The world is full of crashing bores

And I must be one…

Category: General

Legalise All Drugs

When you consider that so much damage to peoples’ lives is attributable to the fact that selected substances are illegal to produce or posess, the logical solution seems obvious: legalise and regulate.
Here are a few recent articles which I think demonstrate the broad range of reasons well, particularly the first link to the documentary ‘Our [...]

Why do I work?

Read this article: Useless, jobless men – the social blight of our age (Times Online)
I’ve spent a lot of time and effort training to do the job I do. I expected that by now, at least, I would be earning enough to save some money and relax a little, financially speaking. But the fact is [...]

Kellogg’s Krave dog biscuits

Today, as I walked through town, I was handed a promotional 30g box of Krave, a new snack from Kellogg’s which is unique in that it is the first breakfast cereal designed specifically for dogs. Embarrassingly, I was unaware that they aren’t meant for human consumption and had a little nibble. I quickly realised my [...]

Acer Aspire Revo R3610 and Windows XP.

Having installed XP on the Revo without much of a problem, I was really surprised to learn how badly supported Windows XP is by Acer. No drivers are listed on their UK website, and finding the exact hardware specifications for ethernet and sound was a bit of a chore.
After a couple of hours trawling I [...]

Meet Coco.

Stripped and sprayed.

I started something…

New old bike.

I saw this bike on Gumtree on Friday and by seven o’clock that evening I was riding her down Gloucester Road. (I think) she was made in about 1983 and internet tells me is definitely nothing special. Internets might not think so but I do.
 
It needs a bit of work; the wheels are old and [...]

Toasters can kill.

Health and safety regulations currently in force in the workplace do not allow a toaster in the office because it contains a naked element. People can not be trusted to stay alive when making a standard breakfast. A kettle is acceptable, as the risk posed by the naked element in a kettle is counter-balanced by [...]