(This entry is mostly about technical standards on the web – not, as it might seem at first, my dubious musical taste) I’m a sucker for a pretty girl with a jangly guitar. And we all know that I’m a geek. So I was interested in the idea of Sandi Thom who supposedly[1] got her… Continue reading Girls with Guitars (and Broken Web Sites)
Author: Dave Cross
Comment Spam
The amount of comment spam this site gets has gone up by an order of magnitude or two in the last week or so. And it looks like I’m not the only one to be suffering. The server is just about keeping up with the load, but it’s probably just a matter of time before… Continue reading Comment Spam
Deluding Yourself
Thanks to Blairwatch for pointing out a brilliant parliamentary speech[1] by David Cameron from the first PMQ following the recent council elections. […] we can see that the Prime Minister will not even address the fact that he is losing the support of his party. He lives in a world best summed up by the… Continue reading Deluding Yourself
London Javascript Night – Update
As I predicted a couple of weeks ago, the London Javascript Night has proved to be so popular that the original venue wasn’t big enough and a new one has been found. The new details are on the web site, but it’s the New Cavendish St site of Westminster University – the same place as… Continue reading London Javascript Night – Update
Amazon Web Services
I’ve been a bit busy this week, so I haven’t mentioned the Amazon Web Services talk that I went to on Monday evening. Amazon Web Service Evangelist (cool job title) Jeff Barr talked for almost two hours about what Amazon are making available. It was all very interesting and I wish I had more time… Continue reading Amazon Web Services
Da Vinci Dilemma
Nice review of The Da Vinci Code on the BBC blog network. Two categories of people will probably be disappointed by the film: those who have read the book and those who have been looking forward to the movie. For all its flaws, the book is vastly better than the film. And I say that… Continue reading Da Vinci Dilemma
Who Remembers The Big Conversation?
One of the important roles of the media (and one that unfortunately often gets forgotten) is to act as a public memory bank and to remind us of things that politicians would rather we forget. It’s a role that Marina Hyde takes on with much relish in today’s Guardian when she writes about the legacy… Continue reading Who Remembers The Big Conversation?
The Human Rights Act
The Sun‘s latest campaign is to get the Human Rights Act revoked. As usual with their important campaigns like this they had a phone-in poll last week. As usual the vast majority of Sun readers (well the ones who could be bothered to tear themselves away from page 3 and pick up the phone) agreed… Continue reading The Human Rights Act
N91 Review
There’s a brief review of the N91 in today’s Guardian, which reminds me to mention two small annoyances that I’ve found with it. Firstly, although it supports video calls there is no camera on the front of the phone. This means that if you’re making a video call then the other person can’t see you.… Continue reading N91 Review
TV is Not Real
A nice reminder of how TV likes to slightly distort the truth. As you’re watching the final of The Apprentice tonight, ask yourself where the boardroom where people are fired is actually located. The establishing shots are all of Canary Wharf, so you’re obviously supposed to think that’s where it is. But when the person… Continue reading TV is Not Real