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Fighting back against the monopolists

  • Posted by world
  • September 28, 2008

So in my quest to get a Freeview+ box with DVD player/recorder I ended up buying an LG RHT297H which is great in most ways (a few niggles like losing the time and hence recording times when the power cuts) but is forced to only play region 2 DVDs. Now I’ve said it before and [...]

another nigerian spam

  • Posted by world
  • August 31, 2006

From: tomcole2020@oi.com.br
Subject: Invitation to act as Next-of-Kin
Date: 1 October 2000 09:15:28 BDT
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Reply-To: tomcole2020@bigmir.net
From the Desk: Barrister. Thomas Cole.
Thomas Cole & partners.
25 Wilson Road
Olodi Apapa
Lagos- Nigeria.
Private / Highly Confidential
Subject [...]

flickr and maps

  • Posted by world
  • August 31, 2006

Those lovely people over at flickr have integrated geotagging and yahoo maps into the organiser function. Very nice integration. Well if you live in the US it is. If you live in say London…
You might have more of a problem. Yahoo maps just simply doesn’t cut the mustard for this kind of application. Well any [...]

Abercrombie & Wills? Jack & Fitch?

  • Posted by world
  • August 9, 2006


Ten Four

  • Posted by world
  • July 31, 2006

Oh it’s been ages since I had a decent one of these…
Thanks to Spence for livening up my Monday morning!
Here are FOUR things you may not have known about me:
A: Four jobs I have had in my life:
1. Club Host at Heaven
2. Bar Manager
3. Licensee in Soho
4. Head of Training
B: Four movies I [...]

mactop

  • Posted by world
  • July 7, 2006

Okay so I now am the proud owner of a brand new MacBook 13″ 2.0GHz Intel Core Duo with the regular 60Gb hard drive and 512Mb RAM. More here.
Now don’t get me wrong it was really nice of the boys to go to the Apple Store when they where in the US and buy it [...]

aimtoday drops the softly softly approach

  • Posted by world
  • June 23, 2006

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Go to the movies you wanker!
At first I thought oh okay in the US they say ‘Jack Off’ not ‘Wank’ then I though o way - it’s just someone upset with the world having a laugh.
It’s still live (for the time being) at aimtoday.aim.com

4 8 15 16 23 42

  • Posted by world
  • August 11, 2005

Oceanic Airways flight 815 from SYD to LAX
Lost (US)
Lost (UK)
Matthew Fox

Directions

  • Posted by world
  • May 16, 2005

1. Start at Leicester Square
2. Catch Piccadilly Line to London Heathrow Airport.
3. Catch flight from London Heathrow to Dallas Fort Worth Airport.
4. Hire car at Dallas Fort Worth Airport.
5. Start going toward the “Airport Exit” on “International Parkway
South”
- [...]

notetoself.x

  • Posted by world
  • January 20, 2005

So last night I got an email about domain names and it set me thinking. There are plenty of TLD’s out there and plenty I never think about.
.ca for one. I am fairly used to .com.au because I go there and use sites ther all the time. Canada and .ca though I have to admit [...]