Phligm Phlagm 2
Never swallow a porcupine whole.
And the lesson to be learned here is this: make a self-deprecating joke to a conference that could be misinterpreted as politically incorrect if removed from the context in which it was made, then it _will_ be removed from its context, selectively quoted and used by a social media mob to hound you out of your job, no matter how great your previous accomplishments. Richard Dawkins is angry about this, and really so should we all be. This is typical of the condemnatory articles that didn't think to check facts.
Doctor Who Online does look to be defrauding advertisers. They’ve tried this with The Shop on the Borderlands (we sell Doctor Who RPGs), but I was too sceptical. Combine a proprietary analytics system that massively overstates traffic with quite persistent selling, and yes, I think Mr Sandifer is on to something.
Half of households receive more in benefits than they pay in taxes. (And that’s before you include the cost of state education, state healthcare, public sector salaries etc…)
Free market lessons from Scandinavia.
The man who invented trainspotting (sort of) has died.
Well Google, this is awkward...
Sir Nicholas Winton, the "British Schindler", has died aged 106.
Did Joss Whedon base Firefly on Traveller? This is a good examination of the evidence.
Holograms that you can touch (sort of). Next step, Holodecks!
This year's ENnie Awards (the RPG and miniatures industry awards) nominees
So let me get this straight - Scottish votes for Scottish laws is right and proper; Welsh votes for Welsh laws is right and proper; Northern Irish votes for Northern Irish laws is right and proper but English votes for English laws is "racist".
Nice collection of photos of the British Grand Prix over the years.
I'm amazed that the Forth Bridge isn't already a World Heritage Site.
This is who we got to present the winner's trophy at this year's You're Hired! final. Seems a good chap.
This time it really is the end of the line for the Avro Vulcan.