Category: Random

Because other crackers are counter-intuitive:

Digging through the archives of Haddock, it’s amazing what you find… For example… Ex Sapient Creative Directors first web site…

Today I found myself bound by Godwin’s Law in a thread at Metafilter. Nearly eight years on the net and I’d never heard of it before.

I’m only linking to this because I don’t have time to read it properly at the moment and don’t want to lose it. Forgive me, loyal readers.

Several Haddock regulars, Cal and I spent much of yesterday evening talking to students about community sites, the public sphere, weblogs, issues of trust and representation. Some of the key sites we discussed over the evening included:

• H2G2
• Jason’s 9/11 page
• Blogdex
• Metafilter
• Slashdot
• Stand.org.uk
• Scripting News
• Blogger
• Fax Your MP
• Stop Esso
• Greymatter
• Movable Type
• Weblogs.com
• kuro5hin
• UpsideClown
• Feed
• TCN
• Popbitch

I’ve got a sweet tooth
For liquorice drops and jelly roll
Hey Sugar Daddy
Hansel needs some sugar in his bowl

I’ll lay out fine china on the linen
And polish up the chrome
If you’ve got some sugar for me
Sugar Daddy bring it on…

Just in case you didn’t know. It’s my weblogging second birthday today. I said it earlier in the day, but you might have missed that. First Barbelith and then plasticbag.org. Woo.

More accounts of the Big Gay Pop-Quiz: Davo, Scally, Ian.

I’ve got paid. Oh my god. Oh. My. God. I haven’t seen any income for over a month – nothing. I’ve been living past my overdraft facility – paying fees left, right and centre. I don’t actually have a lot of cash, because of troubling things like rent and bills – but I’m getting closer to equilibrium. Should I buy myself a present to celebrate? Money. Actual money. Money cash. Cash Money. Bizarre. I fear ‘gay romantic comedy’ The Broken Hearts Club may have to be mine. Wooo.

Last night was Big Gay Pub Pop Quiz Halloween Special night at the Retro Bar. 13 1/2 out of 20 due in large part to my epic knowledge of crap music and passing familiarity with goth and David Bowie. We did not win. Sigh.