OK so I got new prescription sunglasses. I felt (and I was agreed with) that my current simple metal frames were not cool enough, considering I now live (for the moment) in a city with plenty of sunshine. I’d seen a few reviews of these cheap online sunglasses stores, so I decided to take a… Continue reading Don’t Masquerade With The Guy In Shades
Month: June 2009
Personal Data Flow Diagram
With my Palm Centro, I’ve been playing with methods of keeping all my contacts and calendars up to date. I’ll admit it’s more of a geeky labour of love rather than a legitimate need for a solution. As the complexity of the links involved became clear, and after I had some problems with timezone shifting… Continue reading Personal Data Flow Diagram
“It Was 37 Years Two Days Ago…”
… as The Beatles never sang. So anyway, my birthday. After last weeks trip to Las Vegas, I’m driving up to LA this evening, for a nice weekend involving the usual dinners with friends, brunch, dogwalking and relaxing. Oh and maybe some database design for Cassie, you never know. In terms of gifts, I got… Continue reading “It Was 37 Years Two Days Ago…”
Discovery Institute Abuses DMCA To Censor Critic
After posting a video taking apart the arguments of The Discovery Institute’s Casey Luskin (who appeared on Fox News without an opposing view – fair and balanced my arse), Youtube user Donexodus was hit with a cynical DMCA claim from the Institute to take it down, citing copyright infringement. The twisted nature of the DMCA… Continue reading Discovery Institute Abuses DMCA To Censor Critic
Time, The Old Enemy
Well that’s the absolute end. I turned 37 today. I’m only updated this because these bastards told me to. Actually it’s been pretty good, all told, so far. My brother called for his regular misanthropic slagging session. Friend Robin called (from his landline!) to have a chat, make vague promises about visiting in the late… Continue reading Time, The Old Enemy