What is the difference between “Jump to main content” and “Skip navigation”? Clearly nothing in this case as they both go to #maincontent. But for added points, there’s no id=maincontent or name=maincontent anywhere in the page, so they both do nothing.
And trying to find a contact form to inform them of this error I instead find a “Generic System Error” page which contains this very user friendly message:
CMN3101E The system is unavailable due to "CMN0420E".
Some days I actually feel quite okay about the work I produce.
So at the risk of turning into an old NewsBiscuit story I’ve been sorting out the box, and the carrier bag next to the box, full of “computer bits”. I think there may be some more elsewhere in the flat as well.
(Some are things I haven’t seen in a long time so I’ve been dragging names of some of these cables and connectors from the depths of my memory/Wikipedia)
1 AC adaptor for a scanner I threw out five years ago
1 unidentified AC adaptor (Canon, I don’t recall owning anything made by Canon that would need an adaptor)
Oh, and a 14″ Philips CRT monitor, hardly used. I suppose one of the kettle leads belongs to this.
I think I’ll be keeping 1 spare mouse, 1 emergency Internet connection kit, anything with a USB connector and the kettle leads, and ditching the rest. Now, which types of things am I not supposed to just chuck in the rubbish?
Today pink_weasel and I rushed home from work because (a) it was the start of the long weekend and (b) we could shop in West Norwood Sainsbury’s on its opening day.
I’ve just watched The Invisible Enemy for the first time. This is the story that added K-9 to Doctor Who and the tin dog comes across really well in his debut. The plot is as nonsensical as every review I’ve ever read says it is. There are some good ideas in there, Leela is great, the design and effects work – with the exception of the infamous prawn – are excellent. But the plot is all over the place and the technobabble is unconvincing not so much because a lack of basic science as a lack of basic common sense.
So next DVD to watch will be K-9 and Company for the first time since 1981…
Meanwhile. This is a teaser for the forthcoming K-9 series:
Well, they haven’t replied and it seens that my response contains enough context to avoid the need to do anything that might be “strictly prohibited”
Thanks for your email [regarding advertising on our site]. I would be interested in finding out more about your product, however I have a few questions first.
You say that our site matches the target demographic of your client. 1. Is that client, singular? Or clients, plural. 2. What is the target demographic, and how did you determine what the demographic of our site was?
You say that you would like to place text based adverts on our site. 3. What technology would be used to deliver the adverts? 4. What mechanisms would be used to allow us to vet adverts and remove unsuitable ones?
I’m more used to dealing with ad networks who work on a CPM or referral basis rather than a flat fee. 5. Is the annual fee paid in advance or in arrears? 6. Do you offer any other payment methods? We would prefer a cheque or bank transfer.
7. Can you provide contact details for any other publishers as referrals? 8. Can you provide a sample contract for us to look at?
I see that your offices are in St. John Street, I used to work round the corner in Clerkenwell Green. Do you ever go for a drink in that Belgian bar down the alleyway?
look forward to hearing from you soon, Steve
I think that those are al reasonable questions. I wouldn’t enter into any sort of business relationship without wanting to know these sorts of thing. But they didn’t seem to want to follow up.
“So, ” thinks Russell T Davies, “my episode Midnight got rather a good response. I wonder what people liked about it? I know, it was set on a bus!1 Let’s set the next special on a bus, that will work.”
“And,” he continues, “‘cos the special is a bit longer than a regular episode we’ll splice in a chunk of Pitch Black. No one will ever notice. Especially if we stick some BSG style music and flashbacks all over the trailer.”
1 This isn’t as daft as it seems. After all what else explains the popularity of Iris Wildthyme? Apart from the gin of course.
This message was sent by Someone, it is STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL and is solely for the individual or organisation to whom it is addressed. It may contain PRIVILEGED and CONFIDENTIAL information. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication and its contents is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication and its contents in error, please notify us at Some email address and delete it and any copies from your computer.
Does anyone ever pay any attention to these disclaimers? Has anyone ever proved whether they are legally enforceable?
If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication and its contents is strictly prohibited.
So If I am the intended recipient then I’m not being notified of the above and I can do what I like with it? Because I’d really like to post the message I got and the response I sent back (which hasn’t, so far, produced any sort of follow up). Ah f**kit, you know me, I’ll post it anyway. Just give them a couple more days to take the opportunity to make fools of themselves.
Well I found this year’s Salute a bit underwhelming. There seemed to be a lot of big empty spaces in the middle of the hall, which made the scrums around many of the stalls even more annoying than usual. Some cool games but little that really grabbed me. Hence I only spent a few hours there before heading into town, where I ended up doing a bit of shopping.
So, whilst the Salute purchases (a mammoth mammoth, some chaps and some geezers) go onto the annual fund the rest of the day’s shopping is:
Classic Traveller Alien Modules 5-8 from Orc’s Nest, @ £19.99
2 packs of Imperial Entanglements Star Wars CMG miniatures from Forbidden Planet, @ £9.99 each
Total: £39.97
Total for the quarter: 0.00 + £91.85 + £39.97 = £131.82
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