Beijing’s penis emporium
“The Guolizhuang restaurant claims to be China’s only speciality penis emporium, and no, it is not a joke.” BBC NEWS | Programmes | From Our Own Correspondent | Beijing’s penis emporium
SQL Server backup and ‘operating system error 5′
Whilst trying to backup a SQL Server 2005 database on Windows 2003 I was given an error which said, amongst other things operating system error 5. That didn’t help a great deal, but the resolution was relatively simple: give the SQL user on the server access permissions to the folder I was trying to back …
Six Degrees of Separation Facebook application
As a bit of R&D, and to lead in to some client projects, I’ve had some Facebook applications on the go. I thought it time to hurry one through so that there’s something live rather than just vague promises of “almost finished”. So, my first (simple) app is out there now. It’s an experiment in …
T. rex ‘would outrun footballer’
Tyrannosaurus rex would have been able to outrun a footballer, according to computer models used to estimate running speeds of dinosaurs. Is that a metric footballer or an imperial footballer? BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | T. rex ‘would outrun footballer’
‘No-one famous was injured’ – phew!
Eleven extras have been injured after falling off a truck on the German set of Tom Cruise’s latest movie, Valkyrie. Police said there were “no findings to suggest anyone famous was involved”. Thank god no-one famous was hurt! BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Eleven injured on Cruise film set
SEH trip to Paris
The SEH Architects summer party went to Paris this year, and I went along with them. Some pictures below: Michael is proud of his work on the champagne: Lots of people looked lost even before they’d reached Paris: Notre Dame cathedral should be a stable of any Parisian visit set of pictures: The Eiffel Tower …
Dogs in funny costumes
As it says: “Nothing’s as hilarious as a dog in a costume, right?” Dogs in funny costumes
Human Tetris
Those whacky Japanese are at it again: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84_QL1kEmH4]
Bethnal Green, oh how we’ll miss your crime
It seems that someone’s stolen the entrance mat to our office over the weekend. It’s about 5 feet by 8 feet, was hard-wearing, fireproof (we know as the local kids gave it a good go) and was a kind of dark blue/grey. If you see someone suspiciously installing a piece of slightly worn carpet in …
The laws of physics don’t apply to BT
In a report about how poor ADSL speeds are compared to the advertised 8mbps, a BT spokesman seems to imply that the laws of physics don’t apply within an exchange: “Virtually no-one will get it. The laws of physics start applying as soon as it leaves the exchange and you would have to live on …