Why can’t journalists understand simple maths? Today it’s the turn of the Daily Mail to get it spectacularly wrong. The worthless degrees that add nothing to your pay Graduates with degrees in accountancy will earn almost double in their lifetime than their counterparts with an arts degree, research suggests. … But accountancy graduates gained the… Continue reading Journalists and Maths
Pavarotti
Apparently, Pavarotti has asked for his ashes to be scattered in the Atlantic Ocean. And when that’s full…
Hours or Minutes
The Telegraph is slightly confused: Online crime hits 300 per minute By Ben Farmer Last Updated: 10:09am BST 06/09/2007 More than 300 internet crimes are being committed every hour… Hours? Minutes? Which is it? Ah well. It’s only numbers. I don’t suppose it’s important.
Joined Up Web Sites
Spread Shirt are company that allow you to design and print your own t-shirts. They also allow people to set up online shops selling t-shirts that they have designed. There are two Spreadshirt sites, one for the US and one for Europe. A couple of months ago I saw a shirt in a Spread Shirt… Continue reading Joined Up Web Sites
Patricia Hewitt
I’ve seen some cheeky 419 mail in my time, but this one (which arrived over the weekend) is the first that claims to be from a British MP and former minister. Date: Sat, 1 Sep 2007 5:06:03 +1000 [31/08/07 20:06:03 BST] From: “phewitt@parliament.gov.uk” <saleimh1@bigpond.net.au> Reply-To: patriciahewitt1992@yahoo.co.uk Subject: Patricia Hewitt MP Dear Friend, I got your… Continue reading Patricia Hewitt
New Software, New Design, New URLs
I’ve updated this blog to use Movable Type version 4. So far it all looks rather nice. You’ll notice that the design has changed. I’ve reverted to using the default MT templates. I’ll add back some of the other bits and pieces over the next couple of weeks. Oh, and I’ve (finally!) switched to using… Continue reading New Software, New Design, New URLs
Death Anniversaries
The British press is, of course, busy getting all overexcited about one particular death that happened on this date. But there’s another, to my mind far more interesting, death anniversary today. It was 119 years today that the body of Mary Ann Nichols (usually know as Polly Nichols) was found in Buck’s Row, London. Nichols… Continue reading Death Anniversaries
Ripper
From this weeks Popbitch Joss Whedon’s long awaited UK based Buffy spin-off, Ripper, starring Anthony Head, starts filming next summer for BBC. I sooo want that to be true.
Hi Honey, I’m Home
Did ya miss me? Been off touring New Zealand for a few weeks (Mr Torkington, that’s a beautiful country you have there). Got home just before midnight last night (about three hours later than expected due to flight delays). Not entirely sure what time of day it is, but I’ll be catching up over the… Continue reading Hi Honey, I’m Home
Christianity Defined
Christianity: The belief that some cosmic Jewish Zombie can make you live forever if you symbolically eat his flesh and telepathically tell him that you accept him as your master, so he can remove an evil force from your soul that is present in humanity because a rib-woman was convinced by a talking snake to… Continue reading Christianity Defined