Approaching the queue for the gates today at Frankfurt airport, a security officer dutifully informed me: ‘I'm sorry but you can't take that through security.’ I was a little puzzled as in recent years I've always been careful not to leave any liquids in my hand-luggage. (The fact that security personnel don't have x-ray vision dawned on me a ( Read more... )

It's an overwhelming feeling of disappointment when you greet one of the more able student in your class while walking around campus after lunch, and he casually drops the line: “By the way, I didn't understand anything you said in yesterday's lecture.”

Despite numerous attempts to coax some - nay - any sort of feedback from students during the ( Read more... )

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Left the office yesterday evening to find my passenger-side car window smashed in. Nothing stolen. Had I left a bag, mobile or wallet in plain view - fair game. But no.

Autoglassed it last night. Rather pleasant experience given the circumstances. Had to pay the £60 excess but insurance coughed up the rest. Glass claims don’t count, so will be ( Read more... )

I habitually bin letters from TV Licensing on arrival. This afternoon I was visited by the TV Licensing man. I don't watch TV; I don't even have a TV, a fact which I informed him of. Naturally, he wanted to have a look around.

Being in a not very compliant mood today (and vaguely aware of the kind of people TV Licensing loves to target), I ( Read more... )

What kind of country is it that you cannot find a single waste basket on your public transport system? Huh?

And am I to assume the UK is civilised?

*sigh*

The terrorists have already won.

( system info )

This conversation sparked (heh) off the following thought: ( IRC pastage )

Run for your lives. (But not if undercover plain-clothed police officers are chasing you, unless you want to get shot in the head.)

Why are our officers being taught how to deal with suicide bombers by the Israelis? They might have had experiences with suicide bombers, but do they have a solution? Remember this is the country that has a policy of ( Read more... )

All this started when I decided to get rid of the artists and album names that are showing up as gibberish in my RhythmBox playlist.
( Why ID3 tagging must die )