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If I were a Dane I’d be getting more than a tiny bit sick of this whole “plucky little Denmark” meme that is evolving in line with current events. I cannot help but think of some small but tenacious dog – perhaps a Jack Russell – when anything is described as both “plucky” and “little”. This does not compute. As we all know, in the canine world Danes are rather greater. February 4th, 2006 | 12 comments - (Comments are closed)
 “‘We’re not heroes. We’re from Finchley”. A line from the film Narnia, based on the C.S. Lewis fantasy adventures. Strongly recommended. December 11th, 2005 | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)
One of our team brought this bit of aviation humour to my attention. It is guaranteed to give you a bit of a smile. December 6th, 2005 | 6 comments - (Comments are closed)
I have long gotten a laugh from Dilbert, the socially inept engineer comic created by Scott Adams. Usually, Dilbert is harmless, but occasionally he causes real damage. Last Sunday’s cartoon, which features Dilbert’s mother in an excessive shopping adventure that ends with organ harvesting struck me as rather amusing, but according to Scott Adams’ blog, dozens of people failed to see the humour in it:
I bet you did not know that cartoonists could be so dangerous. If you ever meet Scott Adams, approach with extreme caution. November 24th, 2005 | 18 comments - (Comments are closed)
Those strange-sounding financial entities known as hedge funds, which are sometimes depicted as the Darth Vaders of the modern market, often have rather odd or dull names. So I was glad to come across a firm in the United States with a name that proudly celebrates the free market with unabashed gusto. The firm has a great merchandise selection, too. November 17th, 2005 | 7 comments - (Comments are closed)
Among a fringe community of paranoids, aluminum helmets serve as the protective measure of choice against invasive radio signals. We investigate the efficacy of three aluminum helmet designs on a sample group of four individuals. Using a $250,000 network analyser, we find that although on average all helmets attenuate invasive radio frequencies in either directions (either emanating from an outside source, or emanating from the cranium of the subject), certain frequencies are in fact greatly amplified. These amplified frequencies coincide with radio bands reserved for government use according to the Federal Communication Commission (FCC). Statistical evidence suggests the use of helmets may in fact enhance the government’s invasive abilities. We speculate that the government may in fact have started the helmet craze for this reason. – Ali Rahimi, Ben Recht, Jason Taylor, and Noah Vawter of MIT, getting down to the really important research. I wonder what they think of lampshades? (Link from Scott Wickstein). November 16th, 2005 | 24 comments - (Comments are closed)
Robert A. Heinlein. Sackloads of other quotes by the great man here. November 14th, 2005 | 10 comments - (Comments are closed)
When you spend as much time reading think-tank proposals as some libertarians do, there is a danger of losing all sense of proportion. For instance, there is a proposal to “reform” the state pension system, because it is due to become bankrupt in the next twenty years. Unfortunately, it may cost more to implement the changes (and bankrupt the system anyway). There is the call for “social justice”, using the term in exactly the opposite way that it is understood to mean, in the hope of confusing your opponents into voting for you. Instead, they call you a liar and your normally loyal supporters stay at home. Then there is railway privatisation. Instead of allowing train operators to own the track themselves, we end up with the shambles of “National Rail” (and no doubt more subsidies wasted in the long run). I have been looking for a term to describe such cunningly silly policy-making. So here goes:
David Willetts is by no means the only culprit, and his policy proposals are not always wrong, but with a nickname like “Two Brains”, you’re asking for trouble. November 7th, 2005 | 7 comments - (Comments are closed)
After returning from a few free drinks at an opening, care of a new venture of Slugger O’Toole (News and photos at 11… er tomorrow) I have returned and done some random reading. I highly suggest these two lampoons, another alternate history report set in 1944 from Rand Simberg and the Attack of the Blog by Iowahawk. Enjoy! October 28th, 2005 | One comment - (Comments are closed)
Stephen Green, of Vodkapundit, making a wonderful line in the course of an article where he writes about learning about individuality from Cary Grant. (The article is in the latest edition of the Objectivist publication, the New Individualist. Not yet on the web, as far as I can tell. Cary Grant is the patron saint of all well-dressed guys the world over). October 23rd, 2005 | 11 comments - (Comments are closed)
The great Peter Briffa speculates on who should lead the Tory Party. He has three suggestions. Which one should we go for? October 22nd, 2005 | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)
I promise only mild amusement, but sometimes mild amusement is what one needs. And there’s a subtle mordancy underneath. The latest splendid animation from Will Flash for Cash Productions in aid of the UK campaign against ID cards is here, and will explain the title of the post. For those who missed it, their earlier biting attack on Mr Secretary Clarke and the glorious scheme using a cute musical puppy is here. Welcome to a strange world. Sound, and familiarity with British political figures, most definitely an advantage. September 3rd, 2005 | Comments are closed
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