Archive for the 'Misc' Category
Not content with a new baby and the lack of sleep that comes with it, I’ve been playing around with blogger and have thrown together another blog called Dummies and Death Rays. MY plan was to review some books I like, and maybe post some relevant news but I might take it further and see [...]
June 8th, 2010 | Posted in Blogs, Misc, News | No Comments
I read a lot online, including a lot of short fiction magazines and websites with lengthy articles but I’m often put off by the page layouts or design when what I really want is the text.
Previously I’ve cut and paste text and put it on my ereader, I’ve written scripts to scrape the text automatically [...]
November 16th, 2009 | Posted in Misc, Tech | 1 Comment
I’ve had a Google Wave account for a little while now but haven’t really had a chance to spend much time playing with it. To be honest I fired it up, thought “OK what now” and promptly forgot about it.
Partly this is because it’s not immediately clear how best to use the thing and partly [...]
November 3rd, 2009 | Posted in Books, Media, Misc, Tech, Training | No Comments
October 25th, 2009 | Posted in Misc | No Comments
Yeah because all the other ones I’ve bought have looked like crap.
September 15th, 2009 | Posted in Misc, Stuff I Like | 1 Comment
Nokia are releasing a new model in their line of internet tablets, this time with GSM/Cellular connectivity as well as the usual wireless options. 32GB on board, GPS, ARM Cortex, 5MP camera….forget the Apple tablet, I want.
August 29th, 2009 | Posted in Misc, News, Tech | 4 Comments
Have been feeling ill the last few days so it was nice surprise when the postman turned up with a nice new gadget for me to play with.
I read a lot of ebooks but I’ve been suffering a bit staring at bright screens so I’ve finally invested in something with an e-ink screen [...]
March 11th, 2009 | Posted in Misc, Stuff I Like, Tech | No Comments
Saved my PC from certain death and now back with a fresh OS install so I can once again resume my meaningless rambling.
Service will resume shortly.
September 28th, 2008 | Posted in Misc, News, Stuff I Like | 1 Comment
“It’s PC gawnn maadd innit”…
Why do I keep hearing variations on that vacuous statement, even from people I thought were rather more rational.
Political correctness where it even exists is basically a way of stopping bigoted twunts (and those old people who don’t mean to…bless ‘em) from calling people names. It hasn’t “gone mad” and in [...]
September 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Misc, Stuff I Like, Uncategorized | 3 Comments
From The Times:
Hammaad Munshi, who was taking his GCSEs when he was arrested, was part of a cell of cyber-groomers which set out to brainwash the vulnerable to kill “non-believers”. He was convicted at Blackfriars Crown Court of making a record of material likely to be useful for terrorism over a guide to the manufacture [...]
September 19th, 2008 | Posted in Misc, News, Stuff I Like | 1 Comment