Category: My blog

Last night I watched an old movie about hacking

The Net is a 19-year old film.. well, it’s nearly 20 years old now. It’s aged somewhat, put it that way. This is mainly because it’s all about computer hacking and identity theft. The computers, technology and a lot of the connectivity in this is extremely outdated now but a lot of it actually checks out technically. However, there’s one… Read more →

When men get together

Recently we went on a “Dads Camp” which was absolutely epic. Anyway, if I’m to describe what happened this is probably the sort of thing that would best describe it.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuT-4rZVGpA Read more →

It’s all so wrong but oh so right..

Well, I guess this advert has worked then. The people at Thorne Travel decided to advertise their local travel agency with the help of a video. That video has now gone viral and it’s 110% mental. Really, I don’t know where to begin with this. Even The Independent has picked it up. Where to begin? Where to begin? The guy… Read more →

Damn you Pepsi. You’ve made me share this

Well, this is what viral marketing is all about I guess. Here’s Jeff Gordon, the stock car racing driver, getting into disguise to give this car salesman an interesting test drive… http://youtu.be/Q5mHPo2yDG8 People thought this was fake, so then this happened.. http://youtu.be/dRIgmKGDqFM Read more →

What the shit is wrong with us?

Last night I was driving home from work. Normal stuff. Then, on the opposite carriageway, just exiting a roundabout, a guy on a motorbike crashed. He misjudged the camber on the road (there’s a small hump as you exit that particular roundabout) and he completely lost control. Right there, just to the side of me, I saw his headlights spinning… Read more →

The journey to work

I’m not massively keen on the Monster drink that a lot of kids seem to be guzzling (huge amounts of caffeine and other crap that they don’t need), plus there’s the fact that some bikini girls seem to have lost their marbles, but still… Brilliant footage, brilliantly filmed. Stunning to watch.. Read more →

What we’ve learned from the Scottish referendum

Some 87% of Scottish voters came out to make their voice heard. This is the highest turnout for any vote since 1951. It was a narrow victory for the “No” camp, but the closeness of the result has spooked Westminster into action, handling over more powers and also hopefully making the Government look at England and other parts of the… Read more →

The Black Countraaaaaaaayyyyyyyyy

There’s a show on BBC2 about the M6 through Birmingham and the Black Country. These two fine gents are from Bloxwich. They’re moaning about the big motorway that’s been outside their houses since the early ’70s (which has now been improved to include a break-down spot even closer to their homes after the managed motorway scheme went live). Anyhow, I… Read more →

A water powered car. Really?

As much as I hate to link to the Daily Mail a car that runs on salt water looks set to arrive on European roads. It’s super powerful, super quick but, unfortunately, extremely expensive. Carrying water in two 200-litre tanks, it’s good for 373 miles and has 920 horsepower. This all works thanks to something called electrolyte flow cell power… Read more →