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| Written 23rd January 2010 by Rich |
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and some stuff about cars... In the beginning, and for the sake of brevity, there were only two types of cars in the whole world.
There were Land Rovers...
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| Written 20th January 2010 by Rob |
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What really happened that tragic day? Hi all and happy new year.
I've decided to take a bit of time between writing my next best seller to tackle a few conspiracy theories on behalf of LostJonnies. Where better to start than probably the most convincing of them all - What Really Happened on September the 11th 2001? As far as conspiracy theories go this has to be the one that will run and run until a number of disturbing irregularities are cleared up.
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| Written 13th January 2010 by Rich |
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But still no flying car 2010 came in with a whimper everywhere except in Australia. What has been coined as 'Y2K.1' struck a bank in the upside down land which caused thousands of chip 'n' pin machines to believe it was 2016... thus rendering the Castlemaine XXXX drinkers' cards useless as the system claimed they had expired.
Of course, as everybody knows, we're all going to die in 2012 anyway (John Cusack said so) so this is doubly stupid; of course that is if we assume that this is actually 2010. And the evidence suggests it isn't... My favourite lunchtime toilet fodder is El Reg, a science and technology news site, and they say it might actually be 2015. Or 2014. Or 2006...
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| Written 14th December 2009 by G |
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Radio 4 & I Well it has been quite some time since my last post. There are many reasons for this, but none that really excuse it so apologies for that. That said, I now have something worth saying. Driving to work today I was listening to Radio 4 (something I am finding myself doing more and more as it is not as lame as we young people seem to think it is). Anyway I find some of their interviews very good, and feel Radio 4 at least is wholly justifiable in the eyes of the licence fee payer (of which I am one).
Anyway there was a wealth of controversy beamed across the airwaves this morning. From the British Army Chaplin who said you have to admire the Taliban for the dedication to their faith. Now this has largely been taken out of context, and was said immediately after a statement claiming no one could find any part of the Taliban’s regime that could be supported. Now I actually tend to agree with his comments. It is true that they have taken a rather warped view of their religious texts, and an obvious tendency towards violence along with them. However, it is also true that they have done this because they believe it is what their God wants. Now I realise any act of violence portrayed under the pretence of religion is somewhat far of the intended mark of whichever parable or passage they are quoting, but history reflects times in all cultures when they have taken the Lord’s name and used it as justification for an act of war, the Crusades being a particularly large and prevalent example in British history. Now let me reiterate I despise the methods and actions of the Taliban, but I do respect the British army for trying to understand their motivations. It has even been uttered quietly that talks with the Taliban may be the only way to resolve the war we are currently in. Indeed, during the IRA conflict many thought a peaceful resolution could not be met, but here, decades on we see a peace, uneasy at times but certainly preferred to the activities that marred an otherwise beautiful land for so long.
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| Written 13th December 2009 by Rich |
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Inside every fat person... is a Twix. Stereotypes keep life predictable.
I know without even looking that when I'm stuck in a long queue of traffic, that car whizzing down the empty outside lane with its indicator on, trying to push into my lane, will either be a BMW or a 1999 Vauxhall Astra in silver driven by a twenty-something bloke in a beanie hat.
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| Written 20th October 2009 by Rich |
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Uhhhh, but you can keep the weird tinfoil boiler suit... You will have noticed, as I have, that not even that source of all things engineeringly wonderful (Audi) have brought out something that takes you to work in the morning at 3,000 feet.
So if we want to get to work at 3,000 ft, we either have to be a Certified Flight Instructor, own a microlight (and, um, work somewhere with a half decent sized lawn), or drive a plane near the Hudson last February... although you'll not be at 3,000ft for long...
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| Introducing two future classics from Lost Johnnies... |
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Sometime in 2004, G and Rich recorded over four hours of themselves playing random music and some exceptionally daft lyrics. When they were playing back the four hours of dicking about, these two songs stood out from the rest. Simon Cowell, if you'd like to get in touch and discuss some seven figure deals, we're all ears, mate.
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Audi A5 (Motoring)
Style and Design
Audi have become a very popular brand lately and not without good reason. Their car build quality is without rival, the range of cars available is recognised throughout the industry as having the best interior of any vehicles on the road (with possible exception left to the Bugatti Veyron... but that's a special case as we all know...). And the bold design change in 2003 giving the range that gaping-mouth grille has been very well received.
But I'm an Audi fanatic, I drink, sleep and eat Audi. I annoy my family and friends with obscure knowledge of the Audi R10 Le Mans racer's turbo diesel engine. I leer wantonly as I pass the Audi dealership on the way into town. So naturally, I'm going to say their design direction is spot on, their cars are beyond compare, and their styling is impeccable... aren't I?
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Easyjet plc (Companies)
Sleazyjet or You Get What You Pay For Jet?
Tonight, I watched Airline on UKTV Discovery ITV +1 hour Sky Digital MTV Unnecessary Punctionation! Geographic. On Freeview (Sky TV being so expensive these days only people on the dole can afford it!). And I watched 30 minutes of emotive, edge-of-the-seat television. It was wonderful.
For starters, there was a woman, short, bleached hair, and her daughter (who was probably as unsure of her mother's sexuality as we were). She had arrived late for her plane, granted it was 5 minutes late, but she was late. Simple as that.
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Microsoft Technology Preview (Technology)
June 2007
Today, three architects from 'the big M' turned up at work today and gave a stunning, enthralling five hour presentation (10am - 3pm) on their next generation of developer software and a peek into the world of some of their new technologies.
Warning: The following is extremely geeky. If you suddenly find the urge to hug your knees and rock back and forth, we highly recommend you try reading a blog about F1 instead... - Rich.
Visual Studio 2008 (Orcas)
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F1 2007 Monaco Grand Prix (Sports)
"The most boring Monaco Grand Prix in history" - The Sun
The build-up was electric. Monaco is undoubtedly the jewel in the crown of the Formula One season and it was finally here.
Expectation was high for the new English rookie, Lewis Hamilton. He was leading the World Championship after four races leaving Finnish "Ice Man" Raikonnen, greasy Brazilian Massa and current title-holding Champion (his team-mate) Fernando Alonso in his 22-year-old dust. But Lewis was yet to win a race, hell he'd only had four of them so far, it was only his consistency that pulled him through to lead.
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The A1 Northbound (Motoring)
Between Washington and Gosforth
Well this morning I tested the A1 between Washington and Gosforth, and thought I'd utilise Rich's new Roadtest section to tell you all about it. Well it was very busy passing the Angel of the North, as it is every morning (three lanes would help ease this problem should you read this Mr Council person) but other than that it was lovely.
Next time - Sandy Lane
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(Carlton Egremont III) Mr Bunny's Guide to ActiveX (Technology)
A guide to ActiveX for both experienced software developers and preschoolers alike.
One day last week, a chap on my team at work broke his computer with the effectiveness that only a veteran software engineer can do. Jokingly, I sent him a link to a "Computers for Beginners"-style book on Amazon. In return, he mailled me a link that forever changed the way I think about computers. And bunnies.
For some reason, my PC was going slow and the Amazon page he had linked me to refused to do anything but be a nice shade of white. The guy then asked my to search Google for a different retailer of the book. "Just search for Mr Bunny", he said.
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