November is shaping up to be an interesting month in London. Not only is there the London Perl Workshop that I mentioned yesterday, but Dean Wilson has organised a London Web Frameworks Night on November 17th. Three experts will be discussing the major MVC frameworks for Perl (Catalyst), Python (Django) and Ruby (Rails). And it’s… Continue reading London Web Frameworks Night
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New London Transport Fares
It’s time for the Evening Standard‘s annual “outrage at the transport fare increases” issue. This year’s issue must have been particularly difficult to write as for most people the fares will have actually gone down. Let’s explain this simply so that even Standard journalists can understand. Transport for London want everyone to use their Oyster… Continue reading New London Transport Fares
Olympic Gloating
Ok, so London will be hosting the Olympics. That’s bad enough. But what’s worse is having to put up with the terrible gloating and jingoism that it’s already bringing out in people. In the tube station at White City (and, I assume, elsewhere) London Transport had printed posters thanking all of their customers for their… Continue reading Olympic Gloating
London Olympics
That’s it then. London will host the 2012 Olympics. You know, I’ve yet to meet a Londoner who actually supports the bid. Congratulations to all of the cities who didn’t win. Now, I wonder how much I can make from renting out my house during the games. I’m certainly not going to want to be… Continue reading London Olympics
Tube Trouble
A tube train was derailed in a tunnel on Saturday afternoon. There were no fatalities but about 30 of the 800 passengers were treated for various levels of injury. Current theory seems to be that a motor fell off the underside of one of the rear carriages. All of the rolling stock on that line… Continue reading Tube Trouble
Back To Work Day
Not for me you understand. I’ve been going into work every day except the three public holidays we get over xmas[1]. But it seems that the majority of the population of London left work on Friday 20th December and didn’t return until this morning. I first realised this when I arrived at my tube station… Continue reading Back To Work Day