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Monthly Archives: October 2008

Jonathan Ross is a childish racist

29/10/2008 – 23:00

With all the fuss over Ross and Brand’s prank phone messages recently, I felt compelled to share my feelings on the former. This latest escapade is just the latest example of his immaturity, which while occasionally funny has done a lot of damage over the years.
I’ve disliked Ross ever since the racist Japanorama. Back in [...]

By mojo | Posted in idiots | Comments (0)

Virgin Media 50meg: utterly useless

23/10/2008 – 22:28

VM are going to launch their 50mbit service soon, after years of trials, but predictably it’s all just hype. The service itself is completely pointless. There is no-one whom this service will benefit.
A TV show (350MB) takes about 3 minutes to download on the current 20 meg service. Say about 8-9 for HD. You would [...]

By mojo | Posted in idiots, networking | Comments (0)

Open societies are going to be vulnerable to terrorism

19/10/2008 – 23:49

This might sound obvious, but it seems like it needs to be said.
There is a judgement to be made. Loss of freedoms and liberties vs. protection from attack. We make this loss of life to benefit judgement all the time. We sent troops overseas, knowing some will die but judging it a worthwhile sacrifice. People [...]

By mojo | Posted in privacy | Comments (0)

An open letter to my MP on mass surveillance

19/10/2008 – 20:22

I sent the following letter to my MP. If she agrees, I will post the response here. Her speeches are usually full of low-grade management speak bullshit and she has her head firmly up the party arse, but who knows – maybe she will surprise me.

Dear Sarah McCarthy-Fry,
I am writing to take issue with your [...]

By mojo | Posted in politics | Comments (0)

Fixing "little box" problem in Firefox

09/10/2008 – 10:21

When you don’t have the right international fonts installed you get little square boxes with four numbers in them instead of the right character when trying to view a page in Firefox. I think this also happens in IE and Opera, but I have not tested.
Anyway, the solution is to get the right fonts for [...]

By mojo | Posted in software, windows | Comments (2)
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