GNU+Linux on the mainstream?

Apple Mac OS was always clear and simple, take a look at any GNU+Linux distribution and you'll see any number of overcomplicated messages for basic functions such the laptop battery indicator. Is decimal place really needed? does know the .2 in 34.2% make much difference?

Time to pay for email?

Guardian has an interesting article The end of free email.

Like calling an organisation or person, I have to pay the cost of the
phone call! Likewise for sending them a letter (with the exception of
organisations offering FREEPOST addresses). Perhaps we should do the
same for email, 1p per email externally to start with?

"One of the best ways to deal with externalities is to create a market. This means we start respecting other people's inbox as their own property, and stop dumping into it without consideration. We create a system that forces people to bear more of the costs of their actions."

Interesting to consider the options to try cut back on both unnecessary email and spam email. Having authenticated SMTP servers on a white list would make it much eaier to see who was actually emailing too.

Missing weight in laptop adverts

I'm amazed retailers get away with this, they advertise laptops in magaines and newspapers, even gadget specialist mags like T3 and Stuff.. and they miss out the weight! Vital info when considering a laptop etc

New puppy video

Testing if this will work.. using the "video" tag in HTML5.

Alternatively, download the video directly: kaiya_garden.ogv. Oddly it only works if I name .ogg, the .ogv version does not work in video tag!

Brown the Incapable

Been thinking how Gordon Brown will be known after his time in office? The King of England from 978 was Æthelred the Unready, that's was quite a good nickname. Actually a pun on the his name Æthelred, meaning "noble counsel", they changed to "unræd", meaning "bad counsel".

How about calling Gordon: "Brown the Incapable"? He's not exactly successful!

Nintendo Apple merge?

Both Nintendo and Apple are niche innovators. My feeling is it could be a great US-Japan enterprise, bringing Nintendo design ideas to mobile computing and the web :)

Rip of UK

Dell Zino HD, $249 in USA,
AMD Athlon 2650e (512K L2, 1.6GHz)

In EU we get slower CPU, AMD X2 3250E 1.5GHz 512k
and costs £329.. bargain!

Considering the exchange rate, should cost around the same price as Acer Revo 3600, £160