David Aaronovitch points out the inconsistancies in the recent outbreaks of sporting patriotism. A couple of weeks ago the Daily Mail was ranting about plans to enter a European team into the Olympics (“NOW EU BIDS TO HIJACK OLYMPIC GLORY”) but yesterday everyone was quite happy to cheer on the European golfing team as it… Continue reading Having It Both Ways
Singing The Blues
My favourite entry from the Singing the Blues exhibition at the Cartoon Gallery.
PC Hijacking
If you’re running Windows and you are connected to the internet and you aren’t taking security precautions then your PC could easily be one of the 30,000 PCs that are hijacked every day for the purposes of spreading viruses and sending spam. Microsoft has a page of advice on how to cut down the danger.… Continue reading PC Hijacking
Firefox
If you’re on Windows and you’re still using Internet Explorer as your browser then you really need to take a look at Firefox instead. Since the latest version was released there have been over a million downloads (that’s in about four days, the developers were aiming to reach that target in ten days!) What have… Continue reading Firefox
Star Wars DVD Release
Yahoo have interviewed George Lucas about the Star Wars DVD release. The release is of the “special edition” versions from the late 90s rather than the original versions which most fans would rather see. Lucas is pretty belligerent about that. The special edition, that’s the one I wanted out there. The other movie, it’s on… Continue reading Star Wars DVD Release
Cinema
I just got back from seeing Hellboy at my local Odeon. The film was pretty good, but it seems that Saturday afternoon is when all the morons go to the cinema. There seems to be an entire generation who has no idea how to behave in the cinema. They are incapable of going ninety minutes… Continue reading Cinema
Hurricane Season
I don’t know quite why we’ve had this run of storms. You just have to accept that. Florida Governer Jeb Bush on the recent spate of hurricanes. They’re none too bright in that family are they. Most people seem pretty sure it’s due to global warming.
Free Album
Karmadownload are giving away a free downloadable album with lots of unsigned bands that played The Barfly in July. Haven’t listened to it yet, but it looks interesting.
Back From Egypt
So I’m back from my holiday in Egypt. More details (and photos) follow over the next few days.
Cairo Museum
After lunch we visited the Cairo Museum. The lack of sleep was finally hitting us and therefore it was, at times, a bit of a struggle to keep interested in what our guide telling us. The first thing that really made an impression was the fact that they had a replica of the Rosetta Stone.… Continue reading Cairo Museum