Do you remember Prussian Blue? They are a pair of blonde twins, Lynx and Lamb Gaede, who appeared, aged about ten, in a Louis Theroux programme about the US white supremacist movement. They wore t-shirts with a smiley-face Hitler logo and sang sweet songs about how much nicer life would be if it wasn’t for… Continue reading Nazi Pop Twins
Out of the Tunnel
I’m currently reading Rachel‘s book Out of the Tunnel. You should too. It’s really rather good. More details when I’ve finished it (which won’t take long at all – it’s a very gripping read).
Back Home On Fedora
A few weeks ago I mentioned that I was giving Ubuntu a trial on my laptop. That trial is now over and I’ve gone back to Fedora. And in the process I’ve upgraded to Fedora 7. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with Ubuntu. I want to make that quite clear. I’m sure it would… Continue reading Back Home On Fedora
BBC iPlayer launch: The first 14 days
Martin Belam has some fun with his crystal ball.
Silver Ring Thing Lose Case
Lydia Playfoot, the daughter of the Silver Ring Thing’s UK organisers, has lost her case against her school[1] banning her from wearing her silver ring. The BBC quotes Miss Playfoot as saying that this ruling will mean that slowly, over time, people such as school governors, employers, political organisations and others will be allowed to… Continue reading Silver Ring Thing Lose Case
Double Negatives
If there’s one time in your life when it pays to be very careful about what you’re saying, then it’s when you’re answering questions about crimes that you have been accused of. You know, there’s that whole “anything you say will be taken down and can be used in evidence against you” thing going on.… Continue reading Double Negatives
Quick and Dirty Development
Nik Silver tells the truth about quick and dirty development. I was particularly interested in a couple of the points he makes: If you’re my customer and I’m your techie, then there’s a significant and unfortunate thing about quick and dirty that I need to tell you: You get the quick, but I get stuck… Continue reading Quick and Dirty Development
Geeks Pulling Together
A heart-warming tale from Ben Goldacre, author of the Guardian‘s Bad Science column (and also a forthcoming book on the same subject). It seems that his web site had rather outgrown the limits placed on it by his current hosting plan and his hosting providers didn’t like that. At one point they pulled the plug… Continue reading Geeks Pulling Together
Finding Myself
I’ve just worked out where I am. By which I mean I’ve just had one of those moments when I join up two previously unrelated parts of my mental map of London. I’m working in Appold St, which is just to the north of Broadgate. I get here in the morning by taking the tube… Continue reading Finding Myself
Tombstoning
I’d never heard of “tombstoning” until yesterday. Apparently it’s an “extreme sport” and involves diving off rocks and cliffs into the sea. Sounds bloody stupid to me. It seems that it’s also something of a craze in the town where I grew up. A middle-aged man drowned and another was seriously injured when they jumped… Continue reading Tombstoning