McShit

You simply can’t make this kind up thing up. McDonalds, one of the world’s most despicable companies, are today officially approved in Britain to give out their own exam certificates up to degree level. Would that be an A-level in de-greasing, garbology or obesitology? And do you want fries with that?

Hackers Post YouTube Video Declaring War on Scientology

This is one scary video, posted by the hackers who recently brought down the Scientologist’s website. If I was Tom Cruise, I would be afraid, very afraid. But I suppose if you can trounce Xenu, you can defeat anything, right Tom?

Gym Sins/1

Over the past few years, I’ve been to the majority of gyms in central London - and, in one way or another, found most of them wanting in one way or another.
The best gyms of all are old-fashioned boxing gyms.  Should you happen to live near one (unlikely), go for it.  Sadly, they are a [...]

Payback!

Just received an e-mail saying that the first monthly repayment from loans made to Kiva at Christmas has arrived.  I’m very impressed with this creative and humanitarian use of the Internet.  The loan in question was made to a 34-year old woman who sells eggplant, okra, and tomatoes in at a market in Sassandra, a [...]

David Lynch on the iPhone

I couldn’t agree more…

TubeClan - An Intelligent YouTube!

My mate John Buckman has started a new website - TubeClan.  The idea is very simple - it features the best videos from YouTube, edited by John and Jan.  I’ve always found YouTube to be a frustrating experience - yes, there are some great nuggets there, but a whole lot of drek, too.  TubeClan carefully [...]

"One Of Us… Was Nuts"

Having just listened to Lewis Black’s excellent autobiography, I’m a recent convert to his  laconic humor…

The Vista Upgrade

Still in my let-me-entertain-you mode, here’s another parody that I find delightful, and oh so pungent.

Gravitational Humor

This is such a sweetly humorous parody from the BMJ.  I spent years ploughing through medical journals and so much of this is absolutely spot-on.  It deserves to become a classic.

Liber Facerum Delenda Est

My friend and IT consultant Ajay tells me that, in many of the companies he visits, FaceBook is running constantly on employees machines - sometimes hidden by a spreadsheet or Word document, but basically - it’s 9-5 FaceBook, with a smattering of work to hide the tracks.
This is confirmed by a recent survey which estimates [...]

Aquatic Heresy

In the world of the underwater gardener, the name Takashi Amano is sacrosanct. His god-like creations are the envy of aquarists everywhere. The guy is so famous he’s even had a shrimp named after him (which, incidentally, I’ve bred -no mean feat). Here is a typical Amano layout:

And here are lots more.
They [...]

Truckamerarderie

Several people have pointed out that Hiob’s Truck Cam referenced below hasn’t been working for a few days (guess Hiob needs time off over Christmas, too).  Pleased to say that the link is now working.  Additionally, for your vicarious trucking pleasure, why not consider:

TruckBuddy’s Cam
Trucking Webcam Watch
Over The Road

FaceBook - the CIA conspiracy?

Assessing the mood of blogland this morning, I would say that the tide is definitely turning against FaceBook. It will be a slow exodus, but I predict we’ve seen FaceBook’s best days. Check back with me in 24 months to see.
Meantime, here’s an interesting summary of a story that been circulating for some [...]

FaceBook Part Deux

Just to amplify on the previous post.
Blogger Robert Scoble was running a script on FaceBook to collect the names, email addresses and birthdays of his friends.  This is hardly a high crime and misdemeanour, is it?  I’d say wanting to put your friends’ details into your own Microsoft Outlook address book, rather than have them [...]

FaceBook ‘Fessions

I confess - I’m a  lousy FaceBooker.  I don’t log in enough, I don’t respond to join requests enough, I certainly don’t keep my activities well enough logged, and I don’t join in all the latest and greatest apps.  It’s a wonder I have any friends left at all.
Thing is, I’ve never really been able [...]

Lies of the Tooth Fairy

Watching Hilary Clinton’s rally in Penacook, NH at the moment, I am again partly appalled and partly outraged by the popular American perception of the British health care system.  An audience member (I know, it’s probably rigged) has just asked Ms. Clinton about reforming the American healthcare system so that "it does not duplicate the [...]