From the yearly archives: 2008

Thanks Google

On December 16, 2008 By

After almost a year the red screen of death that warned everyone my site was purportedly an attack site has been removed. Thanks Google.

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Flickr: Say What?

On December 16, 2008 By

So Flickr has changed their deal with AT&T and Verizon for internet subscribers, no more free Flickr Pro accounts. Ok, I can deal with that. But the other day I got a Flickr mail saying my account was about to expire… in 2010! 

Seriously, is Yahoo! this desperate for money that they’re going to start [...]

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Coltrane

On December 13, 2008 By

Just upgraded all my WordPress installations to the latest incarnation Coltrane and I must say, I’m very pleased. The whole new backend and UI for the first time makes me want to post directly from the browser rather than a 3rd party application.

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Building Fences

On November 5, 2008 By

It’s been my experience that lots of people will tell you how to build a fence, but very few will pick up a hammer to help you.

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U.S. Pilots Ordered to Shoot Down UFO

On October 22, 2008 By

On a rare note, files just recently released to the British Archive confirm reports that American pilots were ordered to shoot down UFO’s spotted over the English countryside during the height of the cold war.

Yahoo! News: “One pilot said he was seconds away from firing 24 rockets at the object, which moved [...]

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