From The Herald…
The annual MoT test for cars is expected to be replaced by a two-year check under radical government plans to reduce red tape and bureaucracy.
I’m all in favour of reducing red tape and bureaucracy, of allowing people to get on with their own lives.But of all the regulations that could be picked, the […]
I was trying to open up a database that someone had sent me and wanted converting. It was in sqlite, which I wasn’t too familiar with, but told them I’d give it a go.
This is just a warning for anyone searching… The current version of sqlite doesn’t open old sqlite 2.1 databases. You need an […]
A* grades for brightest A-level students
(if you’re puzzled, click here)
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Another thing to add about Starbucks.
I had a little discussion with Andrew Collins on his blog, but the only real reason I see there is "American Cultural Imperialism", which I think isn’t right.
As I said in an earlier post, I don’t like Starbucks coffee. I also don’t much like the music they play or their […]
So, the aliens are not only using our technology, they’re intelligent with it…
Satellite Image
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I was reading Andrew Collins’ Blog, where he says:-
"I’ve been boycotting Starbucks ever since reading and obeying No Logo, so I was glad to find one of the smaller multinational food conglomerates to drink a decaff latte in."
I really don’t understand what the problem is with Starbucks. I only have one problem with them - […]
Wat Tyler has a piece on State Funding of the Arts
Sir Nicholas Hytner: "There is not much difference between the patronage bestowed on Mozart by Emperor Josef II and what the Arts Council and the Department for Media, Culture and Sport do for arts organisations like the National Theatre today.
‘Whether you are talking about 18th-century […]
http://commentisfree.guardian.co.uk/michael_kinsley/2006/11/like_i_care.html
This is strange. Anonymity, for better or for worse, is supposed to be one of the signature qualities of the web. As that dog in the New Yorker cartoon famously says, "On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog." The Internet is a place where you can interact with other people and have complete control […]
These may or not be available at Threshers/Wine Rack, but with Christmas coming up, here’s some wine suggestions…
Red
Penfolds Bin 2 Shiraz/Mouverdre. I’ve had a few other Penfolds, and they’ve all been good. Never found any rich enough friends to offer me a glass of Grange, though.
Chateau Labegorce. A real class red Cru Bourgeois. Difficult to […]
Does anyone know if the photo of Winston Churchill with a Tommy Gun is in the public domain?
This one: photo
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