The start of the story is here. We contacted both the Guardian's 'consumer champion' who got a commitment from Southwark to waive the extra costs, and then published the story in February, as well as our MP, who got the … Continue reading
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When I got this PC in at the end of 2008, I set it up as a dual boot Ubuntu/Windows XP machine. Its hard drive is split into four partitions: a Windows one, a 'most of' Ubuntu one, one for … Continue reading
USB TV tuners are liable to import duty rather than ordinary boring components. Usenet binary group search site Newzbin does infringe copyrights: I have found that the defendant well knows that it is making available to its premium members infringing … Continue reading
The BBC's story on this is on their news front page, probably because it combines a Christian, gay sex, and the former Archbishop of Canterbury (who submitted a witness statement warning of "future civil unrest" if judges did not rule … Continue reading
Lewisham has a separate mayoral election, thanks to a very narrow win (51%-49% on something like a 25% turnout, so about one in eight voting for) in a 2001 referendum. What this means is that one person (it's been the … Continue reading
.. having arranged a postal vote. I bet Gordon Brown wished a lot more people had done so. … Continue reading
At some point between last year's snooker world championships and this year's, did the BBC lose / give up one of their two 'red button' channels on Freeview? Why? I am sure both tables were covered on them last year, … Continue reading
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I suspect I am late to this particular party, but I bought Death List recently. It is staring, written, directed, filmed, edited, produced, dubbed, and most other things by Ara Paiaya. On one level, it is pretty awful: I'm going … Continue reading
Kick-Ass. Best (and funniest) superhero film since Robocop, and with a similar sense of humour and attitude to violence. … Continue reading
People may remember that I am a fan of the author Christopher Priest. (The Prestige is a particular favourite, and much better than the film adaptation of a couple of years ago.) Many years ago, he told the story of … Continue reading