TwitPanto – Dracos.co.uk
Wonderfully clear version of the twitter panto, pulled together on the fly by a wonderful person. Narrator in pink, cast in blue, backchannel behind you… [link]
Tag Archives: ramblings
ManyBooks.net – Free eBooks for your PDA, iPhone, or eBook Reader
I've got a Sony eReader — and I've quickly eaten through the free "classics" that come with it and a number of CC licensed works. Rather than buy books I've start on thisRead More…
Second Life and the Marxist theory of alienation (Dave’s Part)
Religion,’ Marx wrote, ‘is indeed the self-consciousness and self-esteem of man who has either not yet won through to himself or has already lost himself again … It is the fantastic realisationRead More…
Rory Cellan-Jones on not being fooled by ‘surveys’
Rory rightly dismisses a press release that uses an ‘survey’ and twists the results so as to appear newsworthy. “So, while I’ll admit that I’ve occasionally fallen for this kind of stuntRead More…
Momus on Tea
It's worth reading what Momus has to say on most subjects, and this includes lots of PG Tips Chimps videos too. [link]
What I did on my holidays – Birmingham Post – Lifestyle Blog
Stupidly long blog post about what I did when I went to Pisa last week. It's difficult to write about another country without decending into 'mad foriegners' mode. [link]
Mark Steel – Video Lectures Online
Free downloads of some of Mark’s TV lecture series. The man may only really do one joke (“see this thing of historical or political importance, it’s a bit like when you loseRead More…
The Top 51 Episodes of Red Dwarf
Propper Red Dwarf geekery. [link]
American Estate Agents
If you're gratefl for nothing else in this world, give thanks that the UK doesn't have the personality cult thing going on for Estate Agents. British ones are bad enough, with theirRead More…
Danny Smith shaves a Batman logo into his chest hair
Everyone thinks it's going to be hair surrounding bat symbol, but it's the other way round. Photos and instructions should you want to do likewise. [link]