Archives for April, 2004
all your 0wnz0r3d boxes are belong to us
Friday, April 30th, 2004
The Register have an article about the illicit trade in compromised PCs.
So 21st century. So capitalist.
And I learnt a new term that even Wikipedia doesn’t know about, ‘BotNet’.
death row
Friday, April 30th, 2004
came to help my friend ollie rescue the data from his ibook g4 because the screen is broken and he is sending it back for repair. we were going to copy the data off using his machine as a firewire drive, onto my machine.
i arrive, open the lid of my ibook to hear CRUNCH […]
eastern europeans growing on me
Friday, April 30th, 2004
so tomorrow the planned EU enlargement takes place. all the media in the UK have to say is ’scare stories’ about eastern Europeans wanting to migrate to the UK.
glad to see some people can see the positive benefits, ie the local people. train journeys across international borders on the boundary of enlargement are free […]
animal tv
Thursday, April 29th, 2004
according to the guardian, the BBC are creating their own TV channel for pets (Pet TV).
that is, for pets to watch.
“The interactive TV service will consist of a looped series of images and sounds, including clips of snooker balls rolling across the green baize, frisbees flying through the air, cat toys and cartoon […]
spot the grot
Wednesday, April 28th, 2004
As invited by Way to go, I have begun making a gallery of pictures of minging public transport things. So far it includes a Badgerline bus and an Arriva Trains Wales seat tray.
More to come no doubt.
a till
Wednesday, April 28th, 2004
nice safeway till error. shame about the blurry photo.
dead zone tourism
Wednesday, April 28th, 2004
I wonder of it is as a consequence of kidd of speed (and the google mayhem for Pripyat) that The Telegraph reports Tourists flock to the dead zone of Chernobyl.
electronic potatatoes
Tuesday, April 27th, 2004
it’s april and Jersey Royals are in season. today i bought some and they were absolutely delicious. and i particularly like the fact that they have a web site.
oh, i like their quality control too. their bling bling image.
big means expensive
Tuesday, April 27th, 2004
I always thought charging for post by weight was a bit weird, because surely volume is important too. It seems I’m not alone, the Royal Mail plans price by size.
But how will this work internationally? What if I send a parcel from France to the UK, will it cost more than to post to […]
buses and the capital
Tuesday, April 27th, 2004
The BBC claims buses are back in favour, which I don’t quite agree with. They do mention in passing that the increase in bus patronage probably had something to do with the incredible investment in London buses (as a consequence of congestion charging), and hence the recent ‘London bus love’ trend (I made up the […]