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On the off chance you’re getting me something for Christmas

tom — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 22:38:26 +0000

My amazon wish list is at tomphippen.com/list/
And here’s my Delicious Library will show you what not to get me if you go for something not on the list.

Slippers

tom — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 17:48:47 +0000

Beat Up Waiter

tom — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:38:01 +0000

The worst thing about Schleck’s chain problem yesterday isn’t that Contador sped past and took the yellow jersey, it’s that it’s being referred to as Chaingate.

I hope there’s some incident in the future involving famous people and a gate causing the majority of journalists to implode.

* The title is the obligatory Simpsons reference

Dammit

tom — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:18:04 +0000

As I looked along this image I thought great I’m very trustworthy, then I got to the 16th one.

That explains it

tom — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 22:37:23 +0000

According to a trust worthy poll, by a reputable company in a reputable newspaper, or something like that, these are things women find attractive (bolding mine)

Has facial stubble
Is a bit geeky
Has a hairy chest
Avid book reader
Cries at soppy films¹
Sings along to a song while dancing to it
Grey hair
Sweaty after workout²
Wears glasses
Has a passion for sports

That explains why my life is like a Lynx advert.

¹ CSS3 selectors on the other hand…
² It would be bolded, except I don’t work out³
³ If you’re not sweating after a work out your sweat glands aren’t working and you’re probably dead, consult your GP.

Has the internet taken the fun out of door-to-door fundamentalism?

tom — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:07:16 +0000

It’s just with the internet you get to see new and completely ridiculous defences of creationism, the people who show up at your door are still going on about the odds of abiogenesis and using God-of-the-gaps arguments.

And generally English fundies aren’t as openly mental as their US counterparts so trying to trick them into saying something offensive doesn’t work.

A bigger threat than terrorism and other links

tom — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:47:35 +0000

Obviously it’s lawyers, gagging The Guardian (to help you avoid working with/for, or hiring/buying from, either of the companies make a note that Trafigura are a bunch of cunts, and that Carter-Ruck are also a bunch of cunts)
Getting back to nerd stuff – a good overview of why Tog’s ideas for the Springboard weren’t great the Springboard expose video is very cool.
and the truth about PSDs, stolen from Dom

Trousers

tom — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:56:20 +0000

More annoying than my iron problem why is the material that makes 99% of my trousers key-proof, but the pockets – where I keep my fucking keys, is not?

Things to buy

tom — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:13:09 +0000

From my eBay Auctions

~~Football Manager 2009~~ sold
Wii Games
- ~~SSX Blur~~ sold
- ~~Excite Truck~~ sold
- ~~Tiger Woods PGA Tour 07~~ sold
- ~~The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess~~ sold before I had a chance to post this
- ~~Pro Evolution Soccer 2008~~ sold
- ~~Resident Evil 4 Edition~~ sold
~~My NeXT Stuff~~ sold

From the Apple Store

Snow Leopard

From my Amazon affiliate links*

The new Muse album

Football Manager 2010

and the new Dawkins book

* thanks to the random internet person who clicked a link on dogtanian.net and brought £200+ worth of stuff, you just brought me FM 2010

Why so socialist?

tom — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:39:02 +0000

…is what these posters should’ve said but right-wingers aren’t even as funny as me, and that’s setting the bar pretty low.

Edit: a google shows lots of other people had this idea, hardly surprising, but makes the creators of the poster look even less witty.