Alas, one of the world's most spectacular rally drivers Colin McRae, and his young son, have lost their lives in a horrific helicopter accident.The present news headlines in the UK confirm the sad loss of someone I admired greatly. Well, to be honest, I was horribly envious of the guy. The way … [Read more...]
Odd code in spam email.
September 14, 2007 By Leave a Comment
I got this odd spam today. The odd thing is the '3D's that are used in the code. The link at the bottom is strange too. What is '.c=om' ? Here is the message code: <!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD><META … [Read more...]
Colourful Italian
September 14, 2007 By 5 Comments
Like most languages, Italian boasts quite a variety of bad language, and Italians, as I have mentioned elsewhere in this blog, are not too shy about resorting to it. Knowing what is OK, and what is not, can help those learning Italian avoid causing themselves some embarrassment.If you would … [Read more...]
The Size of Newspapers
September 13, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Awkward things newspapers. The full size versions that are still here and there are so huge and ungainly that you risk punching someone in the face when you try open and read the things on crowded buses and trains. The so-called 'tabloid' format papers are a little better, but they are still … [Read more...]
Will anyone ever come up with an alternative to Microsoft’s operating system?
September 13, 2007 By Leave a Comment
Recently, I have been hearing more stories of woe in connection with Microsoft Vista. Only this time, they have not just been gripes about five-year old printers not working. Instead, Vista's lock-down security seems to be stopping programs from running. Now, I do not know which programs are … [Read more...]
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