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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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.

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