I hope that the visible decline in people wearing poppies does not mean we are forgetting.
More info:
BBC Remembrance site
Royal British Legion Poppy Campaign
Month: November 2004
bookmark_borderF.Y.I.
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, the
transfer will automatically take place.
Obviously this means there is a small increase in the risk of a domain being transferred fraudulently, so if you have a non-UK domain name registered, I’d check this out with your domain registrar.
bookmark_borderSmoking is cool*
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 money.
No, despite all the statistics being bandied around – the Tobacco Manufacturer’s Association have stated that the people of Scotland don’t want a ban but a choice of environments (but of course they would say that), and of course the British Medical Association’s Scottish secretary points out that there has been a choice of environment and it has failed (and of course he would say that) – and despite the belief that the money raised through tax on cigarettes would be the swaying factor, I can reveal the guiding principle behind this legislation**.
Cool kids. You know, the ones who hung about behind the bike sheds in a fug of cheap ‘fag’ smoke. The ones who swore at teachers, the ones who scared you so much you crossed the road rather than walk past them, the ones who didn’t even bother to fight or bully because everyone JUST KNEW they were harder than anyone. Sure, they may have stunted their growth, left school as soon as they could with no qualifications and they’ll all be dead by the time they’re 40 but the point is this. The people in power are the people like me. The envious, the uncool, and the bullied. Now we are fighting back.
UPDATE: A ban it is, details still coming through.
* It’s not really kids, I was trying to be ironic… well sarcastic at least
** Or I could be making this up, but the more I think about it, the more it seems to fit
bookmark_borderBland eccentricity
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, for a variety of reasons, and I’m struggling to think where anyone similar will emerge from.
Does the modern world have no place for the eccentric, the maverick who remains true to his roots?
bookmark_borderWork Ethic
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 later.
Meanwhile a question: What techniques, if any, do you use to get yourself motivated to do something you don’t enjoy?
bookmark_borderFirefox 1.0
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.