I really didn't realise until this week just how insane the Google Books situation is ( Read more... )

A big women-and-video-games rant. It's old ground, but passionately felt. And ties into a whole gender thing I was actually thinking about anyway in another context which is a post for another time. But yes.

( It's a women in gaming video blog thing and my reaction to it. )

'Not just for (or by) boys
People who don’t read SF often assume that the average SF reader is male, works in IT, lives with his mother, and isn’t too hot on social skills and personal hygiene.’

Well, good for you for not making that assumption. Way to not reinforce the stereotype I don't think. It does sometimes feel like every article ever ( Read more... )

I dislike Any Questions. Especially on Saturdays, because it's on straight after the repeat of The News Quiz, which renders it completely pointless. It's four politicians answering questions about the news. The questions are rarely anything other than 'what happened, what's the party line on it and how do you feel about it'. TNQ is the same, with ( Read more... )

Asfhghfklfucking! USB ports! Bloody bollocking don't get it WHY? WHY are there only TWO pieces of equipment in the whole world you will talk to, the mouse and the ONE USB HUB I'VE JUST TRODDEN ON AND BROKEN? It's not even that simple - port 1 will talk to the mouse ONLY, port 2 was talking to the broken hub ONLY except now it's BROKEN which is MY ( Read more... )