http://www.timalmond.com Tame Software Architect Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:06:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Glad to see that Dr. Patrick Holmes, the brilliant dentist at Sevenfields has joined in with the blogging. I'm not at all surprised that someone with the sort of commitment and passion for his subject as Patrick is also using some of the newest technologies to communicate. http://www.timalmond.com/2008/07/02/dentist-blogging/ From The Times Work No 850 is the latest piece by Martin Creed, who has been commissioned to fill the long space known as the Duveen Galleries. For the next four months, people will sprint as fast as they can through the gallery at 30-second intervals. Fifty amateurs are each being ... http://www.timalmond.com/2008/07/01/running-art/ Beer Sales Tumble Pub closures are running at 27 a week, according to the BBPA, amounting to some 1,200 that have been forced out of business over the last 12 months. From a purely utilitarian point of view, what's that in job terms? OK - you've got the publican, his wife, probably ... http://www.timalmond.com/2008/06/22/smoking-ban-results/ hmmm... London will host a free party in the Mall on 24 August to celebrate the handover of the Olympic Games from Beijing to London, the 2012 hosts. ... London Mayor Boris Johnson said: "I'm suspicious of any state-sponsored effort to encourage any national mood of euphoria, but looking at what's going to ... http://www.timalmond.com/2008/06/20/olympic-party/ Saw this chap today, thought I'd share it... http://www.timalmond.com/2008/06/15/dragonfly/ So, now that I try and tell people that UKIP's a party that believes in freedom and liberty, I'll have "so why did your only MP vote for 42 days detention without charge?". The tories are already having a field day over this. http://www.timalmond.com/2008/06/12/bob-spink-votes-for-42-days-detention/ I'm starting to think about maybe splitting the blog up into a number of blogs, probably using subdomains to manage each, so one for each of the following:- tech politics other stuff and nonsense Is this a good idea? http://www.timalmond.com/2008/06/05/multiple-blogging/ I'm not sure that I particularly like Barack Obama's policies, but I do feel a bit like the contestants on 3-2-1 when they got rid of dusty bin. http://www.timalmond.com/2008/06/04/presidential-race/ I'm not sure whether the ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) was inevitable, or kick-started by the OLPC project, but it's now in full flow.  There now seem to be no end of companies competing in this market. Asus have just released a new, faster Eee PC. MSI have their Wind PC. HP ... http://www.timalmond.com/2008/06/04/the-rise-of-the-small-pc/ Michael Johnson on drugs and handing back his 4x00 medal:- It is also a huge responsibility for the World Anti-Doping Agency, because many of the athletes who have now had to admit to using banned substances never tested positive. It's a good read. When someone of the stature of Michael Johnson admits ... http://www.timalmond.com/2008/06/03/michael-johnson/