The BBC has a rather mundane article today discussing the How the internet is changing language – and Slashdot responded in a – dare I say it again – mundane sort of way. Is it really news that LOL, Googling, and l33t speak has made the way into common language? I just can’t believe this [...]
Well – my string of bad luck culminated this weekend in getting my backpack nicked out from under me while in a pub this weekend. Literally out from under me – Carrie & I were deep in conversation (yes, this love struck absorption still occasionally happens even after 10+ years of marriage) and the pack [...]
I am a big fan of Easter Eggs. The kind I leave for myself and don’t find for months, or sometimes years. My natural tendency is to pack things away in the smallest of corners and never think once about throwing something out – drives Carrie a bit nuts with physical things — and if [...]
We’re set to move. After a week of looking (yes, I make decisions fast) we found a great place in West Hampstead on Pandora Rd. That link is bound to break at some point as we just got the papers back from the landlord approving all the contracts & whatnot.
I’ll be a little different than [...]
And hire all the BBC’s. Dr. Who, Band Of Brothers, 8 Out of 10 Cats, Top Gear. The programming is far far superior than the crud in the states. Smart programs. Amazing. Few laugh tracks. Amazing. Great stuff. The only thing I’m missing is Three Sheets on MOJO. And my TV of course.
