The GNOME developers ∈ magpies (?)
The GNOME design team has some new mockups. Specifically, they’re for a revised error reporting system. This is a mock-up of what could be displayed in the event of a fatal error, such as a kernel...
View ArticleCanada Water’s new, happy-to-be-a-library library
Many people of the Christian faith, when moving to a new area, will spend a good amount of time “browsing” various churches. They may go to different services, visit the buildings, chat with the vicar...
View ArticleA few words on the #n30 strikes
The work of the public sector is critically important, and the Government, with its programme of hastened mauls to public spending, is pissing on the good work these people do every day. I therefore...
View ArticleOn coffee
I am currently in a branch of a certain large chain coffee shop, drinking what will almost certainly be my last take-away coffee of the year. This seems a prudent time to introduce an article I wrote a...
View ArticleSTANDPIPE EXPRESS: Passengers’ fury as fares soar
The London STANDPIPE EXPRESS is your daily source of quality news*, advertisements, weird and wonderful stories, celeb pics and goss, advertisements, sporting bollocks, creepy ads for pornographic chat...
View ArticleGove in “has right idea” shocker
As much as it pains me to say it, Michael The Chinless Wonder™ Gove, has the right idea in replacing the piss-weak ICT curriculum in schools with a programme in Computer Science. Children are naturally...
View ArticleMurray Gold plays “I Am The Doctor” at the piano
Words cannot describe how awesome this is. (Also, anyone think Moby is looking ten years younger?)
View ArticleWikipedia to black out globally in protest at SOPA/PIPA
Well, it’ll get the cause noticed. It will also screw over a lot of schoolchildren who’ve left their homework too late. I support the cause (SOPA and PIPA are, when not toxic, an appalling example of...
View ArticleIn which everything changes (again) (or, update your bookmarks: Part II!)
I’ve been blogging with WordPress for around five years as of next month. That’s frightening. It makes me feel old. WordPress is a superb bit of software, and it’s done me good service while I’ve used...
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