Well day two of the Beer festival went well after I we were joined by Mark and co. I only spent ?15 on getting Bohemian Rhapsody on the charity request list (someone had paid ?10 to get it off just as we where getting into our full operatic roar). There …

Music lovers may be interested in the latest activity surrounding the Sony CD "root kits". Its even more enlightening when you read the EULA that comes with them. Thats right kids, you no longer buy CD's, your just a licensee.

Last nights visitation to the (ex-UMIST) Beer Festival was enjoyable. There was only a small amount of air guitar and raucous singing involved. We all got home at reasonable times. I absolutely stuck to my policy of not getting a second book of tickets (ref: last year). My head is …

Reading up on the political aftermath of yesterdays commons victory (and Blair's defeat) did make me wonder how much our glorious leader wants to ape Thatcher. Time for a night of the long knives yet?

The meal last night went well if a little rushed thanks to tram chaos. I …

..waking up this morning listening to government ministers accusing the opposition of short term political opportunism on the run up to the vote on the new terror laws. The central argument seemed to be because the police said they had to have the extended detention times you were anti-country by …