Malicious Intent

For the life of me I can't see what is wrong with this. If a Chinese girl pulled her eyes open to look more western or to take the mick out of western caucasians, I can't imagine being offended.

I love it! Great to see the newspaper doing it for the sake of being innovative and the down-to-earth reporting. And, of course, the old style telephone being put on top of the modem!

Best film I've seen in ages. I'm just a bit confused on a few points about the older brother: MAJOR SPOILER AHEAD!! There is a scene where Salim kicks Jamal out of the apartment they are staying in, pointing a gun at him. Latika agrees Jamal should go. Why does Salim kick him out and why does his love interest agree? BIG MAJOR SPOILER - STOP NOW IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN THE FILM!!! Why does Salim hole himself up in the bathroom, covered in money? Why didn't he run with Latika?

Thanks all! I spent it getting drunk with housemates, which I don't do nearly enough of. Having criticised me all year for leaving my soap on the side of the sink and my laundry in the corner of my room, they have now given me a soap disk and laundry basket! These presents of course don't match up to the Beatles singing or Katy Perry!

I didn't know there was a counter-offensive?

POOOOORN??

Very cool.

xkcd.com:

Two German children - aged five and six - have been stopped by police from eloping to Africa to tie the knot in the sun, reports say. The budding lovebirds, identified as Mika and Anna-Lena, packed bathing costumes, sunglasses and a lilo and headed for the airport. They even had the presence of mind to invite along an official witness - Anna-Lena's seven-year-old sister. The three got as far as Hanover railway station before police intervened. The young couple were "very much in love" and had decided to get married in Africa "where it is warm", police spokesman Holger Jureczko told the AFP news agency. Sun-seekers The idea for the getaway wedding was born as the children's families celebrated New Year's eve together and Mika regaled the two girls with stories of a recent holiday to Italy. The following morning, as their parents slept, the intrepid trio walked 1km (0.6 miles) to the local tram station at Langenhagen, where they hopped aboard a tram for Hanover central station. But the group aroused the suspicion of a guard as they waited for a train to the airport, and police were called in. Officers persuaded the children they would not get far without tickets and money, but consoled them with a free tour of the police station, where they were shortly picked up by relieved parents. Although any marriage plans have been put on hold for now, police did not altogether rule out the possibility of an African wedding. "They can still put their plan into action at a later date," AFP quoted the spokesman as saying. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7811686.stm

I look forward to your call.

"gesturing without using all 5 fingers" I'm using that.

I made the top 1000 players. I had a lot more success serving customers than I did trashing the place.

Dear Firefox: When we met three years ago, I thought: This is it, the browser I've been waiting for. I've found my life partner. So I dumped Internet Explorer faster than you can say “unrecoverable system error” and we moved in together. Sure, we had our ups and downs over the years, but overall it was great. Really. Then, last September, Google Chrome came into my life. I admit I was totally infatuated. She was sweet. Good looking, easy, and uncomplicated, just the way I like them. And she had something extra, something indefinable. Call it the Google magic. Whatever it was, I was hooked. We went everywhere together. Sometimes I'd have 20 or 30 tabs open at once. She was a free spirit, and nimble as hell. I loved the cute little button that let me quickly open new tabs and the way she showed me thumbnails of my favorite sites; I didn't even have to ask. And if I needed a little private time, no problem – she'd open an incognito window for me and quietly step away. I thought it would be a three-day fling. I never imagined we'd move in together. But when you showed up, it got ugly. She hated it when another browser came into the room. And not just you; Safari, Flock, Opera, even IE during those desperate moments when a Web site just insisted on it. My system would freeze tight and I'd have to crawl under my desk and yank the power cord. It was humiliating. So I made a difficult decision. I made Chrome my default. I committed. Things went great for a while. Then they began to change. Chrome became moody and unstable. She didn't like the scroll wheel on my mouse. She refused to save my Web pages as text files. She couldn't remember my log-ons and passwords, no matter how many times I wrote them down for her. And -- I don't know how to put this delicately – she stopped putting out. Sometimes video would play, sometimes it wouldn't. Yet the same Web video displayed just fine when I came back to you. I tried to tell myself that Chrome's just a beta, she'll grow out of it, give her time. Then I looked at her older sisters, Gmail and Froogle. And her brother Lively, may he rest in peace. Train wrecks, the lot of them. I guess that's just how it is when rich parents spoil their kids. I guess what I'm trying to say is, I'm sorry. I've been a cad, and I know it. But I'll do anything to make it right. I'll contribute to the Mozilla Foundation. I'll take down that poster of Larry and Sergey dressed as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Whatever you want. Name it and it's yours. Please. Will you forgive me? I want to come home. http://blogs.computerworld.com/chrome_firefox

I like Coldplay too. Just because they are popular doesn't mean their music is bad. They have been shortlisted for the Mercury Prize before, which is known for favouring independent artists.

Cool game. I've just wasted a stupid amount of time completing it, so I'm glad it is only beta!

Yep, TVs are great.

Happy Thanksgiving to all the yanks! Don't forget to take the time to be thankful that we let you win.

hehe - cool

That is completely different. Any stereotypist will tell you Americans are fat and lazy without even more TV to watch :)

I normally name my servers and nodes after historic computers, except my two laptops. One is called Dude and the other Sweet. Sadly I am unable to reminisce how these names came about as the above video is US only :(

Wow. A teen genius. I guess it was after that you discovered ?

Pretty much Dude. At least as much as you can modernise a supply chain. More like cost cutting. What did you need security clearance for? From your current job and your age, I'm guessing it had something to do with editing the moon landing script? :p

There is still a month and 10 days to go yet - that is over a tenth of the year! Still, good lists. I'll start downloading when my broadband gets its (measly) upgrade on Wednesday.

Celebrating getting a place on a high profile secondment. It is only a 10 week placement, but if I do well my name will be in shining in neon lights for senior managers. I just need to fill out a 32 page security clearance document... "131) Name every person you have accidentally brushed shoulders with at busy train stations. List them in order of their passport number and attach details of their political affiliations."