I was recently back in London. Staying near Earls Court. On my last day of stay, I found a little Thai place that was truely excellent. I had these boned, stuffed chicken legs for starters and followed it up with…
Knives
I am a bit of a foody. Ok, I do, I like my food. Anyway, as a bit of a home cook, I like knives. Not your “Bowie”, gut the elk, disembowl an enemy sort of knife. The joint a…
The IT Crowd
I just watched the first episode of that new C4 sitcom about the IT people. I hope it gets better. I really do. At the moment, while it IS funny, I don’t feel it does much for the plight of…
Getting a Life.
I AM a geek. As such, you could probably not count the amount of times I have been told… “Get a Life!” Well, now I have, a SecondLife anyway. I know, I know, that brands me as even more of…
Mai Food, 13th December 2005
Last night I went to a Filipino restaurant. When I came out, I noticed a Japanese place across the street. Tonight, I went to heaven. Friendly atmosphere, Jazz in the background, wonderful food. Eel and sticky rice, with picked cucumber…
24 Season 4 Episode 5
Watching the recap at the start of Episode 5 Season 4 of 24. I notice that one of the blackhats is shot with his own gun. This would not be remarkable. But he was holding the gun (an automatic rifle)…
The Innovator’s Dilemma
I have been reading “The Innovator’s Dilemma” by Clayton M. Christensen. It details a theory as to why incumbent technology companies falter when confronted with certain types of new technology. The general idea is that innovation in a technological area…