Neil Hopcroft

A digital misfit

Archive for January 2004

Another fine mess

Today I am full of sleep deprivation, caffeine withdrawl and paranoia. I hate sundays, especially the ones where you wake up at 5pm. Write up of Midnight Mess available when I’m less headache and more memory.

Looks like work are trying to find a ‘volunteer’ to go and work in Finland for a bit. Currently unsure of whether it will be me (most likely since everyone else in my team is pretty settled in Japan) and, if so, what timescale they’re thinking about. Not sure what I think about the idea […]

Radio hackers hurl drive by abuse at Burger King customers “Burger King customers visiting a drive-through restaurant had to run a gamut of abuse after pranksters succeeded in hacking into the outlet’s wireless intercom system”

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Curry overdose

I think I might have overdone the hot food over the last few days, a shame since its so nice, but my stomach is now complaining :( …anyone got any ideas for calming it a little? Preferably ones that don’t involve trying to make myself understood in a pharmacy.

Best bread message from Scandanavian Natural Roman

Our little friend “TOMTO” use magical secret-power for delicious BREAD that. Well enjoy in next morning. Children who living in NORTHERN EUROPE tell us secret that just baken BREAD. Yes……TOMTE’s secret. HOKUO as. BREAD country SAPPORO is very similar with TOMTE’s land.

Now that the festivities are over its time to think about what I should be doing with the rest of the time I’m here – I’m getting a desire to travel some more now, but don’t want to clash with anyones visit over here…so…

Off the beaten track

Just by Meguro station today was a bobby giving out flyers. Which seemed both completely normal and extremely strange all at the same time. It got me thinking about the last time I saw a UK policeman abroad. It was a strange holiday, it was a beautiful sunny day, Caroline had driven down from Lincoln […]