Monthly Archives: May 2005

This rules, this just totally totally rules.

I was doing a Google image search for Drowning by Numbers when I found this. A nice idea, and something I’d thought of doing but not got round to. This is lovely and French, though. The 35, 45 and 90 … Continue reading →

I was looking around for some VERY simple PHP code that would allow me to edit a text file on a web server. I came across this code, but for the life of me couldn’t get it to work. It … Continue reading →

I’m tempted, very tempted by this: This USB Hello Kitty hub responds to your typing, by talking and moving. Works in English or Japanese. PC or Mac. A snip at $80.

I’m usually very happy to pay �10-15 or so for a DVD, especially if it’s one of the finer products of the good people at Pixar or Lucasfilm. But I really hate having to sit through adverts (or skip through … Continue reading →

Peter Greenaway went a bit mad (okay, a bit madder) after The Cook, The Thief… and I stopped liking his stuff. Still odd, though, that Drowning by Numbers doesn’t seem to be out on DVD yet. I dusted off my … Continue reading →

I’ve been looking for an excuse to buy a Personal Video Recorder (PVR) for a while now. They just seem like such a neat idea. A DVB/Freeview receiver picks up a free digital TV signal, records the stream of data … Continue reading →

Here’s May’s OtherMachines cover art for download as wallpaper / desktop pictures – two sizes of GIF. Designed on the FrankeniMac with my cruddy old Elonex VGA monitor… download 800×600 pixels | download 1024×768 pixels

I’ve never been much of a fan of Proportional Representation. I’ve always assumed it leads to weak coalition governments. But I’m starting to think that it might be a good idea. The election we’ve just had was decided by a … Continue reading →