Just a footnote to the cruise. First of all, I should tell you that all the .Net folks on the cruise were very apologetic when they realised how upsetting the...
This week saw the enthronement of the new Archbishop of Canterbury , Rowan Williams. As the leader of the worldwide Anglican Communion, he is the protestant...
The whole family are big Tom Lehrer fans (to my wife's despair) so it's a delight to see him Clearly alive and well. -- Posted by Simon Phipps to Webmink: the...
Tom Lehrer -- my hero! ... From: Simon Phipps [mailto:mink@...] Sent: Sunday, March 02, 2003 8:29 PM To: webmink@yahoogroups.com Subject: [Webmink: the...
No Poisoning Politicians in the Dark? No Ode to Gepetto? No UN-healthy practices? No The secret to my relationship: the more I talk, the longer it gets!?...
This article from NYTimes.com has been sent to you by anne@.... To save you the trouble of looking it up: oderint dum metuant: Let them hate so long as...
It sounded like the swoosh of 1Tb of data whizzing past, but I think it was the sound of the MPAA rolling in its grave ... -- Posted by Simon Phipps to...
Seems the USB power supply standard is making headway. No longer just for reading lights, you can now get a USB heated mug [via GMSV] to keep your coffee warm...
Robert Scoble may turn off his comment system so I had better say here what I said there about his comment on my recent Msft experience. He says I guess Geek...
Have to add my two cents here, being the token non-Wintellect speaker on the Geek Cruise, but nonetheless a card carrying .NET lover myself. Neil Bauman and...
... And a very nice guy - we had some great dinner conversations, really enjoyed it! ... You have to love it, or C# would seem pretty poor ;-) Actually, one...
Just a quick FYI, I am hosting a live webcast & phone-in with James Gosling and Bill Smith on 'Java and Web Services' this Friday, March 14th, at 5pm GMT -...
As if war & rumour of war weren't bad enough, the BBC is reporting a new deadly strain of 'super-flu' in Hong Kong just in advance of me planning to travel...
Talking of war, the genre of protest music has never died ( Billy Bragg for one has kept it alive) but it seems to be flourishing again. Salon has a...
Are you busy on Sunday at 7pm? There will be a global candle-lit vigil at that time where you can go with a candle to be silent and pray or reflect and express...
While the UK has its fair share of junk mail and cold-calling telemarketers, it's nothing compared with the deluge one gets in the USA. Over there, many people...
According to the Vigil web site , So far, 4664 vigils have been scheduled in 119 countries. and yet I haven't seen a twitter about it in any of the news media...
Before leaving for the Vigil this evening, I checked the web site and saw there were only six people registered to attend. But there were five of us, so at...
The Bush is an idiot, but he was right about Saddam " which I heartily recommend to all readers, pro or anti war. The title above, by the way, is the title of...
You'll recall that I have previously described the strategy Microsoft very effectively follows to cover its weaknesses by speaking as if they are strengths....
Quote of the day You know the world's gone mad when the best rapper is a white guy, the best golfer is a black guy, the tallest guy in the NBA is Chinese, the...
Just a FYI for all my American friends (and, come to that, foes) that Summer Time in the UK just started so until the US also switches on April 6 there's an...
After a considerable period wondering if there was any US news source that could claim even a fraction of credibility in reporting the war in Iraq, I have...
So what would one do if officials turned up and dragged away a citizen to solitary confinement without charge or recourse, for indefinite detention and without...
Just to prove that there can be truth in myth (not that I believe the passage I cite from Job 41 is meant literally), it seems researchers finally have their...
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