For the last couple of years, I've fallen more and more back in love with Macs. One of their foibles is that Apple have decided the standard British English, or UK, keyboard layout should not match that of every other computer manufacturer on the planet. Various characters are just in the wrong place, such as […]
When I was a kid, one of the stand-out moments of the week was getting to watch an awesome American action-adventure serial on TV. Airwolf, Street Hawk, Manimal, Automan, The A-Team, Quantum Leap, Star Trek, The Fall Guy, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, Knight Rider, even Blue Thunder. What drove me to keep watching […]
The BBC, along with BSkyB, have decided not to air an advertisement for DEC 's Gaza appeal, asking for donations to go towards essential aid from thirteen charities for those affected by the Israeli offensive in Gaza. Not only have they linked to the bloody DEC website in a news story about how they won't […]
I woke up this morning to find Barack Obama has been elected to become the next President of the United States . And what has struck me the most was the way the supporters reacted when the name of the opponent was mentioned by each candidate in their speeches. McCain addressed his supporters in his […]
The first rule of Lunch Club is you do not talk about Lunch Club The second rule of Lunch Club is you do not talk about Lunch Club Third rule: If someone says "nachos!", orders a garlic bread, or eats with their fingers, the lunch is over Fourth rule: Only one plate to a person […]
Jono's post about taxi cabs and close calls with death reminded me of how little hassle I've usually had with cab drivers. I usually chat away to cabbies, and tip pretty generously on most occasions, but one guy in San Francisco took the biscuit, and didn't get tipped. Or chatted to, as I was giving […]
I've decided to take a leaf out of Jemima 's book, and rip and sell all my music CDs . Why? Well, I have the following: a shitload of CDs a shitload of hard disk space a desire not to have my lounge cluttered with CDs any more, and an impetus to make a wee […]
Best Fight Music, Ever .
There are things in life that suck. This list is not of things that suck, it's of things that are awesome. My job ; pursuant thereof, San Francisco , and regular trips thereto (next one in December); additionally, the stupidly weak US dollar Apple Mac OS X 10.5 "Leopard" Beechams Flu Plus caplets The Crystal […]