Request to Google By Nic Price on 18 February 2005 — 1 min read When I search Google for tat gallery… …and it says “Did you mean tate gallery?” I’d like to tell it “No” More
Chip and PIN By Nic Price on 18 February 2005 — 1 min read Chip and PIN as a method of payment has been in the UK for a couple of months now, and according to all the major card companies is the most secure system so far. According to this info on UK government website crimereduction.gov.uk, the initiative is costing £1.1billion. This to combat plastic fraud which in... More
Doh! By Nic Price on 18 February 2005 — 1 min read From The Register: Chav burglar collared by webcam A 19-year-burglar has just begun an 11-month stretch at Her Majesty’s Pleasure after he was captured burgling a house by the owner’s webcam. Fed-up software engineer Duncan Grisby set up the surveillance system following a previous burglary three years before. It recorded deliciously crisp images of Benjamin... More
A new challenge By Nic Price on 16 February 2005 — 1 min read I’m about to start training for the 2005 Crystal Palace Triathlon which takes place on 29th May. It’s a half triathlon: 750 metre swim 20km cycle ride 5km run The cycling and running should be doable, I’m looking for swimming tips though. Hopefully we’ll go past the dinosaurs… More
Good name for a hairdressers By Nic Price on 15 February 2005 — 1 min read This is on my bicycle journey to work. More
If content is king… By Nic Price on 10 February 2005 — 1 min read …context is god! Now… which categories to put this post in? 🙂 More
It was the chicken’s day off By Nic Price on 10 February 2005 — 1 min read This from razorhead’s blog which I stumbled on the other day and is well worth a read. There are five types of road crossing in use on UK roads: Refuge: these are the islands in the centre of the road usually demarked by illuminated keep left/right signs which have be battered by cars that managed... More
Be careful what you teach your children! By Nic Price on 9 February 2005 — 1 min read Four year-old joy rider takes the wheel From Oddly Enough on the Reuters website: “What he was doing was jump down, hit the accelerator, and get back up so he could see where he was going,” Hayden said, explaining how someone who was too short to reach the floor pedals was able to drive a... More
Don’t just do it… B&Q it! By Nic Price on 7 February 2005 — 1 min read Congratulations to British yachtswoman Ellen MacArthur who a few moments ago tonight sailed her boat (the B&Q) in to the history books. She sets a new solo round the world sailing record of 71 days 14 hours, knocking a day and a half off the previous record set last year by French sailor Francis Joyon.... More
Jury selection in the trial of Michael Jackson By Nic Price on 6 February 2005 — 1 min read Knock Knock Who’s there? Michael Jackson Michael Jackson who? You’re on the jury! Joke heard on this morning’s Broadcasting House on BBC Radio 4 They’ve got a point More