Month: May 2003

Alex owns up to an addiction, and following his lead I will do the same.

My name is Gordon McLean, and I’m a Big Brother-oholic.

Yes Big Brother 4 starts on Friday. Yes I’ll be watching the, and yes I will comment on it here (hopefully in passing mainly).

So are you feeling voyeuristic?

Yes, yet another little photo submission thing:
1. True Desktop Entry – Work Desk – taken using my camera phone.
2. True Desktop Entry – Home Desk – taken using my camera.

Porto won the UEFA Cup.
With more than a little help from the referee.

I’m a lot more pissed off than I expected about this, I wouldn’t have minded Celtic losing if they had lost fair and square, unfortunately they lost to a team of divers aided by some awful refereeing. Still, Celtic take a lot of credit for the way they played and hopefully they have restored some pride into Scottish football.

Matrix tomorrow night anyone?

I have a dilemma. Do I watch Celtic in the UEFA Cup final, or do I go and see the Matrix?

I’m swaying towards the football as, with our UGC passes, I can see the Matrix as many times as I want in the coming weeks, and I’ll buy the DVD when it comes out, where as this is the first time in ages that a Scottish football team has managed anything of this magnitude.

So, c’moan the Bhoys! (I think that’s right…)

Having heard and read this term a few times recently I’ve done a little digging, and come up with the following, which you may or may not find useful.

Working definition of social software by Tom at plasticbag, with some equally good points in the comments.

Are You Ready for Social Software?
“It’s a sprawling, tentacled world, where social dealings are inductive, going from the individual, to a group, to many groups and, finally, to the universe. Or at least the itty-bitty universe of all people using the Internet.”

Whilst I remember – trying listening to some music using only one headphone. I do this at work so I can keep one ear ‘open’, and it throws up some gems – Marvin Gayes – Heard it through the Grapevine is ideal for this effect, the drums are all loaded to the left hand channel, so just listen to the right hand channel for an ‘unplugged’ version!

Ohhh OK, I’ll make it Tune of the Moment then…