Meg Hourihan , one of the founders of Pyra (responsible for Blogger ), has always had not wholly pleasant feelings for her experience at Pyra after everything went pseudo-titsup.com, but how tremendous to hear her realise that with the way Blogspot and Blogger are being used during the war to allow even more freedoms of […]
The mood after my previous post turned more rebellious, and Iraqi citizens started attempting to pull down the statue of Saddam in the middle of the square opposite the Palestine Hotel. US Marines joined in the effort, finally pulling down the statue just before 3pm GMT. A ridiculous and obscene gesture by a US Marine […]
I'll let the pictures do the talking —
Scott Murray, Guardian Unlimited journo infamous for his bizarre sports coverage , has been tasked to give a blow-by-blow account of the Budget (when the Chancellor of the Exchequor announces the country's budget for this financial year). When you read something that starts ... "Good morning everyone. First, the apologies. I don't know my PSBRs […]
This has to be the most evil excuse for 'breakfast' ever served — the "Hungry Man All Day Breakfast" (yes, it's American). You chuck it in the microwave, and out comes sausages, bacon, eggs, something called 'home fries' and pancakes. Luckily, merkans get proper nutritional information on their munchies, something that's only now becoming the […]
John Simpson, the BBC's World Affairs Editor , was caught in a friendly fire incident while travelling with a convoy of Kurdish and US troops. He filed a report by satellite phone immediately after the attack, and a video report later in the day. Although he and his team were lightly wounded, a translator working […]
Tip o' the hat to John and Slate for this dinky workaround for DSLTV 's irritating .nl IP address limitation ... Change your browser's proxy settings to use the HTTP proxy at 212.203.5.93 on port 3128 Visit the DSLTV website Pick a channel on the right Make clicky Sorted. Nice one.
Here are some of this year's April Fools internet gags — not all of them great, but dem's da breaks! I've linked to the sites, but since the April Fools pages themselves may have changed after the fact, I've included screengrabs from today. Enjoy. Google Buys Metafilter — the 'Metafiiiiiiiilter' graphic at the bottom, aping […]
Howdo ... it's my birthday on the 30th of March , which is next Sunday , so if you feel you have kindness in your heart, or altruism in your soul, feel free to check out my amazon.co.uk wishlist and send me something cool for my birthday :)