Idle musings on the world around us
Posts tagged madness
Don’t ISPs have enough to worry about?
Mar 30th
Having just read this, http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/1598857/ofcom-tells-broadband-suppliers I was amused. The government wants to place the responsibility of tracking down law breakers into the hands of these people? Hell if my recent experiences of Be Broadband are anything to go by, this will end in tears pretty much instantly. As ISP’s incompetence trickles over into the legal side they risk alienating their customers, as a simple computer error on the ISP end could end up in account suspension or worse.
I really can’t see any sense to the Digital Economy Bill here in the UK, and would reiterate the point to IP and rights holders, that you need to engage with your consumers. I am a gamer and a heavy user of the internet. I’m also in full time employment and clever enough to understand when someone tries to force through bad law. Please don’t victimise me just because I’m passionate about gaming, and don’t give incompetent people the power to make cock-ups which could cost innocent people dearly.
Badgershroom!
Sep 30th
Hi Google Wave team,
I once had a fight with a badger. It all started when I was on holiday at Center Parcs. So I was walking down the road with my pet Iguana, Clarence, dodging the crazy cyclists with their baby trailers in tow when I stumped across a mushroom. This is no ordinary mushroom said Clarence and I was quick to agree. It was about 8 inches tall and green. I wouldn’t mind that, but the underside of the cap was shining a blue light onto the ground. When me and Clarence looked closer we discovered that it was an ant bar. There was a little barman ant, a stripper ant and loads of little tiny beer glasses. I had to quickly yank Clarences leash to stop him trying to eat all the patrons. Can you imagine that in a local bar, I wouldn’t think being eaten alive to be a good way to relax. Just as we were turning away we saw a badger giving us an evil eye from the near distance. Clarences tongue was flicking so I knew instinctivly that something was not quite right. Suddenly the badger charged! Followed by another badger, badger badger, badger! I was so shocked I accidentally stood on the mushroom. It took quite a bit of councelling to get over the loss of the ant bar. In the morning Clarence and I put a little memorial up for all the brave souls who died in the Badgershroom incident. Needless to say I had the last laugh, swiftly followed by a cup of tea and a crumpet.
Ta,
Dave
Things that it can open?
May 6th
Neon|work: Does it open ancient crypts sealed with dark black magic?
Neon|work: Does it open Nun’s legs?
Neon|work: Does it open that really stubborn jar of strawberry jam that’s been in the fridge for ages, but you can’t remember quite how long and you just fancy some, but you can’t get the lid off to sniff it just to be sure that if you eat some it’s not going to kill you, yet the toast has already popped and now you’re thinking about binning it anyway and having peanut butter instead, but you do really fancy jam..
