St Patrick’s Day begorrah!
Well, I had to get into the spirit of things, and with a free hat for four pints of Guinness…
Bogus Duracell competition
I bought some batteries from Duracell a while ago and only today noticed a “Win world cup prizes” label on the back if I went to a web address and entered a promotional code. So I went to the site and had to enter my name and e-mail address, and make sure I hadn’t ticked …
‘Real’ Simpsons
This video short is very well made. It’s the intro from “The Simpsons”, but made with real people. The ‘Real’ Simpsons
Lamborghini Diablos
A set of Diablos in an unlikely setting.
Horoscopes – 6th March to 12th March
Horoscopes for the week starting 6th March 2006: Aries March 21-April 19 On Wednesday, most of the cashpoints along the high street will have been vandalised overnight, so make sure you get enough money out on Tuesday. (Assuming the other star signs don’t read this and empty the cash machines first.) Taurus April 20-May 20 …
Warden Abbey Landmark Trust property
I spent last week at Warden Abbey, just outside Old Warden near Bedford (and Biggleswade). It’s a Landmark Trust property for up to five people (one double bedroom, one triple). It’s a great way to spend a weekend too, as long as there’s plenty of coal and wood to keep the fire going. We took …
Google Page Creator – friend or foe?
Google have launched an online web page creation program. The idea isn’t that new as all kinds of portals have been offering simple ‘create a web page’ wizards for years, but Google’s looks to be pretty good compared to most of those, and of course with the weight of Google behind it then we can’t …
Monkey – I can’t wait
I’m reading ‘Monkey’ at the moment, I’ve got the DVD, now I want to see the new series. BBC NEWS | World | Asia-Pacific | Monkey magic casts spell in Asia
Night out at Paolina’s, Chris Greenway’s party
The ‘sad people that all met through a mailing list’ (that includes me) met up on Friday night, and Saturday night, and Sunday afternoon… pretty intense. It largely revolved around alchohol consumption, and that even tempted Paul down from Newcastle, a place that I had not previously associated with alchohol shortages but he must be …
It should only happen in films
From a BBC article about Islamic hackers defacing Danish websites to protest about the cartoon publications. There was even evidence that the protests had brought one older hacker out of retirement just to make his feelings known. An old hacker who comes out of retirement to do one last job? My money’s on Client Eastwood …