Category: Random

So he’s still off wandering around Europe without me, the little stinker. He’s still writing those dumb little stories about all the stupid places he’s going to. Geneva. I mean. Does anyone give a damn?! Amsterdam? Feh. I’ve had it with places that Davo’s going without me. They all suck. And then he’s coming back here for a minute and it will be nice and fun for like a day. Then he’s fucking off again. Pardon my language, but the little bastard needs a good wallop if you ask me. That’d keep him in line. Poncey colonials. Poncing off…

Go on then. Bloody review me already.

Another new Apple product – this time it’s the eMac – a purely for education model of the iMac. It’s kind of a retrograde step in a way, but I suspect that it might not remain education-only for long if people like the look of it…

Today on Barbelith: Woomera – “Woomera, a former missile testing base in the remote southern Australian desert, houses one of Australia’s largest centres for detaining of refugees whilst their asylum claims are processed. Earlier this month, a group of protesters and activists managed to breach the camp’s outer skin. 50 detainees escaped. More than two days on, 10 of the escapees remained on the run. Activist Aizura Hankin reports from the scene.”

Everything you know is wrong! Or at least fourteen things of the twenty-seven things I was asked were wrong: Take the disinformation quiz.

You know what’s weird? That after decades of weather forecasting, one of the most amazing things on the internet remains that you can check the weather forecast for any part of the world. And for free! And on the BBC! I mean. That’s impressive and useful.

Round One: Ninjas refuse to tell Pirates where game is to be held. Pirates raid Ninja coastal town, burn it down, get drunk. Ninjas sulk, hiss. Final Score: Ninjas 1, Pirates, 3. more

I don’t know whether this is something to be proud of or not, but I now appear to have a site that doesn’t work perfectly in any browser. Sigh.

One of the most fun and interesting little sites I’ve seen in ages, whatsbetter.com allows you to rate things in pairs, constructing by association a hierarchy of the best things in the universe. At the moment all your contributions are only added together, so you can see the world’s favourite things – but there are a huge number of interesting things you could do with this kind of interface which tie into some ideas I had about a year ago. I really need to talk to Cal.

Oh no love! you’re not alone
You’re watching yourself but you’re too unfair
You got your head all tangled up but if I could only make you care
Oh no love! you’re not alone
No matter what or who you’ve been
No matter when or where you’ve seen
All the knives seem to lacerate your brain
I’ve had my share, I’ll help you with the pain
You’re not alone

Just turn on with me and you’re not alone
Let’s turn on with me and you’re not alone
Let’s turn on and be not alone
Gimme your hands cause you’re wonderful
Gimme your hands cause you’re wonderful
Oh gimme your hands.