Bob Dollop

Moving

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 11:18:35 +0100

Moving to Posterous for now. Might come back. Haven’t decided yet.

RIP Bobby Robson

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:40:06 +0100

RIP Bobby Robson

Posterous

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 19:58:15 +0100

Just trying this Posterous malarkey out. No idea how to work it.

Penguin creates more knockout covers for its forthcoming...

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:08:29 +0100

Penguin creates more knockout covers for its forthcoming additions to the Great Ideas series.

Frost/Nixon

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:43:54 +0100

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Compelling.

Valkyrie

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:02:22 +0100

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As long as you forget the ‘based on a true story’, an excellent thriller.

"The inventor of the = sign also invented the word with the most z’s in English..."

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:14:49 +0100

“The inventor of the = sign also invented the word with the most z’s in English “zenzizenzizenzic” - the 8th power of a number”

- qikipedia

"The Welsh invented the = sign. First used by Robert Recorde, born in Tenby in 1510, who also..."

Sun, 26 Jul 2009 11:13:53 +0100

“The Welsh invented the = sign. First used by Robert Recorde, born in Tenby in 1510, who also introduced algebra to England.”

- qikipedia

Posterous

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 13:59:08 +0100

Posterous

Glorious.

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:19:16 +0100

Glorious.

Can O2 cope with smartphone traffic?

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:17:38 +0100

Can O2 cope with smartphone traffic?

In The Loop

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 21:55:00 +0100

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Misses out on the final star because it’s just not quite as good as its progenitor, the excellent BBC TV series The Thick Of It. The main reason is because there’s too much at stake - part of what made The Thick Of It great was the fact that politicians would tie themselves in knots attempting to escape from their own failed machinations surrounding ridiculous policies like pet passports. In The Loop takes as its subject matter the Iraq war, a silent, unnamed yet constantly lurking presence. While this arguably makes it better satire, it lacks the pathetic edge The Thick Of It was so good at.

Special mention to Peter Capaldi who keeps delivering as Malcolm Tucker, one of the most diabolical, machiavellian personalities to ever grace the big screen. He is what the devil would be if the devil cared about British politics.

MobileMe

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 01:26:22 +0100

Just signed up for Apple’s online services. Normally £59.99 a year but you get a 60-day free trial. It appeals to me because it syncs all my contacts, bookmarks and calendar information from my Mac to my iPhone and vice versa. It also throws in a new Mail account, 20GB of online storage including a domain name, and a Find My iPhone feature which pinpoints your handset’s location if it gets lost.

Feedback to Apple: I don’t need all the extraneous stuff. Do a pared down version of MobileMe which gives you the syncing, a backup service and the Find My iPhone feature. Sell it for £10 a year. You would sell a subscription with every iPhone, guaranteed. I won’t be paying nigh on £60 to continue my subscription - it’s just not compelling enough.

Moon fact: As Buzz Aldrin joined Neil Armstrong on the moon, he had to make sure not to lock the...

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 00:27:28 +0100

Moon fact: As Buzz Aldrin joined Neil Armstrong on the moon, he had to make sure not to lock the Eagle’s door as there was no outer handle.

Awful Library Books

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:16:50 +0100

Awful Library Books

Photo

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 13:05:26 +0100

Who is Neil Armstrong?

Sat, 18 Jul 2009 12:23:17 +0100

Who is Neil Armstrong?

Mail Online: Now that’s what I call a fly-past: US Navy F18 streaks past apartment block....

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 21:49:26 +0100

Mail Online: Now that’s what I call a fly-past: US Navy F18 streaks past apartment block. http://ow.ly/hnay via @Debwales

BBC: Bride’s bouquet brings down plane http://ow.ly/hhDo

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:44:30 +0100

BBC: Bride’s bouquet brings down plane http://ow.ly/hhDo

Saddam Hussein's gun to go on display at George Bush's presidential library

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:55:24 +0100

Saddam Hussein's gun to go on display at George Bush's presidential library