Live Journal have been more than a little crap the last week or so. As many may know I actually host my blog on my own website but most people comment on the syndicated feed on Live Journal. I'm thinking of migrating my blog to the slightly more feature complete …

I recently turned on longlines-mode for my It's All Text buffers as that is generally what I want (especially for this blog). However when I'm editing email for GMail I want to be able to switch between modes as I may be writing a simple message or inserting a patch …

..that is waiting for the broadband to turn-up. The first night in the house was nice although lacking in curtains so woke up early this morning. We have a mostly functional kitchen although no fridge yet. Fliss is building furniture upstairs. There are still a fair number of boxes to …

I assume most people are aware of the recent furore over Daniel Hannan's appearance on Fox News where some fairly distorted views of the NHS where given. I'm not going to say the system is perfect but I certainly know which system I'd choose to be treated under. However I …

Well it seems the Pirate Party in now registered with the electoral commission in the UK which opens the way for their participation in elections. I'm not sure how I feel about this. Their front page policies are all good stuff, reform copyright and patent law, reduce surveillance and uphold …