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09 Oct 2001 There's an urban myth running round the UK. It goes something like this:-
"A friend of my mother's was in a shop and an arab looking guy left his wallet behind. The friend picked it up and ran after him. He thanked her profusely and then whispered, "Don't take the train to London on Tuesday, it's going to be attacked" before disappearing into the crowd. The friend reports the conversation to the police and picks out the face from photos they show her. It's the face of a known terrorist thought to be in the UK.". Amazing. The urban myth is spreading so fast that the Police have issued a press statement about it. [ 09-Oct-01 4:37pm ] The Syndic8.com project is really taking off. We're in "Review" mode now as we all check feeds and try and get the broken ones fixed. Take a look and join in.
[ 09-Oct-01 4:33pm ] The best answer yet to the question; "What should they build in place of the WTC?"
[ 09-Oct-01 8:51am ] [ 09-Oct-01 8:44am ] I've just read that the food bombs on Afghanistan contained radios. So two questions.
[ 09-Oct-01 8:40am ] 08 Oct 2001 Music biz wants tougher DMCA, CPRM 2 to protect copyright - Exclusive Scary strategies revealed at secret Washington meeting Damn! Why don't these people just Back Off? I've worked myself and I've got friends who work in the record business. The big labels are now nothing more than a group of anti-competitve cartel with a monopoly on distribution and marketing. They add no value. They're fighting for survival, but we can't allow them to control what PC, OS, software we use.
[ 08-Oct-01 4:25pm ] Gbloogle Search --- Plumbing the Depths Most excellent full text search of UK weblogs that belong to GBLog. Updated twice a day.
[ 08-Oct-01 3:49pm ] Today's CD - Michael Franti & Spearhead - Stay Human The Gil Scott Heron of the late 90s and early noughties. I really like all his stuff from The Disposable Heroes of HipHoprisy through the William Burroughs collaboration and Chocolate Supahighway.
[ 08-Oct-01 3:42pm ] SlugBot: Enemy of Slugs -
The world's first fully autonomous robot is being developed by a team of British scientists. The SlugBot eats slugs and uses their decomposing bodies to generate electricity. I want one of these! We have a big slug and snail problem in our garden. I also find these sorts of mini robots impossibly cool. [ 08-Oct-01 1:06pm ] There's been a load of political speak about broadband in the UK recently with BT claiming that the government and others should help drive up demand. The reality is that it is way too expensive. £40 per month is ridiculous. Even NTL's £24.99 is over the top for 512Kb/128Kb. At this price, NTL can't keep up with demand. But hidden in the small print is an incredible bargain. If you take NTL's cable and telephone package, you can get 64Kb always on for an extra £5 per month. Now this isn't broadband, but it is always on internet access with no extra charges. It'll do fine for now until true broadband comes down to £10pm which is where I would predict demand will really take off.
[ 08-Oct-01 1:04pm ] See on alt.fan.rawilson : I am begining to wonder what Universe I am living in. I roam the web and see wonders and projections of wonders: teleportation, warp drives, time travel, longevity research, gene therapy. "These are marvelous times," I think to myself, "surely the future will be even greater than we can imagine". Then I turn on CNN and watch monkeys throwing shit at each other. Then I listen to under-monkeys telling me that this is Intelligent and Responsible behavior... Indeed!
Is this a war by Gallup poll? There were reports on the TV coverage last night that US Polls were beginning to show dis-satisfaction with the apparent inaction, post WTC. Is it significant that the attacks were timed to allow Bush to speak about it on the early evening news on a Sunday? Or is all this just good propoganda control?
I'm depressed that so much US and UK politics is driven by short term poll results. Next time a professional poll organization asks your opinion, Just Say No. Let the bastards work it out for themselves. [ 08-Oct-01 9:00am ] 07 Oct 2001 So it begins.
[ 07-Oct-01 6:56pm ] True Names - the novel by Vernor Vinge Here's a better more accurate simulation of the original book. It's well worth reading and remarkably visionary for 1979.
[ 07-Oct-01 4:03pm ] 06 Oct 2001 n/a
[ 06-Oct-01 7:30pm ] The digest version of "Learning to Fly" by "Victoria Beckham" : Literally my very own book. How cool is that? Well that's Posh Spice for you!
[ 06-Oct-01 4:41pm ] I write this stuff for myself as much as anyone. But I do wonder sometimes if anyone else is reading it. I get very occasional comments, and there are 18 registered users, so maybe they are. Why not waste a couple of moments and drop me a line to provide some encouragement?
[ 06-Oct-01 4:20pm ] AE Innovations - Midnight Engineering Home built head up displays and wearable computers. I love this stuff but even home built, it's a little out of my league. Maybe next year. The MkIII model he's built is almost invisible as part of a pair of sunglasses. Very cool. Combine this with an 802.11b connected belt PC, a mini vidcam and a one hand chording keyboard and mouse and you it would be perfect for blogging and webcam while walking round an exhibition or commuting (train) to work. Or how about a heads up revcounter and speedo for a motorbike?
[ 06-Oct-01 4:16pm ] True Names by Vernor Vinge After years of searching for this seminal Sci-Fi short story, I finally did a Google search and of course it's on line. It's been out of print for years so looking for it in sci-fi bookshops was obviously a waste of time. Most Excellent!
[ 06-Oct-01 4:12pm ] Vernor Vinge on the Singularity : What is The Singularity?
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