Authentication and security: when people have forgotten their password, it’s quite common to ask them an answer something memorable, such as ‘City of birth’. But who on earth requires you to memorise not only the answer to your memorable question, but what the question is? Abbey do, of course.
A few people have commented on my multi-purpose shoes in the past, and how they seem to serve for most occasions, and thinking about it I’ve realised they’ve probably done more than a lot of people including: Parachuting A trip to Vietnam Go-karting Flown a helicopter Flown a plane Cycled to Hove Starred in a …
Karl Pilkington, from the Ricky Gervais radio show and podcasts, truly is a font of all wisdom. To rival Wikipedia, there’s Pilkipedia. Some of my favourites: Seals would probably not be missed if they became extinct, because they are “already between a fish and a dog”. He also fails to see why seals continue to …
This flight simulator using Google Maps is rather clever. You get to fly all around London in a little plane, and even shoot at things. Goggles – Google Maps flight simulator Google maps
Friday was the SEH summer party of 2006, and a very good day it was too. Lots of food, lots of drink, quite a few people, and a few boats. Punting in Oxford may not be quite as good as punting in Cambridge but it was all good. Here are some photos: Nick punting: A …
As part of a stag do I went go-karting yesterday at Raceway, Kings Cross. I’ve only been karting once before on a pot-holed, wet outdoor track near Warwick, and it was okay at the time but didn’t really make me want to go again. Raceway, on the other hand, is excellent, with a very long …
Six of us took part in the Capital to Coast cycle ride from Esher to Hove on 16th July 2006. The participants were: Me (Karl Bunyan) Chris Greenway Michael Hayes James Hehir Neelesh Sonawane Kathryn Stowell For anyone who didn’t sponsor us yet, the easiest place to do it is on Justgiving, and if you …
I’m going to be cycling to Hove on Sunday as part of the Capital to Coast event to raise money for a few charities. Should anyone feel like sponsoring us then you can donate online at Just Giving, or just get in touch and send a cheque if you’d rather not do it online. So …
Bulldog’s customer service is pretty awful, and so is their service in general (classic the other day: I ring up and am greeted by someone in technical support telling me that they’re experiencing technical problems but if I ring back I may be able to get in touch with someone at their end who wasn’t. …
We went to Germany for the first week of the World Cup. There wasn’t an England game on in Hamburg (it was all booked long before the draw came out) but it was a great laugh anyway. Strange street art that was everywhere. Each statue was painted differently: Hamburg town hall (I think): We visited …