Evidence in favour:

The computer has entities with names such as "My Documents", "My Calendar"...
Do Microsoft think that you and your computer are one thing?  Why not call them "Your Documents" etc.?  Or just (oh horror!) "Documents"

Evidence against:

When you are having trouble the computer will address you directly, for example: "Are you sure?" and ( Read more... )

The Playstation 3 network is down, due to today not being Feb 29th.
mashable.com/2010/02/28/psn-down-8001050f/

This is causing PS3 gamers lots of problems, including corrupted data, loss of saved games, and the inability to play online OR OFFLINE.

So if you own one (specifically an older model, but I don't know what is defined as "old"), leave it ( Read more... )

Continuation from my last entry of 4 weeks ago ( Read more... )

For anyone who ever wondered how time travel really worked...

Okay so first, the news that may interest many of you.

I got me some work experience, starting Tuesday with a local software developer based in the university of Essex buildings.

Woot.

Now for the part that will only interest the computer geeks:
( Cut for serious Linux/IT/geekery/HALP pls! )

Thanks to raygungothic's advice I've resurrected my PC. Furthermore I now have a nice Linux installation (bonus ( Read more... )

Just watched an episode of Star Trek: Voyager...

This handsome alien (behind the cut) gave me an unsettling feeling; throughout the programme I kept asking myself: "do I know him?"
Then it hit me who it was.

Can you Guess?
( Alien face behind cut... )

So I had an interview for a PGCE place yesterday which went ok, but my bike (honda CG125) cut out more than once on the way. Seems I'm out of oil. So I bought some "10W40" "part synthetic" oil from hein gerick just before they shut, which they thought was right but couldn't confirm ( Read more... )

I win! Thanks rarg for directing me to myspace.com, now I have a profile for my music there!

Check it out, there's very little in the way of text and photos, but there ARE 3 songs to hear.

I've you've got myspace accounts, friend me!

I'm playing at the old duke tonight as some of you already know - the open mic starts from 9.30 and goes on to 11.00 - i'll probably get 3 songs in ( Read more... )