Rexona advert currently in the UK. Thanks Mkm!
Bulletproof bird toys
I was just in my local pet shop because Mrs. Elbeno wanted to get a bird feeder or two. And while in the bird section, I noticed bird toys. I also noticed that they were emblazoned with “Bulletproof!” as if this were a serious selling point for bird toys. I can think of three possible… Continue reading Bulletproof bird toys
E3 Approaches…
…and I have my badge. I see that the registration completion & what I assume is lanyard pickup starts at 8, so I think I’ll be turning up early this year (even though the show doesn’t start until 10 on the first day). Last year I turned up at 10 and spent 2 hours queueing… Continue reading E3 Approaches…
What is up?
I know Los Angeles sucks, but people! Stop shooting each other!
Slashdot headers: Futurama quotes?
So I'm playing around with writing some HTTP/1.1 code, and I notice that slashdot is serving up some odd headers. X-Fry and X-Bender? Someone's a Futurama fan (not me; I had to look it up). But don't take my word for it: see for yourself.
Habari Xenu
I just downloaded Habari Xenu and installed it (discovered via ). First impression, it's spiffy. But already I'm seeing missing features. Am I wrong, too demanding, or what? I would like to have: Built in advert blocking (or even better, use adblock's filter list). OK, I'm draconian, but I don't want to see any adverts.… Continue reading Habari Xenu
US vs UK
UK beats the US at: Bread. In England, you can get a lovely, inexpensive, fresh-baked, unsliced granary loaf from just about any corner supermarket (the sort that is a 5 minute walk from your house). In America, any bread other than sliced prepackaged is some kind of speciality item, available only in the European or… Continue reading US vs UK
Impulse buy!
Practical Common Lisp by Peter Seibel. I’ve studied a bit of Lisp; enough to get interested. Of course I studied functional programming in college so the concepts are not so mind bending as they would be at first. Hopefully this book will take my Lisp into the realm of the practical.
"You probably know a million songs…"
“…wouldn't it be nice to hear more than 20 of them?” So goes one of JACK FM's tags. I take issue: let's look at the facts. Assume a song is 3 minutes long on average. Assume that I listen to songs for 3 hours a day every day, never repeating a single song. Assume there… Continue reading "You probably know a million songs…"
The Da Vinci Code
(Warning: spoilers ahead) I read it. The plot was excellently contrived. The way it mixes fact and fiction is great. But as a whodunit, it's a bit rubbish. Dan Brown is continually treating both his characters and readers as simpletons. Now I realise it's not an easy thing to invent clues and a treasure hunt,… Continue reading The Da Vinci Code