A cautionary tale about election day

On this election day, as well as encouraging those in the UK to vote Conservative, in Northern Ireland to vote Conservative and Unionist and encouraging people in Ireland to wait until tomorrow, I am moved by the lovely and fragrant @sharonashambles on twitter to tell...
The Beermat of Extreme Danger

The Beermat of Extreme Danger

Obviously, the bars near the BBC website HQ are a bit dodgy. Otherwise, how would one explain the warnings of extreme danger for people being encouraged to send photos of their favourite beermat to the BBC News...

Libertas – An unfortunate shower of cretins

Just posted this over on the Libertas.eu website blog, guessing it won’t see the light of day. To put this in context, I’m responding to the ‘historic opportunity to vote for the ‘exciting and positive vision’ put forward by Libertas:...

A new design for a new post-hoon era

This new design is a little less unruly than the messy desk, and handles the iPhone better.  If you like it, tell your friends.  If you don’t, please tell me. [UPDATE]:  The new setup brings some interesting and useful new features for people seeking to tweet...

Missing the point on the Olympic Flame

Overheard in a chatroom (uttered by an American, obviously enough) last night: “People in London, they protest all the god-damned time.  Every time something happens they hate, they go protest about it.  We’re just not like that here” The Olympic...