Test. A testing test that makes me testy.
The interview appears to be going well. Okay, as it’s with a woman and as my ability to tell what they’re really thinking is as close to non-existent as makes no difference, I can’t really be sure. But I think it’s going well. I trust I’ve managed to appear ‘confident, but not over-confident’. Of course, […]
On liberty in Britain:
The way cabinet ministers think of themselves today and what they do are at odds. They think of themselves as reasonable, tolerant, humane and liberal people, but their actions tell an altogether different story.
- taken from the Summerfield Lecture
It’s in The Independent, so it will be subscriber only soon. It’s from a […]
I blame Channel 4. Well, I blame mid-80s Channel 4 with its remit to provide minority programming specifically designed to cause Mary Whitehouse’s head to explode. We couldn’t get Channel 4 at my house, but my best friend Matthew on the other side of the valley could and I’d often cycle over there and […]
In the future, BBC news online won’t put stories like this at the head of their “science” section. And, although the future for humans might sound attractive:
“..in the nearer future, humans will evolve in 1,000 years…women will develop lighter, smooth, hairless skin, large clear eyes, pert breasts, glossy hair, and even features. Racial differences will […]
I hate this. It’s not just amazon of course, they do however send me e-mail advertising from both their German and British sites. If I (say) receive an e-mail advertising something I’ve been after for a while from amazon.de: an iPod-type-thingie which doesn’t have a (delicate) hard drive in it and has the bonus of […]
