Monthly Archives: March 2009

Paranoid Britain – be vigilant citizen!

That’s it citizen, keep an eye on your neighbour citizen. Tell us citizen, and we’ll look after you.
Says our friends over at the British Transport Police. Apparently they want everyone in the country to be a boiling pot of paranoia and distrust. They’re festering a nation of narrow-eyed minions hell-bent on getting one over [...]

Jacqui Smith, Home Secretary – why I’m TERRORfied

Yes, that’s a deliberate misspelling – a pun perhaps – of terrified; a reference to the excuse Mrs Smith, our most loyal home secretary gives for bringing sweeping new laws that pretty much solidify the UK as an authoritarian state. God bless her. This post is an attempt at putting down my thoughts and concerns [...]

Xbox 360 freezing on logo

My Xbox 360 kept freezing on the startup logo until I eventually turned it off and then on by hitting the DVD-tray open button. This probably indicates that the DVD drive is defective or on its way out – meh. Warranty here I come!

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