I have been an admirer of Piratebay for some time now. Based in Sweden they have been giving the US music and film industry grief for years by being one of the worlds largest BitTorrent Tracker sites. They didn’t host copyrighted material, just the tracker files, but this didn’t stop the massive power of the… Continue reading Piratebay Raided
Month: May 2006
2006 Bonus
Just got my FY06 bonus notification. £2,032 before tax which actually resulted in my net pay for the month being £1226 higher than usual. I think this equates to about 5% which is half what I was expecting. I should of course manage my expectations better. Nothing like a bit of uncertainty whilst trying to… Continue reading 2006 Bonus
Our new house, as described by the Estate Agent
SITUATION St. Mellion is a much sought after village in South East Cornwall, three and six miles respectively from the larger towns of Callington and Saltash, with the Tamar Bridge at Saltash connecting to the City of Plymouth. St. Mellion is a thriving community with a Parish Church, primary school of repute, and village inn,… Continue reading Our new house, as described by the Estate Agent
Take-Away’s in range of St Mellion
Take Away’s Having checked that our new home is within broadband coverage, my next thought turns to take-away’s and home deliveries. Got to get the priorities right! Over the next few months I’m sure we will check out various ones within our area. The list appears to be: Mr Kuet Chinese Takeaway Saltash PL12 4JG… Continue reading Take-Away’s in range of St Mellion
Push Shots and Double Hits
The following paragraph is the push-shot rule from the current 8-ball world rules: Definitions: Most shots commonly known as “Push Shots” in the game of “Snooker” are allowed in the game of Eight-Ball Pool. Generally, any shot played with speed will not be deemed to be a Push Shot regardless of the fact that the… Continue reading Push Shots and Double Hits
The DeVinci Code
Of Dan Brown’s four books, The De Vinci code certainly wouldn’t rate as my favourite. I liked Deception Point best, with Angels and Demons coming closely behind it. I’m really not sure what it is about De Vinci Code that has made it such a phenomena, but nobody can dispute that it’s one of the… Continue reading The DeVinci Code
Microsoft Genuine Advantage
Microsoft Genuine Advantage was thrust upon me some time ago and to begin with it was little more than a minor irritation. What was it really doing? What information was it obtaining from my PC? How was it validating my serial number? For all I know it could be transmitting all my passwords to Microsoft… Continue reading Microsoft Genuine Advantage
The Apprentice
Today saw the final of The Apprentice where Sir Alan Sugar finally selected 26 year old Michelle Dewberry as his new employee. I’ve enjoyed the series immensely and rapidly learnt the names of all the apprentices which is a great tribute to the series as my memory for names is pitiful. Over the last three… Continue reading The Apprentice