Archived posts for the 'stuff' Category

stuff and things

Sad, lonely people.

Sunday, March 16th, 2008

In a world where people quote shopping as a hobby …

Spend more time in the pub than with your family?
Beat your wife up?
Your children have no respect for you?
Inferiority complex?
Tiny knob?
Think your shit sports car is the bollocks?
Own lots of “driving music” compilations?
Run out of t-shirts that say “I’m a cock”?

Better get on the dog [...]

Birthday Happy to Katnoodle!

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Two today, well okay, last week, but still – hurrah!

Nearly as many posts in as many years!

Can’t, won’t, shalln’t shipping bullshit

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

From Amazon …

Important Message – There is a slight problem with your order. (See below.)

Oh, and what might that be? Not perchance the ‘slight problem’ of you not wanting to sell me the product?

We’re sorry. This item can’t be shipped to your selected destination. You may either change the shipping address or delete the item [...]

Fuck my boots, it’s Siouxsie!

Friday, December 21st, 2007

As I appear to have outdone my normal low level of posting by writing nothing for months I now resort to posting YouTube videos!

Having seen Siouxsie’s phenomenal performance on Later With Jools we’re off to see her live in Bristol.

So now, if you don’t know what I’m on about, or you just want [...]

mssql last inserted id thing

Monday, August 20th, 2007

I’m currently doing some fantastically exciting (!) web work for a large national company who have the pleasure of using mssql – poor people.

Mssql is like some horrible, deformed half cousin of MySQL. It doesn’t have lots of useful features like LIMIT and so on.

But one of the most annoying is the lack of [...]

Why do graphic/web designers end up as tech support?

Tuesday, July 10th, 2007

The following story is reported by our man at the sharp end, Nick the Van (real name withheld for operational reasons!).

Honcho: Why doesn’t the colour printer work?

Designer/Tech: Is it plugged in?

Honcho: Does it need to be?

Designer/Tech: Seriously???

Honcho: You said you installed a wireless network!

There you have it, what more can I possibly add?