For the last couple of hours there was no http transfer, at first e-mail still worked, and Skype was working fine, but web sites and Messenger didn’t work.
Then e-mail dropped out.
It may have just been flaky DNS servers, as nothing was resolving, but I’m thinking it was a little closer to the back bone servers [...]

OK, so I was too impatient to wait for the 200 post mark to pass naturally…
In case anyone is in any need of further proof that I didn’t just insult Mr Arafat’s widow in the e-mail below, check out THIS google search and spot the amazing similarity to other documented 419 scam letters, albeit with [...]

I received a delightful e-mail, explaining how I could not only ‘earn’ a large amount of money, but also flick a ‘v’ at those nasty women-hating muslims (paraphrasing of their words, N_O_T mine…)
This is the e-mail
Dear Friend,
I am MRS. SUHA ARAFAT, the wife of late YASSER ARAFAT,the Palestinian
leader who died in Paris. Since his death [...]

Tom #2 (the pilot) didn’t turn up, hope his flight to Astana was ok…
Anyway we (Myself, Tom & Walton (and Ira when she had finished at Work)) went to Cafe Shymkent, and had a nice meal and a couple of drinks. Talked about all sorts, and I managed to stay sober enough to remember everything [...]

The same thing happens if you punch into a bowl of thick custard….
Secondly we have proof that people will do almost anything when a camera & alcohol is involved….
Finally we have an advert from Zimbabwe…. How To Share Videos With Your Friends And Get Paid! Click Here.
NOTE : No nudity in [...]

This might be veering towards narcissistic, but as I had downloaded an animated GIF creation package the other day, I decided to try it out.
The picture below is the first result of my learning the basics.
The filename tells you all you need to know - ChrisOver12YearsResized.gif
OK, the resized bit is irrelevant (I was working at [...]

OK, first for Tom from LifeOf2Me, I keep forgetting to mention THIS link to you when we meet in the real world… Not sure if it will be of any use to you with your work (if/when the school gets closer to actually needing syllabuses/lesson plans etc.), but I thought it might be of interest [...]

I had a lie in this morning, as I was up quite late again working last night (well this morning)
Irina took the opportunity to blitz the clothes shops with her mum.
Anyway, here are a couple of snapshots…

This one is based on a mail shot by a Republican earlier this year
The picture below is what the blog entry is based upon, and some of the comments make interesting reading. Click the picture to be taken to the post itself.

In case it isn’t abundantly clear, I’m not supporting the fool who made the [...]

I got a bit bored doing my work tonight, so I ended up randomly following links until I came upon…
http://icssa.org/9-11%20Questions.htm
Whilst most of the questions have been asked before, it was interesting to see them all in one place, without too much paranoid delusional stuff inserted.
I don’t happen to think all the questions are related as [...]

As promised here, these are a couple of quick snapshots of the snow in the daytime…
View from straight out the middle balcony’s windows and then further to the left…

Bit of a niche product, but as I was transferring some video from my DV camcorder (a Panasonic NV-GS55 kindly given to us by in-laws), I found a program that can take any standard video input on your PC (webcam, DV cameras via firewire & TV cards etc.) and split it between different programs/instances of [...]

On a program based on the link between sport and crime in Kazakhstan. Sadly, I didn’t catch when it will be on, else I’d setup the PC to record it. If anyone knows when it is, or finds a link referencing it, please do let me know.

I found these whilst taking a break from doing work tonight…
In no particular order…
This made me think of my student digs when I was at Bournemouth.
Penultimately, we have a site to let you know just how much management speak, buzz word & general BS a site contains. Luckily, this site currently scores incredibly lowly.
Finaly, on [...]

A lot of useful information for anyone wanting learn more about Aromatherapy. There are two main ways in, one with, and one without frames.
Anyway, check AndyBarson.com some time.