I’ve become quite a fan of the online newsfeed tool Bloglines. As the name suggests, it collates together newsfeeds, blogs, and other RSS-syndicated content into one handy page, with no need to install anything. In fact all that’s required is to register, subscribe to some feeds, and pop back each day (or whenever) to see… Continue reading Bloglines Online Newsfeed Love Action
Month: January 2005
Gotta Watch ‘Em All!
We’ve been getting movies through online DVD rental gaff Lovefilm. Not a good start – our letterbox is so small a lazy postman can’t get a DVD in a slipcase through. Luckily, Downstairs Ted (for it is he) intercepted and dropped it by. Our first rental was 2010. Now I know what you’re thinking, but… Continue reading Gotta Watch ‘Em All!
And now on BBC Radio Four, the shipping forecast…
Trying vainly to get to sleep wouldn’t be the same without the strains of ‘Sailing By‘ at 00:45 on UK BBC Radio 4, followed by the Shipping Forecast. This string of numbers and names is sometimes soporific, sometimes annoying, and sometimes, it manages to be quite evocative. Click below to see more information (or a… Continue reading And now on BBC Radio Four, the shipping forecast…
You Will Feel The Need To Vomit
OK, so the possibility of nuclear destruction our friend the atom, slow or fast, is bad enough, but how about the possibility of sonic destruction? Hawkwind discussed it in their chilling classic, Sonic Attack. Well, I say ‘discussed’, I actually mean recited a tract of Moorcock apocalyptic barminess over a backing of overdriven synth noodlings… Continue reading You Will Feel The Need To Vomit
Thanks Guys
Poland has just saved the EU from a major public policy debacle. Sign the Thank You letter below!
Secession Or Expulsion?
I mean, OK, I’m not a political blogger, and I don’t want to be. There’s plenty of other people to do that. But I just have to share this. With the 2004 US Presidential Election result making me dig out my copy of ‘Protect and Survive’, I just want to share this, because it makes… Continue reading Secession Or Expulsion?
Creating Gantt Charts in Microsoft Excel – Part 1: The Basics
Here’s a handy trick. If you need to create a simple Gantt chart to illustrate a point, and you don’t have Microsoft Project or similar software, you can create Gantt charts that are attractive and easily updated in Microsoft Excel. For an example, check out the official website of Carlton Dramatic Society, which I run… Continue reading Creating Gantt Charts in Microsoft Excel – Part 1: The Basics
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Our Friend The Atom
This place is not a place of honor. No highly esteemed deed is commemorated here. Nothing valued is here. This place is a message and part of a system of messages. Pay attention to it! Sending this message was important to us. We considered ourselves to be a powerful culture. I grew up in a… Continue reading Our Friend The Atom