According to the BBC, Donald Rumsfeld, in talking of a link between Al-Qaeda and Saddam Hussein and the consequent justification for war, cited solid evidence of the presence in Iraq of al-Qaeda members, including some that have been in Baghdad.…
Libraries at number 50 in Best of British poll
Viz (no. 136, June/July 2004) has put Libraries at number 50 in its poll of every single person on the electoral roll of reasons to be proud to be British: Once dull, dusty, silent places full of boring books, libraries…
Cowchester
Cow Parade is in Manchester this summer and, by quirk of fate, I am actually going to Manchester this summer. Hurrah!
Blogging error codes
I have noticed that there are a number of blog posts that are generally quite standard. Most of them are about things going wrong, so the thought occured to me that there should be standard error codes. These could link…
Des Lynam for provost
University College London have appointed Des Lynam as provost. Presumably, Professor Malcolm Grant will be taking over at ITV Sport.
<acronym title="Online Computer Library Center, formerly Ohio Computer Library Center">OCLC</acronym> top 1000 (via <a href="http://www.crookedtimber.org/archives/002923.html">Crooked Timber</a>)
OCLC have compiled a list of the top 1000 books held by member libraries, which is a lot, even if there is a marked American bias (the US census comes top, for instance). I’ve read four of the top ten,…
Wind Chimes
Some new people down our street have decided to brighten up the neighbourhood with some delightful wind chimes. I don’t know how to handle this. I want to use excessive force or just sneak round there and tape them up.…
Fireworks curfews
“Setting off fireworks after 11pm could lead to six months in jail or a £5,000 fine under new government plans” reports the BBC. This is a fantastic development, even if the sentences are a little lenient. Certain special days, such…
Churches, music, and Basingstoke
My brother has set up a new website- baxian.org.uk– so he can write about his interests: medieval churches, various types of classical music, and his “beloved home town”, Basingstoke. It already has a million times more content than this site…
The Argos numbering system
I was waiting for my number to come up in Argos the other day (they actually started playing Tired of Waiting on the shop radio) when I had the idea of making the numbering more interesting. Mine was order number…