Toms View of the World

Aye, ye land lubbers, it’s here again, International Talk Like a Pirate Day.

OK, so which bitTorrent tracker can I use t' grab th' latest hi-bitrate low compression hi-definition Blu-ray rip o' th' latest blockbuster movies off th' internet?

Oh, not that kind o' pirate… ye mean th' “scourge o' th' seven seas” type o' pirate… well in that case, in honour o' th' day, this entire website will be automatically “piratificated” by th' blog engine - articles and comments included… just fer today (except this post - which should stay as a pirate post!).

We’ve all by now no doubt experienced the process of booking with “budget” airlines:

• Flight, Free
• Check-in surcharge - £10
• Checked Luggage Surcharge - £15 per bag
• Online booking surcharge - £5
• Priority boarding surcharge - £10
• Airport Taxes - £60

Seen here is what might be a budget airlines safety annoucement in a few years time…

Found on XKCD and reproduced under a Creative Commons license (click for full size):

Yes, the truth about working in IT. (via Gadgetopia)

To pick two from the list…

Your nontechnical co-workers will use you as personal tech support for their home PCs

and of course…

It will be your fault when users make silly errors

Yes, IT is not the glamourous career path it used to be.  It’s not all about new technology (usually it’s about very very old technology)

Nothing more to say there really - enjoy the video.

So, you’re watching the game, and you decide it would be nice to have a cold drink. You don’t have a Sky + or Tivo machine, so you can’t stop the action…

What you need is one of these…

A remote controlled, robotic, beer-flinger.

Simply very funny indeed… the major events of the year (at least, from a US perspective) set to song…

Enjoy

Nuckin’ Futs - The JibJab Year in Review | Send To Friends | Funny Animations at JibJab

(original page here)