about your own neighbourhood.
PC World and Linux
Of course I don’t expect PC World staff to be able to answer any of my questions about the Linux compatibility of the products they sell. I just ask them as a bit of sport and in the vain hope that they might be reporting back to head office about the level of interest that… Continue reading PC World and Linux
Stonehenge
To celebrate the Summer Solstice here’s a link to Stonehenge on Google Maps. Note that Google have their own idea of where Stonehenge is and seem to have missed the large stone circle a small distance to the east.
Stop Saying “Like”
(via NeatORama) Oh. And here’s another one.
CSS Errors
More and more people are designing their web sites using CSS. And that’s obviously a good thing. If you don’t know why that’s a good thing and you’re designing a web site then I suggest you quickly buy and read a copy of Designing with Web Standards[1]. But the problem is that many people don’t… Continue reading CSS Errors