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18:16 BST, Tuesday 8th July 2003 — by James Welsh MSNBC has sacked ultra-right wing commentator Michael Savage after he told a caller to his Savage Nation show to “get AIDS and die,” because th...


Thought it was about time to do a life update entry. So, what’s been going on in my life since I last did one of these? Actually, quite a fair bit, considering my life could usually be summed ...


August 05, 2003

Screen Savers

A screen saver is a simple, ordinary, commonplace utility…so often misunderstood. I got a call from someone in our office. Friend: “My computer’s dead.” Me: “Ok, can you tell me what’s wron...


August 05, 2003

Screen Savers 2

I was in the process of putting some new PCs in place of older ones in a small department here in the hospital. While I was working away, an older lady (the person in charge of the department) n...


August 05, 2003

Paranoia

A great many people are daunted by the power and complexity of computers and are deathly afraid of them. Sometimes warnings about viruses or hackers on TV magazine programs scares the living day...


August 05, 2003

Paranoia 2

When in college, I had to make a fake advertisement for a class. I had a GIF that I downloaded that I wanted to put into it, so I sat down at the only Mac that was connected to the scanner in th...


August 05, 2003

Paranoia 3

I’ve done my time in tech support and have managed to live through some very weird calls, but this one was the best. An older lady bought a brand new desktop system with all the extras and had b...


GOING FOR A McShit:Entering a fast food restaurant with no intention of buying food, you’re just going to the bog. If challenged by a pimply staff member, your declaration to them that you’ll bu...


July 18, 2003

Help wanted

I need to get hold of a transcript of Tony Blair’s speach to the US congress last night for a rant/comment I am planning. If anyone knows where I can find this online, could they please let me ...


How long before I get complaints about the title of this entry? Anyhoo. From ananova.com: Masturbation may protect against prostate cancer says Aussie study New research suggests frequent m...


I decided that my diary is not interactive enough. So I decided to try this again. It’s very simple. You take the 5 questions I will post below, answer them, then add up to 5 of your own. An...


Or, 50 ways to considerably shorten your lifespan List submitted by Kunal, origin unknown. If you wrote this list, let us know so we can credit you. 1. Ask him why he doesn’t have such a cool ...


June 27, 2003

And remember kiddies:

Courtesy of b3ta.com Will


Thanks to Mugglenet for the link. Actually, there’s a point. What am I going to replace my OOTP countdown with after Saturday. Any suggestions? Will


By Bonnie Rae Rule 1: If you are mortal, stay the hell away from my little elven princess! Rule2: Do not make affectionate overtures toward my daughter in my presence. You may make eye contac...


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I can’t watch The Matrix anymore. Which sucks. I remember when I saw The Matrix for the very first time. I worked in a cinema at the time and they had arranged a special screening, just for t...


In the past few days, a debate about on-line film piracy, using such sources as P2P and Kazaa, has started on the Ain’t It Cool News website (http://www.aintitcool.com). This was due to a rant ...


May 26, 2003

Me in a kilt.

Me in a kilt for big sisters wedding. Enjoy. Will post a proper update soon. *HUGGLES* Will


May 13, 2003

Not a-fucking-gain.

Remember this? Well, the same guy has nominated Bush and Blair again for the self same reason. There is an online petition here if you are against this nomination. I’ve signed. Since when do...


The following announcements were all heard and reported by visitors to the “Going Underground” website. Heard at Earl’s Court: “The train at platform three is not going to Parsons Green but to ...


March 31, 2003

About Notebombs.

For obvious reasons I am constantly getting asked about being notebombed, and what it is. So here we go. A notebomb is a line of code. When paced in the notes section of an entry, this makes ...


March 31, 2003

3/31/03

UN urged to deal with online terrorism Central Reservation Affiliated Press: Today the United Nations were urged to help deal with what was described as a “clear cut case of online...


March 31, 2003

3/31/03

More about Moore I read something very interesting about Michael Moore on Aint It Cool News. So I’m linking, not to there, but to another article about Moore ...


Central Reservation Affiliated Press:The online community at freeopendiary was stunned today as it was discovered that one diarist was auctioning off his stalker. It started earlier this month ...


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