Neil Hopcroft

A digital misfit

Archive for January 2005

Driving back from Norwich last night I found my first ever 10mph speed restriction on a dual carriageway. They even had traffic lights to make you wait for the tractor to lead a convoy through the coned section. This kind of thing can only happen in Norfolk, everywhere else people are far too impatient to […]

Has the video to ‘Come on Eileen’ always been camp?

I despair over the efficiency of this country. Today I received the third copy of my cars registration document. Late last year, when I moved to Cambridge, I sent off the old one with a change of address. Somehow I timed it so it crossed in the post with a new style registration document with […]

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I’ll ask my colleague to call off the debt collection…

*blink*! Me: But I paid this bill within three days of receiving it Powergen: Theres no record of payment until 11th Jan Me: The money left my bank on 29th Dec Pg: Our system automatically sends reminders after 14 days of non-payment Me: Reminder was sent on 12th Jan and received today, 18th And so […]

I know I’m in the right place because theres a vase full of Rubik cubes in the window…

“The article is available to the general public without any restrictions whatsoever. We as professionals in the security field are outraged and concerned with the damage that the spread of this sensitive information will cause to security and to our profession. We know many of you will be too.”

Animation of last years Hokkaido earthquake

Dilbert captures the world I live in, again Made it to the boot fair this morning, having found everyone packed up and gone home last week….caught up with dalglir and his young lady, who seemed to be having a good time there, and found someone selling the Lego Bionicle boardgame (Quest for Makuta, or something) […]

I’m not going to be the only one whose life has fallen apart with a power outage in a remote server room halfway across the world, am I? Shame, really, ‘cos I’ve got so many things to say, like pointing out the hardcore morris dancers, or warning you about a file-sharers virus, or even pointing […]