Boo.com to reincorporate: one for you Aggy

Posted on 27/11/2006.

It appears that Boo has reincarnated to drag us down, once again. Of course, it won’t be possible without the help of Aggy Finn who was with them at the time*.

This is how he escaped last time:

If the contractor wages go down to 10GBP/hr again, Aggy, I shall be blaming you!!!!!

* Needless to say, most [...]

Tax on British Stupidity gets Hiked

Posted on 26/11/2006.

According to this BBC report, the UK economy is losing billions to those Nigerian scams. Even though I don’t need to explain which scams to those of you who read this - they are proverbial - there are unspeakably avaricious and gullible cretins out there who still send their money into the Nigerian black economy.
I suppose [...]

Traumatizing the Kids

Posted on 27/09/2006.

I knew I’d have to watch my tongue when the kids were old enough to be warped by my cynicism. What I didn’t realize was that I’d have to watch my nose as well. I think I may have traumatized Thomas’ the other day - I’ve convinced him that Daddy’s head may explode without [...]

Wiki Royale with Cheese

Posted on 21/09/2006.

For the edification of the collective attentionstream, I have decided to quote for you the ineffable value additions and polysyllabic formulations of the “System One” post-microchunked formats - with a translation.
“Our services strategically develop your organization’s knowledge as a production factor in order to make optimal use of it. The core of our service portfolio is [...]

A chip off the old block

Posted on 19/09/2006.

I would just like to report another milestone in my children’s development.

 
 
THOMAS ATE HIS FIRST WORM TODAY.

 
 
That’s my boy.

Daft fortunism of the day

Posted on 12/04/2006.

Here is a simple experiment that will teach you an important electrical
lesson: On a cool, dry day, scuff your feet along a carpet, then reach your
hand into a friend's mouth and touch one of his dental fillings.  Did you
notice how your friend twitched violently and cried out in pain?  This
teaches us that electricity can be [...]

Somebody else who despises pencil-neck double-talk…

Posted on 5/04/2006.

Eric Gunnerson, has a very true post about how many of those who manage or participate in software development have caught the 'lets post-modernise our language to pretend we're innovating, rather then give an extra effort to clarify our thinking' bug. Lately, I have been bending poor Kerry's ear about this to the extent that I am now categorised [...]

Another Source of British Pride?

Posted on 29/03/2006.

In a conversation I had with a colleague, it came to light that the British have another reason to be proud of their national heritage. As you may know, they were the nation that invented the queue. they take to the queue as ducks take to water, and queueticette is installed in their youth from [...]

The Hidden War

Posted on 17/03/2006.

Several years ago, I worked on a contract in Central London (That’s in Great Britain, an island off the coast of America) and I used to commute to work by train (that’s a bit like a long chauffeur-driven car on rails). Every few weeks or so, people used to commit suicide by hurling themselves under [...]

Electroconvulsive Therapy

Posted on 29/01/2006.

Yes, like all the other gullible fools, with highly reactive immune systems, I have invested my hard-earned money in a mosquito-click ™. On the tin it says that as few as five clicks will inhibit the histamine reaction and 10 clicks will also neutralise the foriegn matter injected by the insect, by denaturing any proteins [...]