According to a report in the Guardian, Capital Radio is no longer London’s most popular commercial radio station having been overtaken by Heart. Me, I’d never go near either of them. I still pine for the good old days of GLR.
Cult TV News
Some news about Cult TV shows which might be interesting if you have the same dodgy tastes as me. The BBC is repeating Threads on BBC4 next Wednesday (29th Oct at 22:40). This is the story of what might happen after a nuclear attack on the UK. Might look a bit dated now (it was… Continue reading Cult TV News
Perudo
We played Perudo last night for the first time for years. We used to play it a lot but somehow we got out of the habit. I’d forgotten how much I enjoy playing it. I may, of course, be slightly biased because I won the three games that we played. Hope we play it again… Continue reading Perudo
Telescopes
Every day as I walk to work I go past a telescope shop. When I was younger I was fascinated by astronomy, so this brings back many memories. It’s almost tempting to buy a huge telescope but, of course, one of the few disadvantages of living in London is the complete lack of anything resembling… Continue reading Telescopes
Conspiracy Theories
Apparently Diana knew ten months in advance that she was going to have an “accidental” car crash. I love conspiracy theories.
Modern Web Design
Jeffrey Zeldman’s Designing with Web Standards is essential reading for any web designer.
Clueless Users
(via Casey) Verisign have produced “proof” that their SiteFinder service “improved the Internet”. Their evidence seems to rest on a few clueless users who thought that SiteFinder stopped them getting 404 errors. I’m not convinced that in cases like this we should take the word of someone who obviously doesn’t know what a 404 error… Continue reading Clueless Users
Best of British Bloggers
The Guardian is looking for the Best of British Bloggers (again).
Writing Novels
A few days ago I signed up for NaNoWriMo (that’s National Novel Writing Month in English). The idea is that during the month of November you produce a 50,000 word novel. I’ve been meaning to have a go at writing fiction for a while now. I’m planning to flesh out an idea that I first… Continue reading Writing Novels
New Book
My new book Perl Template Toolkit[1] recently appeared on O’Reilly’s web site. This is one of my favourite parts of the publication process as it proves to the outside world that the book is real. The other parts I really like are when I first get my hands on a copy of the book and… Continue reading New Book