Author Archives: Leigh

But in rather a nice way… You won’t believe me, but it’s installed already. This post comes from Internet Explorer 7 in Windows Vista. That’s a half-hour install for an entire operating system. Blimey.

For a while now, I’ve been building a new computer. I put it all together and it seemed to work. Hurrah! So then I tried to install an operating system. I reached for something free – Linux. Unfortunately, despite trying installation CDs from 5 different distributions, they all failed. Hurroo. Yesterday, however, something exciting and […]

Going to the toilet at a urinal is fraught (sp?) with danger. It’s not really permitted to stand next to another man while going; at least one urinal should be left “spare” to provide a safety barrier. A safety barrier against what now? I’ve always conformed to the unwritten rules of urination, even if not […]

Well, my Internet access has returned, finally. It’s been off for a week or so, and I hadn’t bothered to go and fix it. There was always a chance that somebody had taken an exception to my downloading GBs of Linux ISOs and MS Visual Studio Express – and I didn’t really want to risk […]

One day, I shall look back and say: “When I was younger, Britain faced constant terrorist attack.” Hang on… isn’t that the case now? When I was younger, Britain faced constant terrorist attack. My home city was bombed, and hundreds of people were killed during the struggle. Only this time, it was the IRA doing […]

I seem to be wasting an inordinate amount of time computing at the moment. I thought buying a new computer would make my life simpler, but unfortunately it hasn’t. As usual, I’ve entered the great operating system game, where you try and make the computer work and it uses every possible tactic to prevent you. […]

Well, we scored the Swindon. It was OK in the end, although lacking the musical excitement of Bristol. Unfortunately the bells were hard work and my hands hurt. Oh well.

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Part of blogging, I find, is that often one plans enormous posts, full of exciting viewpoints and arguments, but these never get written. How is it that I can so perfectly plan what should be said, but when I sit down at the computer then nothing comes out? Often I think that the main problem […]

Why do so many online ordering firms require landline phone numbers? In the modern age many people rely more on mobile phones. My mobile phone will get through to me at any time of day, and often night as well. A business landline might reach me 9:00-5:00, a home one at other times (except I […]

The Guardian, (and now most of the internet) have been complaining: Air traffic controllers monitoring a British Airways jumbo jet were stunned at the pilot’s decision to try to “get as far as we can” after an engine caught fire on takeoff, a transcript of discussions between the plane and the control tower revealed.The controllers […]

You my be interested to know that this: was sold containing fungus. I’m not quite sure why you all see the need to use these things.

OK, here’s how to make the greatest cheese and ham toasted sandwich known to man. Start by gently toasting two slices of bread in the toaster. These need to be just slightly browned. Add a mound of grated cheese to each slice, and place under the grill. Make sure to spread the cheese right to […]

It occurred to me that the strains of the average US voice sound very similar to a mewing cat. Cats make noise when they need something. What do Americans need? It can’t be food, they’re all obese. Perhaps it’s a cry for attention? Blimey, maybe I should start writing for the Independent tomorrow.

I enjoy films. I quite like ones which other people would hate. I really enjoyed “Sin City.” Some people would say it was sickening, wrong, violent, barbaric, or any of a whole host of appropiate adjectives. I might say it was escapism or fantasy. I wonder if there’s any significance that these are nouns. I […]

YouGov peace and conflict survey As part of our efforts to raise awareness about the UN International Day of Peace (21 September), International Alert commissioned a YouGov survey to discover the British public’s knowledge and awareness of peace and conflict today. The survey was conducted in August 2006 and the results were grim: nearly three-quarters […]

Here’s a thought for the day – Swindon Surprise Maximus is rubbish. Almost as bad as the place.For a picture, click here (scroll down and click the “go” button). The Cambridge overwork messes up the coursing order above the treble, and the underwork doesn’t do much. The only music off the front is the odd […]

I’ve been on holiday. It was great. We stayed in a cottage in the middle of angulsea. I thihought it was really fun. And the log fire was tremenddous. Holidays appeal to my inner child somehow. Although the log fire was rather good fun. Except when it stubbornly refused to catch fire. Every time my […]

This is ridiculous. Read the whole thing. In the media there have been many reports of an Israeli attack on a pair of Lebanese ambulances. The above article very successfully debunks the whole thing. Could it be that the entire incident is a fabrication? All signs point to “Yes.” If so, the implications are enormous, […]

I once said to a friend that I thought Sony was on the way out. When he challenged this statement, I found myself lacking any real arguments, just waving my hands and talking about Microsoft and Nintendo and some other random factors. Luckily, there is this thing called the internet, and I no longer have […]