Before reading this I had two conflicting prejudices. As someone who like technology and music, the idea of a book about technoogy and music had a certain appeal, but as the proud owner of an mp3 player which is not an iPod, and which I chose to buy instead of an iPod, I get a […]
Entries from August 20th, 2005
Book Review: iPod Therefore I Am
August 20th, 2005 · Comments Off on Book Review: iPod Therefore I Am · Life
Modernist
August 18th, 2005 · Comments Off on Modernist · Life
I had a bit of a modern time at lunchtime today. Everybody else at work seems to be on holiday at the moment so, without any moral pressure to go out and eat I had time to wander further afield at lunchtime. Today I got as far as the Tate Modern and just about had […]
Metric measurement – whats that?
August 18th, 2005 · Comments Off on Metric measurement – whats that? · Work
I’m not saying that the rail industry is stuck in the past or anything but… We get a regular health & safety newsletter telling us about recent rail-related incidents, with advice about how to avoid repeats and lessons learnt. This month there was a story about a contractor who obviously did not move to a […]
Painful
August 17th, 2005 · Comments Off on Painful · Life
For the last couple of weeks I have been getting pains in my arm when it is in certain positions. For example, it hurts so much to lift the kettle I have to use my left hand for that. Although my colleagues at work very helpfully diagnosed wanker’s cramp I decided to try a second […]
Tags: Doh!
Christopher Walken for President 2008
August 14th, 2005 · Comments Off on Christopher Walken for President 2008 · Politics
Is this for real??
Blogmap Tutorial
August 14th, 2005 · Comments Off on Blogmap Tutorial · Technology
Following the lead of Bloggers4labour I have tried adding a blogmap, which should be visible somewhere on the right. This was not entirely straightforward. I couldn’t find a clear step-by-step guide for doing it on Blogger so I had to look in several places for the various instructions. If there are any Blogger users who […]
The new football season
August 14th, 2005 · Comments Off on The new football season · Life
The new football season is off to a flying start. First of all West Ham managed a comfortable win on the first day of the season, and Crawley Town drew away from home. Last year we had almost the best home record but possibly the worst away record, so am away draw is a good […]
Tags: Crawley Town·Football·West Ham
The War of the Worlds
August 13th, 2005 · Comments Off on The War of the Worlds · Music, Technology
Today I caved in and bought the re-released CD of Jeff Wayne’s The War of the Worlds. I know its really old, and was a bit naff even at the time, but I was tempted by the fact that it is a hybrid SACD with the whole thing remixed in 5.1 surround sound. There are […]
Tags: Gadgets
At last…
August 13th, 2005 · Comments Off on At last… · Life, Politics
…Big Brother is over. Unfortunately our local lad fell at the last hurdle, but I think he acquitted himself well and was a credit to the town. We have been gaining a bit of a reputation as a ‘chav town’ and Eugene is possibly the least chavvy person you could expect to meet. Tonight I […]
Tags: Lib Dems·Local Papers·TV
Meteor showers
August 13th, 2005 · Comments Off on Meteor showers · Life
We are supposed to be having these perseid meteor showers tonight, and the predictions are that it will be a particularly good one. I have been out for a look but didn’t see a lot. In about 15 minutes I saw 3 shoting stars. Its supposed to be at its peak between 2 and 5 […]
