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Entries from July 24th, 2006

Classic spam

July 24th, 2006 · Comments Off on Classic spam · Technology

Following on from the recent posts about spam, today I found something which Akismet had caught, which is definitely spam but which made me laugh for its irony. It could almost be a pointed comment on considering oneself working class while holding down a decent job on above-average wages… Your guestbook is example of middle-class […]

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Snakes on a plane

July 24th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Life

Something to watch while waiting for Snakes on a Plane to hit the cinemas…

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Dangers of leisure

July 23rd, 2006 · Comments Off on Dangers of leisure · Life

Having a day out is turning into a dangerous activity just recently, apart from the default dangers related to excessive heat and sunshine. First of all there was the runaway mine train at Alton Towers, which ran away and hospitalised four people.  Today there was an inflatable art installation which got loose from its moorings […]

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Spam

July 23rd, 2006 · 4 Comments · Technology

I actually found a real comment from a real person in the Akismet spam queue today. Very lucky to spot it really. Some days there can be 100+ spam comments caught by Akismet and usually I just delete them all as its too much trouble to read so much junk. Can you guess which comment […]

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Flying

July 22nd, 2006 · Comments Off on Flying · Life

I have no doubt that the boy who died in a plane crash in Essex did well to aim his plane at a park and narrowly avoid blocks of flats and playgrounds. It is quite possible, maybe even probable, that his plane had a mechanical fault and that even the most skilled and experienced pilot […]

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Superheroes

July 22nd, 2006 · 1 Comment · Life

All this talk of superheroes, reminded me of what I thought earlier in the month when I electrocuted myself in the line of DIY duty. At the time I thought it was unfair that in the comic books someone gets electrocuted, bitten by a radioactive spider, falls into a vat of toxic chemicals and end […]

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Daddy Cool

July 20th, 2006 · 1 Comment · Music

I think that the fad for creating West End musicals around the back catalogue of particular artists has either reached a tipping point or has plunged over a cliff. I don’t know whether it means that it has finally reached rock-bottom and is going to fizzle out, or whether it means that the bar has […]

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Pink Fish

July 19th, 2006 · Comments Off on Pink Fish · Life

Not an immediately obvious combination of business streams for a company to be in. Was it such a success that they have had to move to larger premises? Somehow I suspect not. On the other hand, the combination does make some sense. I think that tanning studios and IT consultancies are both businesses which attract […]

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Oh Superman

July 19th, 2006 · 7 Comments · Life

At the risk of alienating a few people like Andrew, I have to say that I am left cold by all the hype over the new Superman Returns film. I’ll admit I was a fan during the 60s: I can remember going to my primary school fete’s fancy dress competition as Superman and none of […]

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Consultation

July 18th, 2006 · 2 Comments · Life, Politics

I have recently finished a book called The Tyranny of Numbers by David Boyle, sub-titled ‘why counting can’t make us happy’. Its an interesting book, but possibly less than the sum of its parts, by which I mean there are lots of specific parts which are fascinating but I am not sure about the overall […]

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