Dropsafe

Globbed from neil gaiman – are you someone annoyed by websites that demand “free registration” irrespective of whether you fit inside their typical customer demographic? Some newspapers have begun to implement a: click here if you live outside [insert name of catchment area] opt-out, but if not then take a look at [www.bugmenot.com] The only

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darren’s just back from watching formula-1 cars mess around in london and brought back a bottle of 15yo Laphroaig to say thanks for putting him up!

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As the images below illustrate, I’ve been visited by the divine Valerie over the weekend, and a most diverting time was had by all. Airport pickup and shopping led to food prep and a high tea – cucumber sandwiches on homemade bread, likewise homemade Victoria sponge cake, salads, cheeses, and … well, let’s be honest,

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[news.bbc.co.uk] My advice: only vote for candidates who run Trusted Solaris and harden it using JASS. That ought to rule-out all of them. President George Bush and Democratic challenger John Kerry have come under attack from a US net privacy advocate and adviser over website security. Both sites have left themselves open to online “vandalism”

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[www.theregister.co.uk] Google’s Orkut code is stolen, says the company that its eponymous author founded and left. A lawsuit filed by Affinity Engines, co-founded by Orkut Buyukkokten, claims that there are nine unique bugs in the codebase, and that’s too much to be a coincidence. I’ve heard of bug-to-bug compatibility being used to identify software before,

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…and more at [www.crypticide.com]

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[www.csamuel.org]

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amusement: [www.b0g.org]

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oh my: [www.cuddletech.com]

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[www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com] ? If you’re ex-pat and british, i post it here for you.

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searches what have landed here in the past few days, sorted and duplicates removed, but which still leaves some sense of for what people search; my personal favourite is: where to look at naked britney spears pictures without my net nanny catching me? “an american president” / “apple g5 laptop” / “boxer engine” / “dan

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I was there. It was very good. The reviewer somehow managed to miss that a large contingent of the audience got invited up onto the stage to dance, which they did in a true frenzy of bonhomie… Pity about the technical problems. [www.guardian.co.uk] Rumour has it Colin MacIntyre was coughing up blood just moments before

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