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Entries from June 25th, 2009

Unintended consequence of election

June 25th, 2009 · 6 Comments · Politics

This letter in the local paper after the election results attracted a few replies last week.  I’ll be surprised if there is not more reaction this week.  When it first appeared I read it a couple of times and I am still not 100% sure what point the writers were trying to make.

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Oh is this the way they say the future’s meant to feel?

June 25th, 2009 · Comments Off on Oh is this the way they say the future’s meant to feel? · Politics

Interesting situation with this video by Don’t Panic.  It was on Youtube, but was taken down when Conservative Future claimed there was some sort of copyright infringement.  I’m no expert on IPR but it seems OK to me:  various members of the Cameron Youth were interviewed, and the interviews were put online – how can […]

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Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire

June 25th, 2009 · Comments Off on Kröd Mändoon and the Flaming Sword of Fire · Life

How come I only came across this programme when I already missed three episodes?  Unfortunately the BBC iPlayer doesn’t let you catch up with a series and at the moment only lets you watch stuff from the last week.   Only came across this while checking that the V+ box was set for Psychoville and thought […]

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Armed forces day

June 25th, 2009 · Comments Off on Armed forces day · Life

Saturday is Armed Forces Day.  Its OK to have not heard of it because this year is the first one. The official Armed Forces Day flag is flying outside my workplace at the moment, and I was genuinely surprised by it because it is the top half of our national flag, with the caption under […]

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