Seen on The PPR somewhere...

"As a programmer, what part of "Go to Hell" do you find more offensive?"

I was teaching a course today. The course lasted for four hours, the first two and a half of which I had to spend talking non-stop. This is not a particularly fun task - I'm good at public speaking, but I'm not practised at it. So people tend to get bored and fall asleep when the subject is something as wildly interesting as "VisualAge Java Introduction for Developers", and I do stupid things like realise I've started drinking out of my glass of water halfway through a sentence.

Usually when I'm teaching, I get a table to stand behind. This time, I got a podium. I felt like I should have been giving a sermon, or saying "Hi, my name is Charles Miller, and I can finally admit that I am addicted to programming."

Yes, I'm a code-aholic.

At the first corner of today's GP.

<Murray> And Reubens Barichello is dropping back... yes.. yes and he's passed Schumacher!

"I think it's dark
And it looks like rain"
You said
"And the wind is blowing
Like it's the end of the world"
You said
"And it's so cold
It's like the cold if you were dead"
And then you smiled
For a second

"I think I'm old
nd I'm feeling pain"
You said
"And it's all running out
Lke it's the end of the world"
You said
"And it's so cold
It's like the cold if you were dead"
And then you smiled
For a second

Sometimes you make me feel
Like I'm living at the edge of the world
Like I'm living at the edge of the world
"It's just the way I smile"
You said

-- Robert Smith

My domain's back up! My old email address is back! And I got wiki going again!

I'd like to see a study done on music videos. "The ratio of time when the singer's face in shot, versus the amount of time her ass is."

I was in the pub this evening talking to my father. He mentioned that if his big plan comes off, he'll have to keep working for at least another five years to see it through. I laughed, and told him that if he wasn't working, he wouldn't know what to do. He looked a little morose and agreed with me.

If I won the lottery tomorrow, and never had to work again, you know what I'd do with my time?

I'd write code.

What do you do when your hobby is your job?

Mimi Macpherson (sister of Elle) has just had her drivers license suspended for nine months. If she wants someone to drive her around, I'd just like her to know that I'm available.

I mean, when you come down to it, what's is the fucking point?