Author Archives: Giolla

And now for something completely different

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I’ve loads of browser windows open with stuff I should link to, or mutter about or something. However rather more fun I thought I’d plug two friends of mine of somewhat awesome talent. So last night after my day job I took a break from reading blogs and thinking “I really should write something” to lend a friend of mine a hand. After all how often do you get the chance to help a mate audition in front of Alice Cooper? So I toddled along to a pub changed jacket and drank beer whilst Preacher (the not so pretty chap … Continue reading →

A collection of idiocy

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Once again I foolishly read the Metro on my way to work, you’d have thought by now I’d know better. The very front page greeted me with two disparate examples of idiocy. The lesser of the two was that random strangers decided to impose themselves on the family and friends of Raoul Moat because he’s “an hero” (as I believe they say in popular youth culture). From the mouth of on of the inconsiderate cretins demonstrating such a lack of manners came this utter gem: “I absolutely loved him. I just think he is a hero and I wanted to … Continue reading →

On yer bike!

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With a surprisingly small amount of negative press Boris’s bike hire scheme launched last Friday, even the Mirror don’t outright trash the plan. Reading an interview with Boris before the launch he seemed quite realistic about the fact that there would be teething troubles and that it will take a while to get everything working smoothly, so with that in mind limiting it to people who sign up in advance as de-facto beta testers seems an excellent way of doing a gradual roll out. The review in cycling plus compared the bikes reasonably well to their Parisian counter parts. Hearing … Continue reading →