Author: CD / DVD backups are unreliable
It's official, and I've been telling friends and clients for years: if you want to back up your data for longevity, back it up to hard drive.
Spiders
Recent readers will know I'm a big girl when it comes to spiders. Today I got an SMS, followed by a phonecall, from an ex-pupil of mine. He has just been bitten by a spider, and asked me what to do. I told him to find a doctor and if possible, take the spider with him, or at the very least, try and describe it.
Wow!
For 29 years, I couldn't understand how "china" meant "friend", until I read an article about Cockney Rhyming Slang.
Choral verse
I'd like to join the growing chorus of calls for President Thabo Mbeki to get an HIV test, along with all other senior members of parliament. While he's about it, perhaps he can settle the rumours once and for all that he's not a soaker.
Why it sucks to be Nigerian and gay
(Lagos) Legislation being considered by Nigeria's House of Representatives would make it a criminal offense to associate with known homosexuals.
Vadge
I've just read an uncredited description of Madonna as the "Old Mother Hubbard of Pop". I think it's brilliant!
Work and Bond
SQL Server 2005 is fun, especially when enough hardware is thrown at it. However, I still cannot get SQL Server 2005 to add a linked 2000 server to it. No one can seem to help!
Blog
The recent comments code doesn't seem to be working all that well. I will investigate tonight. Perhaps it's a known bug in the software.
Name and shame
Here are IP addresses of idiots who have abused NCANE.COM.
And now, a note to Microsoft
I read another email from Microsoft today (apparently written by Steve Ballmer himself), and within the usual crap about how wonderful Vista is (it isn't), and the wonderful ribbon toolbar for Office 2007 (it's crap), I saw this line and almost heaved my delicious dinner: