This was never going to go down well with the Daily Mail crowd South Park, the cartoon series that has pushed the bounds of taste for a decade, has perhaps produced its most spectacularly offensive episode yet. Certainly Her Majesty is unlikely to be amused by a programme that shows her blowing her brains out.… Continue reading Daily Mail Explodes
The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code I finally got round to watching The Da Vinci Code last night. That’s over two hours of my life that were completely wasted. I should make it clear that my intense dislike of the book and, now, the film has nothing at all to do with the subject matter. In fact… Continue reading The Da Vinci Code
Shoddy Journalism
Doesn’t anyone bother to read what they’re writing any more? According to the front page of today’s Daily Express, aspirin can cut your chance of dying by 25%. Who knew it was so easy to live forever? (thanks to Kev The Rev for pointing it out)
Kathy Sierra
Please read Kathy Sierra’s post where she explains why she isn’t giving her planned talks at O’Reilly’s ETech conference this week. She has received a number of death threats from anonymous commentors on various blogs and has therefore decided to cancel all speaking engagements and stay at home. And who can blame her for that.… Continue reading Kathy Sierra
Balham Restaurants
Over the last year, Balham has gone into a frenzy of restaurant opening. I thought that some of you might be interested in hearing my opinions of some of these restaurants. Hop & Spice New Sri Lankan restaurant on Bedford Hill. We accidently went there on their opening night. In fact I think we were… Continue reading Balham Restaurants
Selling Domains
I’ve been dabbling in web sites for some time now and over the years I’ve had my fair share of projects that either never got started or started well but eventually withered and died[1]. Most of these projects had an associated domain name. Previously, once I’ve decided that a project is moribund, I’ve just let… Continue reading Selling Domains
Havana Photos
Los Hombres, Havana Still slowly organising the photos from the christmas cruise. Here is a set of photos from Havana and here’s a collection that will eventually contain all of the cruise sets.
Bigotry United
The eminently sensible Sexual Orientation Regulations will be debated in the House of Lords today. I strongly suspect that the bill will be passed but the homophobes and bigots are apparently organising a last-minute protest. Let’s get one thing perfectly clear here. Any christian who says that they object to this law on religious grounds… Continue reading Bigotry United
Doctor When?
Doctor Who Logo I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that March 31st was looking like the date that the new series of Doctor Who was going to start. The Radio Times web site has listings for the next two weeks, so by now it should have the programme listed. And yesterday it was definitely… Continue reading Doctor When?
Tabloid Misreporting
The BBC are reporting that schools will be entitled to ban the wearing of full-face veils under new new guidelines issued by education ministers Schools allowed to ban face veils Schools will be able to ban pupils from wearing full-face veils on security, safety or learning grounds under new uniforms guidance issued by ministers. Note… Continue reading Tabloid Misreporting