Imagine there are two land masses next to each other. One much larger than the other. We’ll call them Big and Small. Most of the people living in Small want Small to remain independent from Big. There is, however, a significant minority of Smallites who value links with Big so highly that they’d like Small… Continue reading A Modest Proposal
The Breakfast Club
Whilst flicking through my cable channels at about 2am last night I came across The Breakfast Club. This is one of my favourite films from the mid-80s and it still looked great last night. There’s one thing that really bothers me about it though. To me the most interesting character in it is the slightly… Continue reading The Breakfast Club
The Heat Is On
I dont’ know. You spend a week in Southern California and when you get back it’s even hotter in the UK than it was there. Something is badly wrong with the world. Actually, it was probably hotter there, but the humidity here makes it seem so much worse. What with the 8 hours worth of… Continue reading The Heat Is On
Daybreaker
Yay! New Beth Orton album. Colour me chilled :)
In Flight
Hey, look at this. I can pre-date entries. I won’t actually be able to post a message on this date as I’ll be flying to San Diego to attend the Open Source Convention.
Progressive Rock
Anyone remember Marillion? I do. I was a big fan at one time. In fact back in the days when I was social secretary at The City University and before they were famous, I booked them. I mentioned this in passing on a newsgroup recently and was contacted by someone who is writing a book… Continue reading Progressive Rock
Decriminalising Cannabis
Last week the Home Secretary, David Blunkett, announced that cannabis we be downgraded to a class C drug in the UK’s legal classification of drugs. The effect of this change will be that possession of small amounts of cannabis will be effectively decriminalised. This follows an experiment along these lines in Lambeth over recent months.… Continue reading Decriminalising Cannabis
Summertime (and the living is crap)
It seems that the British summer started today. It’ll no doubt be over by the weekend. It’s too hot to do anything constructive. I can’t think straight. I just want to lie down in a darkened room and listen to Beth Orton records. The weather in the UK isn’t supposed to be like this. I… Continue reading Summertime (and the living is crap)
Broken Browser
I use Galeon as my web browser of choice. It’s a Gnome browser based on the same software as Mozilla. Generally it’s a really nice browser, but there’s one thing that I seem to have broken. At some point in the past I configured it to not allow popup windows. That’s generally a good idea,… Continue reading Broken Browser
T-Shirt
Thanks to those nice people at Fotango I now have a nice new t-shirt with my South Park character on it.