Archive for July, 2008

Birthday Synth!

It was my birthday yesterday! My mrs. bought me this fantastic little synth:

Click the pic to have a look at a lascivious unboxing of the wee beastie!
Sadly, my new baby is a bit poorly, generating grotty chirruping sounds, background distortion and spontaneous glitchtronic odysseys. So, I’m waiting to for it to be exchanged. [...]

Westfield Peeps

Fisher!

The Swan!

Me tickling Sean!

KRCS

I’ve spent far too much money in this shop!

Definitely avoid this shop if you’re an Apple fiend with a credit card on you…

Pug Puppies

There’s been quite a lot of grim news lately so I think watching these pups play might be a bit of a relief.

MPs Play Dumb Over Torture

MPs and peers have said they may have been misled over UK troops' use of banned interrogation methods in Iraq.
Not all troops had known "conditioning" techniques such as hooding and sleep deprivation were banned, the Joint Committee on Human Rights said.
The committee had received assurances by a minister and a senior military officer that they [...]

Why Is This News?

Reports from Iran say 29 people have been executed by hanging in Tehran.
Among them were convicts found guilty of murder, rape, armed robbery and drug trafficking, state television IRIB reported on its website.
All the executions took place on Sunday morning in Tehran’s Evin prison, the report said.
(Source: BBC News)
Firstly, I’m against the death penalty. So, [...]

Blue Note 23/7/08

Click the pic for a gallery of stupidness from Wednesday at the Bluey!

Canon A590 IS Test Shots

For years, I’ve been using a Fuji F10 as my walkabout compact camera. It’s particularly good at clubbing shots because it has great high-ISO response.
But, I saw a Canon A590 IS going for a silly price so I took a risk and bought it. Well, I’m glad I did as it seems at least [...]

Today Was… Flying Ant Day ‘08!

Well, at least in Derby it was. Walking around town, the little bastards kept flying in my face, down the back of my shirt into my mouth.
It’s a few days later than last year’s Flying Ant Day. Maybe they were finishing off the Snow Storm mission on GTAIV. That is particularly hard if your [...]

British MPs: USA Lying About Torture

The British government should not rely on US assurances that it does not use torture, a report by MPs says.
The foreign affairs select committee said the UK and US differ on their definitions of what constitutes torture and it urged the UK to check US claims.
(Source: BBC News)
Hmmm… this new report by the Foreign Affairs [...]




 

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