Did I mention how much I hate most British towns. Especially the ones in the London commuter belt. Nasty, nasty places full of stupid people with closed minds. And town centres that are full of exactly the same shops as every other town, And there’s always a couple of shops with “clever” names like “Piece… Continue reading Commuter Towns
Trackback
In a weblog entry at Ecademy, Hilary Curtis makes a point that was probably obvious to most people, but which had passed me by completely. She points out that trackbacks are a first step to a fully connected web where visitors to a web site can not only add links to a page, but also… Continue reading Trackback
Intelligent Theists
So rafael wrote a journal entry about atheism and in a reply I called religion “obvious nonsense” and wondered why intelligent people would have anything to do with it[1]. Then Simon decided that he’d write an article answering my question. It’s an interesting article. Personally I don’t find the arguments convincing – but it’s about… Continue reading Intelligent Theists
Ripping CDs
I’m really enjoying slowing working thru all of my CDs and ripping them to .ogg files. I’m finding a lot of things that I’d forgotten about. On Saturday I listened to all my old Talking Heads CDs and today it’s the turn of Pink Floyd.
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IQ
It seems that I’ve got cleverer in the last year. I scored 139 in the BBC’s national IQ test and last year I only got 137. Of course it’s still all bollocks tho’.
Sink or Swim
My current clients have announced that they are “demerging” the UK part of their business and are making plans to sell off various bits and pieces. I think that this means something along the lines of “sink or swim on your own, you unprofitable pommie bastards”. One of the bits that is for sale is… Continue reading Sink or Swim
Under Siege
This is the first time I’ve been working in central London on May 1st. The owners of the building I work in are obviously expecting the worst as they’ve closed and chained the main gates and I was only able to get in through a side door after a close examination of my pass. If… Continue reading Under Siege
Correct Attribution
I’ve just got the email full of “Tommy Cooper” jokes for the (approximately) millionth time. They are great jokes and Tommy Cooper was a comedy genius, but unfortunately the jokes weren’t written or performed by him. They are actually written by another great British comic called Tim Vine. Whilst there are certain upsides in having… Continue reading Correct Attribution
Labyrinth
Doing the whole Bowie completist thing means that you have to buy some pretty dodgy CDs. A prime example is the Labyrinth soundtrack that I picked up on Ebay last week. I expected that I’d play it once to check that it was undamaged and then file it away forever, but I reckoned without the… Continue reading Labyrinth
Vinyl Fetish
There’s an interesting article in today’s Guardian about a group who are proposing a new music chart which would take account of internet downloads. One throwaway line caught my attention. The author mentions that 7″ vinyl is a thing of the past. I hadn’t really thought about it before but that’s probably true. You don’t… Continue reading Vinyl Fetish