“A report on cannabis prepared for next year’s UN drug policy review will suggest that a “regulated market” would cause less harm than the current international prohibition. The report, which is likely to reopen the debate about cannabis laws, suggests that controls such as taxation, minimum age requirements and labelling could be explored.” Guardian, 2 [...]
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Category Archives: Comedy
H-ard times for Rich-ard
“B&B has been hit hard by fears that its portfolio of buy-to-let and self-certified mortgages will generate huge losses as the credit crunch begins to bite and house prices fall. Rich-ard Pym, B&B’s new chief executive, has axed 370 jobs, in effect wiping out its sales force.” (B&B CEO’s troubles given a typographic twist in [...]
The water in Majorca
A couple of classic 80s TV beer adverts.
Breaking the ice on the Dixie Queen
Have a lovely evening on the Dixie Queen, smoking a nice Nicaraguan cigar.
Eat it!
Starts tonight, Hurl, 9pm, ET. It will make you sick.
Getted iPhone
Congratulations to Apple on the 3G iPhone launch. Sadly as I was late with my employer NI payments, and have to pay a fine, I won’t be able to afford one for a while. Anyhow, Jake Fudge puts it into perspective..
Caius greatest student prank
Revealed after 50 years: The secret of the greatest-ever student prank at Gonville & Caius, revealed by the Daily Mail, back when Rob was a student there. Wonder if he knew any of them? Reply from Rob, off to Perth in Oz via Dubai on Emirates, tomorrow out of Birmingham Airport: “I remember Peter Davey as [...]
Why social networking for nerds ain’t easy
A few dry thoughts as to why setting up a social networking site for nerds/scientists/geeks/ etc can be a tad more difficult than high school students. Borrowed and adapted from: Nerds have different objectives when it comes to social interaction.“Normal” people expect to accomplish several unrealistic things from socialinteraction:* Stimulating and thought provoking conversation;* Important social contacts;* [...]
City AM asks city professionals for their views on housing price falls
London-based City AM asks city professionals for their views on housing price falls, and I guess not surprisingly all talk up the market from their own personal perspective. Though the thought did strike me that aren’t they the people least likely to have risky mortgages? And wasn’t the sub-prime market created by people rather insulated [...]
A clue to stopping the ‘eco-town’ near Stoughton?
I saw this in the Mercury on Saturday. Maybe there’s a clue to stopping the ‘eco-town’ near Stoughton in east Leicestershire, where I used to travel to school by bus every day..