Simon Brunning - stuff that I find interesting
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- Quote of the Day
I've always said, the Web is the sum of all human knowledge plus porn....
- Smells like Teen Spirit?
Via El P, a classy piece of journalism. The comments are great - I've not seen so many euphemisms in one place since the Profanisaurus....
- The End of the Affair, Version 2.0
He dumps her on Wikipedia, then she sells his stuff on eBay. Magic. And there was me that thinking that the way to dump someone these days was to mark...
- Top -and-tailing log files
Some of our log files are huge - I have a 10 GB file on my HDD right now. These files are unwieldy to say the least, and you usually...
- Nerd? Me?
I somehow contrived to break my glasses on my way into work this morning. They are currently held together with sellotape. Even by my standards, I'm a bit of a...
- Who do you have to call a twat to get your comment deleted?
Via Rosie, Max, 19 is the funniest thing I've read in ages. Of course, he's nineteen, so of course he's a tosser. Had this been up on facebook, it would...
- Farewell Camden
First, half of it is earmarked for redevelopment, then the other half goes up in smoke. Of course, they say they'll rebuild, but it'll never be the same. :-(...
- New guardian.co.uk site...
It's been a busy weekend, but it's mostly done now. We did UK, World, The Guardian, The Observer and Audio this time, along with a few bits and pieces. The...
- Have the Stars Come Right?
Five submarine cables cut now, is it? I wonder if The Bloop is occurring a lot at the moment?...
- Joke of the day
Eric: Who was that lady I seen you with last night? Ernie: You mean, ‘I saw’. Eric: Sorry. Who was that eyesore I seen you with last night? Thank you,...
- Bad Science
"An Italian urologist and self-professed lover of the sexy shoe set out to prove that high heels were not as bad for women's health as some suggest." Emphasis mine. Ben...
- Spot the Difference
The Guardian The Oriental Morning Post...
- Bash script of the day
yes bum | xargs banner -w 50...
- The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs: Monkey Boy's three-legged race
Fake Steve Jobs has really nailed the Microsoft/Yahoo! merger here: Monkey Boy's three-legged race....
- The Mac is Back!
Got a phone call last night just as I was getting to Angel tube station. Dawkins was all better! So I diverted to Regent's Street to pick it up. Not...