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Anyone else surprised that there's no special Google logo today? Thanks to Google, I know that more than three thousand people die in an average month on US roads. I wonder if anyone is reading out their names, or six … Continue reading
Yearly Archives: 2011
It is a sign of how often I look at evilfacebook stuff that I have only just realised that the RSS feeds I was collecting stopped working in June – evilfacebook have turned them off. Is there a way to … Continue reading
I can't go the funeral, but he is still in my thoughts. A favourite memory is his delight that I not only knew about one of the poems from Stanisław Lem's collection of short stories, The Cyberiad, but could quote … Continue reading
You know those companies / organisations which, when you ring up to cancel your membership, do their best to make it as hard as possible for you to do so? Well, the Tate isn't one of them. Not only did … Continue reading
JA (currently 9 2/3, but looking more like eleven every day) has decided that High School Musical is for seven or eight year olds and so the DVDs have hit the 'not want it' pile, along with some classic Disney … Continue reading
A short prefix which, when dialled before any number, tells you how much the call will cost, including any (evil but increasingly common) flat rate 'connection fee' and a per minute fee. You can then press a key to make … Continue reading
I was idly pondering taking a 'Down with this sort of thing' banner into London on Friday, but hearing that people I know were arrested for having zombie makeup (thanks for the link Grant) I am quite glad that I … Continue reading
I borrowed Oh Lucky Man! from a library recently. It's flawed, in particular it's too long, but it's also utterly wonderful with images that have stayed in my mind from the first time I saw it 30+ years ago. It's … Continue reading
Having a postal vote in the referendum means I've already done this. Why? AV is far from perfect but it is much, much better than the current system. I am 49 and the only general election where my vote might … Continue reading
Yes, it's the World Snooker Championships, apparently the second longest annual sporting event. Also apparently, there are people who dispute that Stephen Hendry is the greatest ever player of the game. Yes, he's no longer as good as he was, … Continue reading