Le Weekend

Posted on Tue 21 December 2004 in general

For sure, its was an entertaining weekend break.


Flying to Amsterdam is very quick and easy. We hardly had time to finish our drinks before the plane started its decent and the cabin staff hurriedly collected to the rubbish. Having taken everything on the plane as hand luggage we were …

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Its all about the Shopping

Posted on Sun 19 December 2004 in general

I have been in Amsterdam 2 days now and it is very plesent. The weather is a little on the cold side but it just gives you an excuse to wander into warm coffee shops along the way. I think I've found something my dad will like for Christmas although …


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Hamsters be damned

Posted on Fri 17 December 2004 in general

Last nights BSG was entertaining. I think the new series has a future which is nice to see because the Sci-Fi genre has been a bit flat over the last few years. Of course Sky could end up putting me off if they don't stop their saturation advertising of the …


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DVD Box Office

Posted on Wed 15 December 2004 in general

Every ones favourite online mega-corp have started offering DVD rentals by post. Seeing as I enjoy watching films but find Sky Box Office limited and scary* I thought I'd give it a go. The concept is quite simple in that you pay a monthly fee and maintain a rental queue …


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Founding Fathers

Posted on Wed 15 December 2004 in general

I got a chance to watch some of the additional interview material from Revolution OS last night. I was struck with how clearly rms came across when explaining the motivation behind the GNU project. For all his faults he's still a hell of a visionary revolutionary. I wonder if he'll …


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