Internet
Douglas Adams on the Internet [http://www.douglasadams.com/dna/19990901-00-a.html] A very clever man wrote about the internet over a decade ago and unsurprisingly said very clever things. I read this after Chas Licciardello [http://twitter.com/chaslicc] linked to it, and forgot who it was by until
Science
How our Brains Make Memories [http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/How-Our-Brains-Make-Memories.html?c=y&page=1] Interesting stuff. Disappointingly, science has not yet determined why my brain forgets things that happened to me only months ago, but still thinks it’s worth remembering the name of the actor who
Photo
There’s nothing more depressing than the moment you realise an already boring Doctor Who story is going to be a ‘base under siege’ story. Or in other words, not only is it really dull, but nothing can come to make it better. Here we see a massive forcefield stopping
Software
So, I’m working with a PC with Windows XP, as usual, but I have slightly more control over it than last time. Thought I’d share my favourite three utilities for stopping me from going crazy: * xplorer2 [http://www.zabkat.com/]—Tabs! Tabs are all I ask for. And
TV
As I’m too badly organised to have watched this week’s Doctor Who yet, I may as well talk a little about last week’s while I’m on the train. It’s always gratifying to have an episode that tries to do something different. The old classic Who
Politics
Games
I am unutterably bad at Grand Theft Auto. I had forgotten, but it’s all come crashing back to me.
You can’t have everything. Nowhere is this clearer than in web based email apps, where try as I might I can’t quite get what I want. It’s been forced home to me again with the new MobileMe beta. This is a whole lot of whinging, but I’
You can’t have everything. Nowhere is this clearer than in web based email apps, where try as I might I can’t quite get what I want. It’s been forced home to me again with the new MobileMe beta. This is a whole lot of whinging, but I’
TV
I’m having trouble writing reviews these days. I blame twitter. My brain is obsessed with crafting tiny tiny groups of words, and not large sprawling ramblings on the nature of television. So, I need a new paradigm, not unlike those fat-arse Daleks from last week, who I will completely
Politics
Abbott feels heat on Jesus claim [http://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/abbott-feels-heat-on-jesus-claim-20100509-ulrw.html] Clearly, Abbott is testing the kiddies by spouting bullshit and seeing if they treat it critically. He’ll be back next week to explain his cunning ploy.