Orange used to be a great mobile phone company. I think they are still the best in the UK, but their standards have dropped substantially since they were taken over by France Telecom. Here’s an example. On their website they advertise a talk plan that gives you 120 minutes of cross-network talk time and 30… Continue reading Orange Insanity
Buffy Not Indecent
Official I think that the episode in question is probably Smashed.
Whatever Happened to Fay Wray?
She died :(
Powered Vehicles
I’ve never enjoyed being in control of powered vehicles. I think it stems from a visit to a go-kart place when I was about seven or eight. After only one lap I was deemed a danger to myself and my parents had their money refunded. The only time I was ever in control of a… Continue reading Powered Vehicles
David Cross
I’m sitting in my local pub yesterday when I notice that one of the (many) advertising postcards displayed in front of me has the name “David Cross” written across it – which is quite a strange experience. Further investigation reveals that the American comic David Cross is performing in the UK for the first time… Continue reading David Cross
Statue of Liberty
It’s nice to see that the Statue of Liberty has reopened after it was badly damaged in the X-Men film… er… no wait… since it was completely unharmed in the Al-Queda attacks in September 2001. It’s understandable that the Americans would want to celebrate its reopening. But as a letter in today’s Guardian points out,… Continue reading Statue of Liberty
Home PCs hijacked to spread spam
We have, of course, known about this for some considerable time but this BBC story seems to think that the problem is getting worse. Which sounds likely. It’s well worth reading the readers’ comments at the end of the story. Whilst quite innocently searching on the web for a number of female actresses’ websites, I… Continue reading Home PCs hijacked to spread spam
White Camel
In 1999 the Perl Mongers organisation started the White Camel awards. These awards are intended to recognised individuals who have made important non-technical contributions to the Perl community. A few years ago Perl Mongers was absorbed by The Perl Foundation and TPF have continued the awards. The awards are traditionally announced at the Open Source… Continue reading White Camel
Preparing for Emergencies
Our ever-helpful government have produced a leaflet called Preparing for Emergencies full of “useful” advice about how to prepare for terrorist attacks. A copy will be sent to every household in the UK, but there’s a web site for those of us who can’t wait. The government web site shouldn’t be confused with this site… Continue reading Preparing for Emergencies
Julian Ridsdale
This is going to be of even less interest to most people than most of the stuff that I write about. Julian Ridsdale was the conservative MP for the area that I grew up in for the whole time that I lived there. As such he was responsible for giving me a lifelong distrust of… Continue reading Julian Ridsdale