If you were able to endure my project management take on Elvis, I'm sure you'll enjoy this musical satire from the Capitol Steps site. It has a very U.S. focus as you'd expect from the title, but I'm sure you'll enjoy listening to On the Sunni side of Tikrit among others.
This is funnier if you work in a web development agency: www.icarus.net/johnjo/evolutio.htm
Evening all. Apologies for the absence.
I've had nothing to contribute so, unlike certain Polly Filla or Phil Space blogs, haven't said anything.
Had a good holiday? The highlight of mine was popping out for a suburban lunch with the missus and friend, when we saw Paul Young.
- I didn't know he lived around here, said our friend.
- It's wherever he lays his hat, I responded.
That was my best joke of the holiday period. A Christmas Cracker, some might say.
I've been managing some work with IBM recently. It's been really interesting to see how the big boys work, having previously contemplated an offer from Accenture. There are undoubtedly some very bright and talented people in these organisations, so it makes you wonder how the rest get in. It's not as if the turnover is that high either; had an appalling presentation the other day from an IBM team to one of our clients but they'd all been with the company at least three years.
Not the worst I've seen though. When the people presenting have an argument in front of the client, you know not all is well..
But I digress as is my wont when I've been doing too much of the same old thing. This morning I had a waking dream where it was time for work, but I couldn't remember what preparation I needed to do. I was pretty sure I didn't need to do any financial consultancy so did I need to have a lecture prepared on Racine?
It was only when I awoke fully and figured out I needed to get to Clerkenwell that I remembered my job was about web stuff that dreams are made on. Reminds me of a dream where I had to resit my A-levels but couldn't remember the double cosine rule; frighteningly real.
The best thing about this season is how you get to see dawn each morning with having to wake from your dreams at some unprepossessing — does anyone know what that means? — hour. Rosy-fingered, as Ovid tells us, she shows us as many colours as my next-door neighbours horticultural specimens. So arise and enjoy! Don't submit to the media's Brrr-itain hegemony!
The great thing about the internet is that you can find like-minded people speaking truths about things that are close to your heart. Having become a fully paid up member of suburbia, this site really struck a chord.
I've been an advocate of slow and painful death for the sciurus griseus ever since they got under the eaves in my childhood home and chewed through the electric cable. My new-found gardening habits have done little to dent my prejudices against the scurvy squirrel breed. Beatrix Potter has a lot to answer for with her ideas of cute Nutkins, let me tell you. And before you tell me it was a red one, I hold no colour bar here.
Nevertheless Death to Grey Squirrels is full of practical tips for squirrel disposal for you to better enjoy your weekends.
Claiming that there's finally evidence of WMD in Iraq would be somewhat facetious given that Saddam gassed hundreds of Kurds. But it is striking that a state which justified war on the basis that the enemy had used chemical weapons then deployed chemical weapons against that enemy. The UK Minister for the Armed Forces, Adam Ingram, has admitted that an MK77 firebomb, similar to Napalm, was used. continues >>
In addition, an Italian documentary has found that white phosporus was used during the assault on Fallujah in 2003. Western journalists were barred from covering the assault on the city.
If you feel moved to watch some clips, you can do so here, though I'm not necessarily recommending it.
What you read about on football web sites can usually be taken with a grain of salt. But this story really made me laugh and could well be true. Patrick Vieira has released his autobiography and is somewhat critical of Ruud van Nistelrooy. Given old horse-face's reported wish to sue, I'm not going to describe what Paddy said of him here, or say that it's all so true. Just read it for yourself.
I have for some time been considering a replacement for my three-year-old and now less than reliable PDA. This would, you may assume, be a relatively straigtforward task for someone who advises companies on technology selection. But the lure of market-leading products just around the corner is great, particularly when it comes to always on, available from anywhere internet access.
I had previously allowed myself to be seduced by the iMate Jasjar's monster feature set: wi-fi and 3G bundled with a QWERTY keyboard and VGA screen; no other phone can compete. But it weighs deeply on the pocket both physically and figuratively. May as well buy a laptop.
I was going to comment at some length about the benefits of Wi-Fi vs. 3G vs. GPRS, until I saw this: the ultimate in PIM for today's disposable culture (Flash required).
