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Browse Happy? I’m laughing already.

Saturday, February 11th, 2006
So I just upgraded this blog to WordPress 2.1. It has some really cool features; mainly on the editing side. But I have to say, the thing that irks me about WordPress is that it is a browser evangelism platform. Previous versions would just show a “Get Firefox” link. But the new version ups the ante with the following link: The ... read more

Suicide bomber in London’s docklands?

Thursday, July 7th, 2005
I’ve heard from two different people during the course of the day, that police have shot dead a suicide bomber in London’s docklands. However, there has been no mention of it on the BBC. Report/rumour 1: 07/07/2005 13:17 “apparently news 24 has said that a suicide bomber has been shot in Docklands” Report/rumour 2: 07/07/2005 13:50:40 ... read more

London bomb blasts

Thursday, July 7th, 2005
It has been a horrific morning. I have been on the verge of tears for the last few hours. I slept in a bit this morning because a drank a bit too much wine last night. When I finally got up there was no Northern line tube between Morden and Stockwell, so I decided to work ... read more

Virtual Property

Wednesday, June 8th, 2005
So, a Shanghai online gamer has been given a suspended death sentence for killing a fellow gamer because of a stolen virtual sword (Yes programmers, this is about virtual property…not virtual properties :grin:). The killing was, without doubt, a distinctly naughty thing to do and I hope the guilty party rots in jail. That much is ... read more

Phishing lures are getting better

Sunday, May 29th, 2005
The phishing community is pulling out all the stops and making their lures quite convincing. While I never follow links in emails that ask me "to update/confirm information" and basically dismiss them out of hand, I always give the email a once-over to prove that is not legit. Today I was surprised to see that the email actually linked to eBay.

Peak Oil - the end of our civilization?

Friday, May 27th, 2005
A good friend of mine, Steve, pointed me to a news item entitled Apeakolypse Now, which predicts the imminent collapse of civilization as we know it. The premise of this report is that: Over the last 200 years modern civilization has evolved to become completely dependent on oil. The more oil we pump out of the Earth, ... read more

The last remaining X

Thursday, May 26th, 2005
We’ve all experienced it. You’re at a party and there is a plate of snacks or a bowl of olives or something. Everyone is eating them quite happily and then before you know it - shock horror - there is only one left! Suddenly, the olive bowl is a no-go area: nobody wants to be ... read more

Hello world!

Saturday, May 21st, 2005
I am mildly amused by the subject of this post because, being a software developer, I have typed the words “Hello world” countless times before, but this is the first time that I’ve actually meant it. Hello world! Hmmm…no answer.