April 29th, 2007
What a shambles! Surely the world cup final should have 50 overs per side? Even if it has to be played over 2 days! The end of the rain affected final over the weekend was a farce. Having said that , Adam Gilchrist’s 149 from 102 balls was stunning. Put the fielders in the stands [...]
April 29th, 2007
Not long to go until Apple WWDC 2007. Just done my preliminary schedule based on the published session info so far. See the picture below. Will probably change a bit as there are some slots in the published schedules on the WWDC site that are listed as TBA. These are likely placeholders for new stuff [...]
April 22nd, 2007
Most people know my view about life and the Universe. We’ll all be dead a long time and therefore we should do what we want during our lives to make ourselves happy (as long as it doesn’t adversely effect others). Steve Jobs articulated this view well in his Commencement Speech to Stanford University graduates in [...]
April 22nd, 2007
It’s 4 years since my first post on the subject of testicular cancer. Like last year, I forgot about the anniversary. Which is still a good thing! The only legacy of the TC are the yearly check ups. Next one due in November 2007.
April 10th, 2007
Peter Olofsson has written an excellent satirical review of the latest Anne Coulter book. Check it out at the Richard Dawkins’ site. Coulter is to be pitied rather than engaged with. Satire is a good way of doing it.
April 8th, 2007
Finally stepped into the High Definition television age. I got a Sony Bravia KDL-40W2000 LCD television and a Sony Playstation 3. The TV has a 1080p HD display and the PS3 has a Blu-Ray HD drive in it. As a bonus I get a games console in the Blu-Ray player for free Here is a [...]
April 4th, 2007
The BBC programme “The Sky at Night” has been on air for 50 years. The special anniversary programme is online and worth watching. Includes Dr. Brian May amongst others.