let’s phrase it slightly differently and somewhat more accurately: you believe that people you personally find aesthetically displeasing should be denied certain jobs.

now, i myself am tattooed and pierced and long-haired. i’m also the head of development for the company that i work for. see, my company values my…

i know, right? like this idea of having to be ‘cool’ or giving a shit what someone else thinks about how you look or how you behave.

best example for me on that front is with guitars. most people aren’t aware that, for example, ibanez don’t make a single guitar or own a single factory themselves. yet their brand is a premium one. the people that actually make their guitars (for example, cort) also make guitars under their own name - and they’re…

this is why open standards are critical, and the reason that there are so many linux evangelists. linux isn’t a brand, as such, but an idealogy - that we should be free from vendor lock-in, from branding, from walled gardens, and so on. the problem from the outside is that there’s no unified front to brand and market,…

See, i’d disagree with that. You don’t learn to ride big bikes by riding small, light bikes that don’t behave or respond the same way. I took my direct access test and did my training on a 500cc kawasaki parallel twin, so perhaps that’s part of the equation. From cold, sure - i wouldn’t have jumped on a 650cc v-twin…

There are two variants of the 650 - the first is carburetors, and the second is injected, so get the latter version. Its design was by Miguel angel galuzzi who was also responsible for the original ducati monster and the more recent aprilia shiver. Even better, there’s a 1000cc version featuring the legendary tl1000…

actually, i’d pick up the cagiva raptor 650ie instead - same engine (which is ideal for beginners) but the styling is italian and much, much prettier, and it comes with better brakes, braided lines, usb forks, and as a result is much easier to handle.

need? who said anything about need?

i miss that show. cracking cast, and the first time i’d seen dinklage cast in anything - and what a part!

15 year old me would probably be a bit surprised by the tattoos, piercings, and long hair - back then, i was the epitome of the private boys’ school type - and distraught that his mum wasn’t around any more. but i think he’d also be happy that i’m fundamentally the same metalhead geek that i was back then, and he’d be…

i've been that odd person in a strip club lots of times. the reason is that my wife was a pole dancer, so i got the industry from a completely different angle. it took away the fantasy completely. without the element of fantasy, the whole setup doesn't work.

awww... is someone lactose intolerant, hmm?

i'd recommend being lazy. the best programmers are the laziest people i know. however, it's about *how* you're being lazy. short term laziness is doing something the easy, quick, dirty way now because it gets it done. long term is writing it now in such a way that either you won't need to change it later, or that…

well, not every phone has an ir blaster, and those that talk to your phone are pretty expensive to buy for the most part, and only work with one device (e.g. apple only, or android only) most of the time.
also, these talk to more than just ir - they can do bluetooth and ip control.
they also do rather nice, intuitive…

well, not every phone has an ir blaster, and those that talk to your phone are pretty expensive to buy for the most…

yes. no brainer - more devices, more activities, better controller all around.

yes. no brainer - more devices, more activities, better controller all around.

i went from a harmony 785 to the smart control - far, far better remote. the only things missing for me were the labelling of the buttons so i know what activity i'm starting (so now i have to remember what button to press - not too taxing, really) and the lack of a dedicated 'help' button to fix issues. however,…

i went from a harmony 785 to the smart control - far, far better remote. the only things missing for me were the…

i have always made it clear to my wife that she should be out earning, and i'd be more than happy to be the stay at home dad with the kids. however, the reality is that it's had to go the opposite way around just because i earn more, so financially it only makes sense that i bear the bulk of the financial earning…

man, the revo machines are awesome bits of kit. much better (imo) than the eee in this article. the ion versions (i'm currently running a 3700) are absolutely perfect for xbmc (the VDPAU extensions have no issues with 1080p at all), and i even used one as a web server once upon on a time for a low-user site. hell,…

man, the revo machines are awesome bits of kit. much better (imo) than the eee in this article. the ion versions…

as someone who just had to ask his wife what that said because I'm colour blind myself, I thought it was hilarious. I'm still giggling about it now.

shaw's a monster :) i met him at an exhibition once - lovely, lovely guy. absolutely massive in the flesh - seeing him on tv doesn't come anywhere near close to it. you have to bear in mind, though, that brian's lifting ridiculous weights, and his requirements will be different to other lifters. that said, he's the…