Monthly Archives: September 2005

Fear, uncertainty, doubt

I’m horribly insecure. I mean, I keep thinking I’m going to get fired. Am I? Does anyone know? It all feels a bit like that pattern in Star Trek, where the captain gets a girlfriend, and he’s really happy, but … Continue reading

Posted in General | 4 Comments

Beyerdynamic dt231 closed-back headphones

Okay, so. I often spout off about things I like or don’t like. Well, I’ve decided to start a new section devoted to such spoutings. First up, it’s headphones. People often spend a lot of money on a good set … Continue reading

Posted in General, Reviews | 4 Comments

Grow! Again!

Another one of these! I love these things. Here is the solution, for those who care to decode it: 0011000100101110001000000101000001100101011100 100111001101101111011011100000110100001010001100 10001011100010000001110111011000010111010001100 1010111001000001101000010100011001100101110001 0000001110100011010000111001001100101011001010 010000001110011011001010110010101100100011100110 00011010000101000110100001011100010000001100010 01110101011000110110101101100101011101000000110 1000010100011010100101110001000000110001101101 100011001010110000101110010001000000111010001 1101010110001001100101000011010000101000110110 0010111000100000011001100110100101110010011001 01000011010000101000110111001011100010000001 1000100110111101110111011011000000110100001010 001110000010111000100000011000100110111101101 110011001010000110100001010001110010010111000 100000011100110111000001110010011010010110111 0011001110000110100001010001100010011000000 10111000100000011000100110000101101100011011 0000001101000010100010000010100000

Posted in General | 1 Comment

On the Interstice

Let us use ‘hacker’ in the canonical sense. Ladies and gentlemen, I am a hacker. I do not break things (except the odd power cable.) I do not mess around with other people’s computers without their permission. Actually, that’s abhorrent … Continue reading

Posted in General | 6 Comments

82%

Or, if you prefer, 9/11. I see pro-war protesters. I thought everyone agreed that war was a bad thing. Maybe I missed a memo. Maybe the pro-war people don’t know what it’s like to see the scars on your cities, … Continue reading

Posted in General | 1 Comment

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain!

Burying some news, Mr Cheney? “Please don’t watch what we’re doing in Guantanamo! Please keep watching our outrageous cockup in New Orleans! Please!” It’s all sleight of hand.

Posted in General | Leave a comment

At long last

I finally got around to stitching together that panorama of San Francisco. Right-click, hit ‘View in new window’ for the full detail. This is a big image.

Posted in General | Leave a comment

I am Tank Girl.

Oh yes I am.

Posted in General | 6 Comments

Things I Know for Sure

The desert is hot in the daytime, and cold at night. This might seem obvious to you clever types, but it really does get very cold very quickly. Brrrr. Better dress up in silly clothes, electroluminescent wire and wander round … Continue reading

Posted in General | 6 Comments