Because according to Mary Anne Sieghart in The Times, the Social Revolution is here.
"This week, we heard that sales of 4×4s had fallen in Britain for the first time. Sure, petrol has become a lot more expensive and politicians are threatening to whack punitive taxes on the Chelsea tractors. But also, what used to be […]
I had been trying to get a stable ubuntu running on my PC, after which I decided that it might be a lot simpler to try it on a laptop, a set of prebuilt components that someone else would have already tried it on. So I pulled out my old Inspiron 2500 and off I […]
From our A-list bloggers (if you can find them…)
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From a friend, Drakkenmaw:
"It’s a shame that people can’t grasp that being a target of Islamist terrorist cells is as frightening as having Steven Hawking tell you he’s going to beat the shiat out of you. Sure, it’s possible it might happen - I imagine that chair could indeed bruise your legs in a nasty […]
I recently tried a subscription to eMusic and I’m impressed.
The music selection isn’t huge, but there’s a whole lot of music that I want that’s on there, that I’ll be a subscriber for many months to come.
The choice is limited to independent music, which means that you won’t find any Radiohead or Beatles, but "independent" […]
From The Times: Insurers refuse to cover iPods and phones in airline luggage
Insurers aren’t going to cover your laptop if you check it in, but the airlines aren’t going to allow it on as baggage.
Insurance aside, this ban isn’t going to last.
I used to fly to Glasgow on business. I could arrive 2 hours before […]
One of the things that struck me when I was learning SQL Server was just how few books there were for beginners, and particularly, for people trying to understand why exactly you’d want triggers, or DTS.
Over time, I picked it up, and I can do all I want in SQL Server happily.
But recently, I’ve discovered a […]
http://www.bookmooch.com/
This is a great idea. An exchange for books. Put up the books available, and when someone requests one, you send it to them, and earn a point to get a book from somewhere else. No messing around with small cash transactions.
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Next time you buy some flights online, there may be a way to save a few quid. On the same flight. In the same seats. Through the same website.
Airlines divide up the seats into a number of price allocations. If there are 50 seats at the lower price, and you get in when 49 have […]
I’ve promised a friend some DVD opinions, so figured they may as well be published…
Batman Begins. Very good. Less cartoon-like than the rest, and Christian Bale is superb.
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. Poor. I’m not crazy about the TV series, but it beat this.
The Aviator. Loved it.
Crash (not Cronenburg). OK. But then, I’m a big […]
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