Neil Hopcroft

“When three dealership visits, days of waiting and the cumbersome replacement of mechanical parts failed to fix the problem, he took the van out and drove it until the oven fired up again. Then he rushed to the mechanic to look for a software error” Anyone out there in the automotive space? Is it worth […]

Somehow my parents, during their stay, managed to completely knock (what little there was of) my self-confidence. Are there any quick-fix solutions for getting it back? What do you do when you feel you’ve been misunderstood and maligned by someone?

The week has been dominated by trying to figure out what to do about the offer of work in Farnborough – they want to move quickly, originally requesting I start tomorrow. Thing is, I need a break before I start anything else, but they took my positive answer to “What do you think about the […]

talk of Alien Aunt Farm and Piggy Pop…

“Those who prefer shoot-’em-ups will be able to use the phone like a gun to shoot the zombies in the mobile version of Sega’s House of the Dead.” “after reading a report on a news Web site about a U.S. soldier allegedly being captured, I looked at it and said, ‘It does look like one […]

“The idea is that once your loved one is six feet under, you will still be able to talk to them, even if the conversation might be a little one-sided”…but http://www.telefonengle.com is 403ing at the moment, maybe it bit the biscuit before the sales kicked in…? A webserver for the dead, I suppose… While we’re […]

“And he added despite its provocative name the lager wasn’t just aimed at homosexuals but also straight people.”…I’ll get the queers in…erm, not quite the macho image I imagine most lager louts will be aiming for.

Its been a day for covering old ground. After the interview in southwood i headed back to the station and tried to find some food. I found a pub that contained more memories for me than i had expected to encounter at the time. Then we passed through a station with a similar effect. Damn, […]

On the train to london and i’m fighting the urge to sing chumbawumbas “urg, your ugly houses” out loud. Why do people buy these atrocities?

I just tried to pay my BT phone bill online. Howcome this is difficult these days? For everyone else I make payments to I just find their sort code and account number and make the payment through my banks online system. Which I use enough that I can remember the password. BT, however, you have […]