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This is really a continuation of the previous post, but I thought it was worth separating out. How do we stop things like the drinks mentioned before, with labelling which is clearly contradictory and fundamentally, morally wrong? (Stop me if you think I’m making too big a deal over this). Well the answer is clear: […]

Today I bought a sandwich. It was a bit plain, and filled with rather too much salad for my liking. On the way out of the shop, I noticed an advert for some new fruit drinks. “No additives,” the label proclaimed, just under the bit which said “vitamin enriched.” Is it just me, or are […]

Here’s a thought for a lazy afternoon. Pornstars have lots of sexual intercourse Pornstars are often well-endowed in a genital-related manner (so they tell me) Thus I can conclude from these two facts that more sex will enhance the size of your manhood. And I think I put it far better than most of the […]

I’ve finally worked out why all BBC writing looks childish, even when dealing with serious subject matter. It’s all in the way they split every single sentence into a separate paragraph. Thus, they split up the text and make it difficult to read. Not only this, but they destroy any logical paragraph structure from the […]

“If you see someone in Manchester with a tan. Don’t believe it. They’ve just gone rusty.” From here.

I believe, fundamentally, that once the war in Iraq began, that the Stop the War Coalition should have disbanded itself. After all, the war had started. The Iraq war has been the most polarising of recent times. All of a sudden, people who call themselves liberal have shifted to the right wing. Surely a war […]

Opinions are hard to shake. People reach conclusions based on a variety of evidence, but most often they are influenced strongly by others in their lives. Parents, friends, co-workers, leaders all spread their views to others, who lovingly lap up every word (either that or swear at them). How aware are teachers and parents that […]

Recently most of the IT blogs I read have devoted vast amounts of information to the problems of Digital Rights Management (DRM) software. The story first broke on the blog of Mark Russinovich, a Windows kernel expert. He explained how Sony had been using Spyware-like software techniques to force users to install DRM software, and […]

http://huuuuuurrnnnnnnnnnnn.blogspot.com/ Even Chewbacca is blogging now.

Mentioning Bloglines in my last post has reminded me of a current problem I’m having with lots of websites. A lot of the links are embedded Javascript, e.g. a link which refers to “javascript:doLoadFolder(16400962,24)”. This is irritating in the extreme, for one reason: I can’t load the page in a new window. In Bloglines, I […]

Apologies for the long dearth of posts. Some of you might have been thinking that I’d taken to one of the sleep strategies previously advocated and ended up spending my days in perpetual slumber. Actually, now I think about it, that doesn’t sound too bad… Given that time is finite, I’ve had trouble cramming in […]

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17605384-13762,00.htmlDon’t worry, this link is safe for work, despite the ominous title to the post! I’m really not sure where I stand morally on the issues raised. I think on balance I don’t really like the idea, but I don’t think I care enough to get upset about it. People are entitled to do what […]

As I’ve mentioned, I’m having trouble with sleep at the moment. I decided that researching alternative sleeping patterns might be a good move. Here’s some of the better ideas: The 28-hour day is designed to provide more free time. The main advantages are that I’ll have more time; more time for work, and more time […]

At the moment I’m suffering a little bit due to lack of regular sleeping patterns. It’s hard at university to maintain regular sleep, due to the pressures of work and social life. As an example, I was quite proud to have stayed up until 5.00am on Monday working. I got all the work done that […]

Hurrah! I seem to have email access again, which means I waste a whole lot less time on the computer. The only problem seems to be that I’ll have to do more work to use up the spare time I’ve got! Let’s hope it’s not temporary.

I thought I’d provide a software review for your delectation. I’m new to the field, so please don’t be too scathing! One of the things I find about applications, is I like them to go “swish.” They need to be slick, well-oiled, do the job they’re built for, and look pretty. Thus I find that […]

You may remember that I’ve had my problems with Yahoo! Mail before. Although I really quite like the service, I’m currently having enormous trouble reaching my mailbox. For a long time, I assumed it was a problem at my end, especially as I’d just installed Trillian, an instant-messaging application. (More about that later). Despite rebooting, […]

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Since I seem to be in the mood to post random links, here’s another: http://www.prayerbook.org.uk/ It’s the website of a pressure group designed to help push the BCP in worship.

This article is doing the rounds at the moment, so I thought I’d talk about it too. http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1599503,00.html Rather unfortunately there’s little to talk about. I agree wholeheartedly.