Remembering
Reading time: < 1 min I hope that the visible decline in people wearing poppies does not mean we are forgetting. More info:BBC Remembrance siteRoyal British Legion Poppy Campaign
Month November 2004
F.Y.I.
Reading time: < 1 min Those nice people at 123-Reg brought the following to my attention: On 12th November ICANN will introduce a new policy designed to make transfers of non-UK domain names between Registrars quicker and easier. From this date, if there is no acknowledgement from the domain owner/admin contact within 5 days of a transfer request being made,…
Smoking is cool*
Reading time: 2 mins Today the Scottish Parliament decides on whether to introduce a smoking ban and what level that ban will be. Me? I’m hoping that it’ll outlaw the damn things altogether. Ohh and anyone who thinks this is a democratic decision is sadly mistaken. The real reason behind this decision won’t be health, and it won’t be…
Bland eccentricity
Reading time: < 1 min There has been a spate of high profile deaths recently (I shudder to call them “celebrities” but what other catch-all phrase would suffice?) and I’m beginning to wonder where the gaps left by some of these people will be filled. Emlyn Hughes, Fred Dibna, and John Peel were all afforded a level of cult status,…
Work Ethic
Reading time: < 1 min To much lucubration affects mine. I end up energyless and listless, staring at the To Do list and using the “don’t know where to start” excuse. OR It could be that I’m just bored and need a challenge. I think this might become a bit of theme here for a while, but more on that…
Firefox 1.0
Reading time: < 1 min Well, it’s finally here. The first full release. I’ve yakked on about this browser enough in the past I think so I’ll say no more other than don’t just sit there, go get it.