» The Spectator – Melanie Phillips says economic meltdown is due to “militant atheism” Theism does not equal morality. Melanie Phillips does not equal anyone I want to spend time with. Why do I read this stuff? » Blender Defender Want to scare your cat into not jumping up on the counter? Set up your… Continue reading Recent Links, 20081028
Month: October 2008
MIDI Files I Have Known And Loved
While clearing out my server during the Great Shift to WordPress, I found a folder containing a load of MIDI files. I present them here. They’re divided up into various groups and themes. I gathered them over the years from various places for various purposes. If anyone has a problem with any of these being… Continue reading MIDI Files I Have Known And Loved
The Weeks After
This entry was a draft I never got round to finishing. It was started on August 11 2005, and then sat in the folder on my server, forgotten. I found it just now, while transferring files to WordPress. ~o~ So here I am again. The week after Dad died, I had compassionate leave from work,… Continue reading The Weeks After
Recent Links, 20081015
» FiveThirtyEight.com: Electoral Projections Done Right Very detailed statistical analysis of the US Presidential Election. Lots of charts and graphs. It’ll be interesting to see how accurate they are… » Mozilla Bug 2212 – character alignment not implemented (align=char, charoff=, text-align:<string>) Come on, get on with it. These lazy Open Source programmers, giving us their… Continue reading Recent Links, 20081015
Wind-up Ubik
~ About bloomin time I posted this ~ I’ve just finished reading The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami. It’s the second book by this author that I have read, after Cassie gave me her copy of Dance Dance Dance, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Chronicle is very similar in that it involves a normal suburban… Continue reading Wind-up Ubik
Stay Hungry
I nearly called this post Pumping Irony, but that would have been shite. Instead, I’m making a reference to an early film starring the Governor of the united state I live in. When I told Friend M that I was going to a gym, she responded Gym??? Gym??????????? What ever next – nail bar? Exactly… Continue reading Stay Hungry
Alternative Schedule
I’ve signed up on the Alternative Work Schedule here in the office. It means I work 9 hours a day Monday to Thursday, 8 hours on Friday and every other Friday I get off. It was offered to me when I first arrived, and having thought about it and seen people doing it, I’ve taken the plunge. Tomorrow… Continue reading Alternative Schedule
Recent Links, 20081009
» Daily Kos: McCain’s Non-Support for Troops and Veterans: The Master List Pretty comprehensive list of why McCain does not support US troops and veterans like he says he does. There should be more “cheat sheets” like this, for all candidates. Instant fact checking and calling out on lies. » garfield minus garfield Funnily enough,… Continue reading Recent Links, 20081009
Agents Of Frustration
Rant time, generalisations ahoy. Why is it that anyone with the word “agent” in their job title ends up being more of an obstacle than an enabler? The word “agent” is defined (amongst other things) as “a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations“. They act on your behalf. They enable, they… Continue reading Agents Of Frustration
Bremen
IÂ dreamt a new entry for The Meaning Of Liff. When I woke I wrote it down. Bremen (n.) The animation used in tennis video games where the losing player falls down on their knees.