Money for nothing

  I’ve had a Second Life account for bloody ages now. It must be two years at least. In total I’ve probably spent around 3 hours wallowing in the frustration that it has a habit of generating. Second Life has always had a bit of a problem in that it wants...

Otter man tragic chariot death

When writing a news story there are certain ingredients that through fate occasionally come together to create something truly odd. If only you could combine:- Otters Chariots Shotguns Wellington Boots Oh great, someone has already done...

WOW : Terror Plot

According to Wired the Pentagon have developed a theory on how World of Warcraft could be used to plan terrorist attacks.  The ludicrousness of this claim is truly incredible. In fact the underlying factual basis of it is somewhat reduced by the quote:- There’s...

Only 3 days to go

There is literally only 3 days to go before Ringo Starr will implement his threat to stop signing “things”. I’d sort of forgotten Ringo Starr even existed. Which does make me wonder what sort of person has things that they think will be better things...

Global Financial Meltdown: My Role in it All

You can’t read anything these days without it relating to the global financial apocalypse. All in all it’s getting a bit dull now. The prospect of war with Iceland seems to have receded, which is fairly disappointing and all the news consists of flashing...