If I bought this do you think it would say something about me that I might not want Amazon to know?
Great map on Wikipedia showing where people are originally from in the US, by county. Some notes: That’s a lot of Germans Look how few Norwegians in Minnesota. Take that, Garrison! Other = Cuba or Hawaiian Mormons are English. Sorry about that BIG surprise for Puerto Rico The data for Florida is heavily skewed, because [...]
One of the little legends of American politics is the Tale of Carter’s Sweater, being an allegory for things that might be a good idea, but are too trivial for politicians to be seen to be dealing with. Well in the UK we now have the Legend of Brown’s Lunchbox.* The PM has decided to [...]
One of the fashion items of the moment among young women in the UK is the white trouser. Being male I’m all for this innovation, though I might advocate certain restrictions (the 60-something woman I saw at the beech with a too-small hipster pair and a boob tube, for example). It struck me that this [...]
I’ve been having problems with my front derailleur over the last few days, and last night I spent 10 minutes by the side of the road making adjustments. Unfortunately I’ve never quite got round to buying a multi-tool, so instead I was using the back cover of a Motorola Razr (surprisingly effective). Once I got [...]