Blog Ratings
Via Leg Iron, in response to this story, the above is a rating widget for this blog. Why is it rated “parental guidance”? This rating was […]
Articles by Longrider
How to get it Completely Wrong
Via my stats, I see this listing of my blog from an organisation calling itself rank area. Okay, so it’s early days going by the fact […]
The Online ID Meme Again
Rachel Cooke doesn’t get it. Why should people be allowed to post anonymously? I’m damned if I know. I’ve always found it sinister. In the […]
Thoughts on Language
Further to the discussions here and here, I thought I’d enlarge on why I am relatively intolerant of such blatant illiteracy. The English language is […]
The Rise of the Intermong
Al Jahom has stirred up a veritable hornet’s nest with his comments about this story. Now I don’t claim to know the ins and outs […]
Eco-Bollocks for Earth Day
Poorva Joshipura tells us we should all go vegan to save Gaia. Today marks the 40th anniversary of Earth Day. Approximately 1 billion people will […]
Facebook Takeover Teh Interweb
Apparently Facebook wants to rule the world… That’s what happens when businesses get big, they start to think bigger than, perhaps they should. “We are […]
Ryanair Refuse to Pay
O’Leary: There’s no legislation designed that says any airline getting a fare of €30 should be reimbursing passengers many thousands of euros for hotel accommodation. […]
Our Risk Averse Society
Leg Iron comments on the risk averse nature of our society in the context of the volcanic ash fiasco. Quite apart from the annoyance of […]
Going Home
Activity here has been somewhat absent these past few days. This has been due to Mrs L and I having to make a big – […]