Entries from July 2007

July 31, 2007

Rory Blyth is a dirty fish pirate

It’s true. Rory Blyth is a dirty fish pirate. If that makes sense to you, then you may be in serious trouble. But there’s an icon that adds credibility to the claim:

Rory has been blogging since several years before he was born and it seems he’s planning to get serious about it now.  It’s just [...]

July 30, 2007

Mr Angry’s video dating service

And now for something completely different.
The four housemates of the apocalypse decided to make dating videos.  Using my equipment.  Without asking for permission.

July 30, 2007

Download this information!

If you’re looking for the ultimate example of human stupidity, you need look no further than the ads for downloads to mobile phones.  The idea of letting someone you have no hope of tracing make charges against your phone simply doesn’t appeal to me.
It’s bad enough when the product is arguably useful (some people really like [...]

July 29, 2007

Fred Thompson - the next President of the USA?

I’ve formed a theory that the absurdly long Presidential campaign being inflicted on the American populace is a deliberate ploy to turn people off politics altogether.  After all, if the population ends up completely disengaged from the political process, there’ll be none of that unpleasant answering for your actions.  Actually being held responsible ruins a [...]

July 27, 2007

Who remembers SkatKat?

This what I do when I’m bored.  For those who have no idea who SkatKat was/is, he was an animated cat used to push a novelty “rap” album in the 80s.  He even did a song and video with Paula Abdul.  But like all one-hit wonders, he fell hard and he fell far.  This is [...]

July 26, 2007

Shut up or I’ll kill you

There are many instances where I want to say to people “Shut up or I’ll kill you!”  Or, more accurately, I want to scream it in their face from a distance of about 5 centimetres.  Usually this is because they’re  talking shit and I desperately want them to stop.  I have a slightly different problem [...]

July 25, 2007

Project Management is Bollocks!

If there’s one thing I’ve learned in my 10+ years working in IT, it’s this: Project Management is utter bollocks.  It’s rubbish.  I’m not saying that planning is a bad idea.  I thinking planning is absolutely necessary if you want to avoid disaster.  But anyone who thinks they can predict exactly what will happen over [...]

July 25, 2007

For fun

For a bit of fun I’m going to re-write one of my old, slightly more serious work-related posts in full angry mode.  I’ve mentioned before that I have a form of multiple blog personality disorder.  When I write the non-sweary more measured pieces I’m usually trying to reach a broader audience.
This approach may well be [...]

July 24, 2007

Too cheerful

Here’s a little titbit that may surprise readers of this blog: I am generally perceived to have a cheerful demeanour. The astute among you will realise that venting via blogging and videos is one of the primary reasons I am able to be cheerful the rest of the time. My disposition is greatly improved after [...]

July 23, 2007

Stupid interview questions

I’m not far away from entering the job market again.  This means, of course, the joy of job interviews.  As a contractor I go through more job interviews in about two years than most people do in their lifetimes.  As a result I’m quite good at all the bullshit that’s required.
One of the key things [...]