Christmas (dos) come but once a year. pyoorkate: It has come to my attention that if I go to the Christmas Party this year at work I will have to wear a new dress. This is because my one viable party dress, which I like very much, I wore last year. To the only work…

Distractions pyoorkate: So I had a momentary distraction (that lasted about an hour). I wondered if, for our upcoming Thanksgiving, I could coax the RiscPC into providing us with music. The only slight problem was that the RiscPC is 18 years old, and won’t talk to the network properly. It has internet access, of sorts….…

Quiet Spaces You may not realise it — my on-line demeanour is often mistaken for extrovert behavior as is my willingness to talk and be lively in public — but I’m totally an introvert.  And I don’t mean a little: I mean a lot. A large part of the reason I’m struggling to find a…

Remembering William Korthof | Plug In America The plug-in community is expanding at a rate of knots, but it doesn’t mean we forget those who have made a big impact on it when tragedy strikes.  I did not know William personally, but we were ‘friends’ on Facebook and I followed his excellent work with great…

Judge won’t stop shut-offs, says no right to free water Welcome to Detroit, where being poor means you can just die.  Oh, and life after the age of 9 months doesn’t matter..  C’mon Detroit, sort it out.  *disappointed* Detroit bankruptcy judge to decide on water shut-offs as trial resumes following break

How Secure is Your ‘Locked’ Nissan LEAF Charge Cable? Not Very, Proves Boy With a Comb I know this is self-serving, and it’s also crossover. But I just can’t believe this story…  2013-and newer Nissan LEAF electric cars come with a locking mechanism designed to prevent your car from being unplugged. But it’s not all…

Yeah, what she said.

Crazy experiment proves we don’t read the small print… Either these people really don’t like their eldest children, or someone needs to read the small print. 😉  F-Secure’s ‘Herod clause’ experiment aims to show the dangers of insecure public hotspot connections. By Tom Fox-Brewster

There’s tollerance, and then there’s stupidity. Generally, I believe people have a right to practice their own religions in their own way. As an atheist, I don’t believe in any god, God, or gods. But my sister is a priest, and I love and respect her wishes. 🙂  But when intolerance is wrapped up as…

Meet Kathryn Knott, The Violent Homophobe Who Beat A Gay Couple Unconscious / Queerty What a horrible person.