Thursday 30 July 2009

This is what I've been listening to for weeks in rehearsal next door: http://ping.fm/7NskX

Tuesday 28 July 2009

is back from the wilderness

Thursday 23 July 2009

is camping
It's 2009 and my apps still won't remember which of my screens I put them on last time

Wednesday 22 July 2009

New blog post: Managing by metric http://ping.fm/BQtTT

Tuesday 21 July 2009

Cricket South Africa descend further into laughing-stockery http://ping.fm/Tl7Yo
Hadn't planned on installing Exchange Server 2003 SP2 today, but still got some real work done too.
Anybody got a superuser.com beta password they could share with me?
is fixing an Exchange Server problem. Joy.
Andrew Flintoff is the Desert Orchid of cricket.

Monday 20 July 2009

Having FOUC problems http://ping.fm/BbANh
Here come the helicopters! http://ping.fm/6t8af (http://ping.fm/ihrlX)
is having an all-night party
Hoping for some cloud cover and a ball that swings

Saturday 18 July 2009

Disappointed by Bopara. He has more character than that. Hope he learns from his mistake. cricket
Can't remember seeing cricket that poor in an Ashes match before. Bad bowling, bad batting, bad fielding.

Friday 17 July 2009

Firebug 1.4 is broken and my productivity is suffering. Gah. Don't need this right now.
You know you're a geek when the fire alarm goes and the first thing you do is "git push origin master"
All the minor celebs I follow on Twitter are at Latitude sitting around the same table.

Tuesday 14 July 2009

Firefox Javascript bug: if you use control.getAttribute() then control.id subsequently returns a reference to the getAttribute function
I'm in the presence of a Fourth Plinther. http://joroberts.net/ is in my office.
Streisand Effect lives! Guinness World Records call attention to their own FAIL http://ping.fm/aHLD0
Scientists have now discovered that cats meow when they are hungry. Who knew?

Thursday 9 July 2009

Priest: “There’s nothing there . . . it’s just a tree . . . you can’t worship a tree.” http://ping.fm/ujJsC
Suggest a separate Ashes competition for Worst Wicketkeeper. Strong competition from both Haddin and Prior.

Wednesday 8 July 2009

Slight case of butterflies listening to the cricket

Tuesday 7 July 2009

I see no reason why your time on the 4th plinth should be dedicated to entertaining the world. Why not just chat to friends? oneandother
A man dressed as a poo is on the fourth plinth in Trafalgar Square http://ping.fm/JftZh
My first internet email address was 70624.31@compuserve.com back in 1993

Monday 6 July 2009

Two predictions for The Ashes series: (1) Andrew Flintoff will not play in the final test. (2) Ravi Bopara will emerge as a future England captain.
The final three paragraphs of this story, if true, are astonishing and alarming: http://ping.fm/eZVgF

Friday 3 July 2009

Myleene Klass/Daft Punk missed a trick with that Pantene advert: should have released the music http://ping.fm/kotar
Disqus comments have started tweeting *by default* all of a sudden. If this is a silent change I'm annoyed.
All wheels firmly attached today
is taking remedial action

Thursday 2 July 2009

can see a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel. Hope it's not an oncoming train.
Just checking if the broken ping.fm receiver on my website is working again
I hope, just briefly, that "pussy" was a trending topic in memory of Molly Sugden.

Wednesday 1 July 2009

Mrs Slocombe has gone to join Miss Brahms. No word on her pussy. http://ping.fm/qhuXL
Is anybody going to the Chief Wine Officer event tromorrow night?
I need the active window to be the window I'm looking at. Future generations will laugh at us for not fixing this.
If it's spelled lingerie why does everyone say it like langerée?
Hello Dolly rehearsals continue, this time with the profoundly irritating title song.