Neat.

Hilarious story, particularly the response from the Tesco representative. I'd say that's the only way to deal with wackos like that - make fun of them on their own terms.

So very true.

Great sense of humor (follow the link for more signs from the same store). Reminds me of the signs in a Shakey's Pizza place where we used to go when I was a kid. Two I remember:
"We have a deal with the bank. The bank doesn't make pizza, and we don't take checks."
"If you would like to use your plate for your cigarette ashes, please ask the waiter to serve your pizza in the ashtray"

I've never been a big fan of Facebook, though I think it's OK to keep in touch with family and friends who use it (that's my main use for it these days). But these behaviors really drive me up the wall.

How to make the LG BD370 region-free (mine came set to "All regions" for Blu-Ray, but not for regular DVD). For the most complete instructions, see the post by BoriMar, February 06 2010. One change: I had to burn the contents of 6000.zip to a CD for it to recognize it, putting it in the USB drive didn't work, but the down/upgrade files worked fine from the USB drive. I burned the CD using the built-in capabilities of Windows Vista, just making sure to check the options for "mastered" format, and to close the session on ejecting the CD.

Sure, you can shorten your URLs, but that just leaves them mildly cryptic and foreboding. Use ShadyURL to make your URLs downright alarming.

My new URL shortener of choice :-)

Having recently moved to Windows as my main desktop OS (out of work requirement, not by wish), I have been trying to find good software that makes it a more pleasant environment. This list has many good recommendations.