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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Smith to quit as Who
I missed these earlier… Various reports suggest that Matt Smith is planing to leave the Dr Who role after the next season, to move into Hollywood. The rumours have been dismissed by co-star Karen Gillan, who reckons that Smith is not going anywhere. I hope that the rumours are unfounded, as I’ve enjoyed the partnership [...]
locked-in man
A fascinating story is on BBC News just now that a man suffering what is known as locked-in syndrom (essentially paralysis of pretty much everything except the eyes) is seeking clarification on the guidance for mercy-killing prosecutions. Potentially likely to bring the whole right-to-die argument back into the media once more, this time with a [...]
Layout changes
I’ll be doing some experimenting with the site’s theme over the next week or so so please excusse anything that stops working for a bit.
A Fuss About Nothing
Or, in this case, a fuss about the captilization of WordPress. In case you’re running WordPress and haven’t yet noticed this gem, you can’t spell WordPress with a capital W and small p any more, as version 3 filters this behaviour. This filter crept into the release practically unnoticed, but the subsequent issues and community [...]
Tech support cold call scam
PC Pro website has an article on a scam that’s currently targeting UK residents. The scammers cold-call unsuspecting marks and claim that “Microsoft” has found a virus on their PC, and they’ll help to fix it. Mark is told to download some software. At this point the article is a little hazy, but it would [...]
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