Hate to say it but I'm with Murdoch on this - http://bit.ly/83dEuz - printworkers shouldn't have a veto over editorial content, however vile # ULTIMATE EVIL FTW -> RT @krishgm we report Microsoft is talking to Murdoch about paying for exclusive content access to take on Google # Very much enjoying the Jordan Wimmer / … Continue reading What I’ve been up to, week ending 2009-11-29
Month: November 2009
I love aviation. Genuinely, I really enjoy flying in a plane... well, the first eight hours, after that I get a bit bored. If Boeing and Rolls-Royce hadn't made the 747-400, then I'd be happier (BA's flagship flight in 1984 was London-Bombay-Madras-Singapore-Perth-Sydney. That strikes me as far more fun than London-Singapore-Sydney, especially if you stop … Continue reading Airline security is the last refuge of the scoundrel
I've got a new post up on LC. I don't post enough on LC; I should post more on LC. See also: posts here. I've had some positive comments on the LC post from people I respect, both over there and on Twitter. Given that unlike my usual LC work, this wasn't a 'using hard … Continue reading Collation of thoughts
Slightly late to #PaulClarke - as far as I can see, everyone did their job except the jury, who are scum and need crucified. # That's not quite fair - clearly whoever pressed charges is an arse, but this is exactly the kind of case that juries are for. # Oh no: Ewar Woowar is … Continue reading What I’ve been up to, week ending 2009-11-22
If "Michael Gove gets his arse handed to him on a plate" is a tag you like the sound of, you'll enjoy this clip from Parliament: (via Sam Coates Not The Tory)
Rather depressingly: Fifty-six per cent of the public agree that “the greatest victims of discrimination in Britain these days are often ordinary white men” Now, this is obviously false, and anyone who believes it is either deluded, moronic or both. If you're a selfish white male, however, it's at least rational to express the belief … Continue reading 15% of people inexplicably weird
I've been feeling thoroughly ill all day... but am delighted to note that, unlike @robbrydon, I don't now have to go and talk to C Moyles # RT @olibeale If I was James Earl Jones i'd walk aroung all day singing "I'm James Earl Jones and I like it" to the tune of "I kissed … Continue reading What I’ve been up to, week ending 2009-11-15
is now departing Chhatrapati Shivaji International on Jet Airways (India) Powered by Lufthansa - http://myskystatus.com/ # Comment WIN: "Melanie Phillips would accuse her husband of anti-semitism if he didn't do the dishes on time" http://bit.ly/1j1DHn # RT @dontgetfooled Monbiot on the crucial, oft-misunderstood, distinction between being a skeptic and being a sucker: http://bit.ly/f79s5 # New … Continue reading What I’ve been up to, week ending 2009-11-08
In tabbed browsers, clicking a link with the middle button opens the link you've clicked in a new tab. This is a useful piece of functionality. If you set your web page up to get round this feature, so that clicking the middle button opens the link in the same tab as the page you're … Continue reading Dear web developers
This is a fine comment: “I own a sofa. I can arrange the cushions on it in any pattern I like; if I couldn’t it would reduce my rights to my property. I also own a hard disk, and I can arrange the magnetic alignments on it in any pattern I like; if I couldn’t … Continue reading Imaginary, err I mean intellectual, property