Fry and Blair
Quite interesting chat between Stephen Fry and Tony Blair here.
England 0 – 1 Spain
When, oh when, will Steve McClaren, or whoever else is managing England, learn? Square pegs, round holes. Square pegs, round holes. Square pegs, ro… you get the picture. Picking Ben Foster and Jonathan Woodgate was good. Picking Phil Neville at left back was very bad – we know he can’t cut it in that position … Keep reading
CSS Irritation
The theme I am using on this site at the moment, Fjords01!, is beatiful. But for some reason the CSS makes italics (through the em tag) appear like this. Until I get round to changing the stylesheet, I am having to edit the tags to be a simple ‘i’. It’s annoying. [tags] fjords01! theme[/tags]
Why I still read newspapers
Despite being an avid reader of RSS feeds – not just from blogs, but other sites like newspapers, and other new organisations – I still get a newspaper every day. I guess this runs somewhat contrary to the idea that the use of web technology to deliver news will eventually mean the death of the … Keep reading
Charlie Brooker on Macs
Charlie Brooker, TV reviewing god, has a pop at the ‘I’m a Mac’ ad campaign with his usual savagery: The ads are adapted from a near-identical American campaign – the only difference is the use of Mitchell and Webb. They are a logical choice in one sense (everyone likes them), but a curious choice in … Keep reading