Tom Lachecki

(Tomalak Geret'kal)

Microsoft Cheats In Marathon

Sales of the Xbox 360 have reached 10m ahead of those of the Wii.

Review: The Andromeda Strain

I got a sneak peak tonight at the upcoming re-make of Robert Wise's film adaptation of "The Andromeda Strain" by Michael Crichton. This new adaptation is brought to us in mini-series form as has become popular with producers lately and is well worth a look when it gets a full release in the UK. It's already aired in Australia and will be on US TV later this month.

Site Power Compared

Matt Shanks found an interesting summary of a panel from the recent MySQL Conference & Expo called "Scaling MySQL – Up or Out?" where representatives from some of the internet’s top sites gave insights into their database setups.

Case: Capitalism vs Free Will

Starting in late April, eBay will now ask all sellers to offer PayPal on their listings.

Parliament: Den of Thieves?

This week, following a statement from the Information Commissioner's office that such information is "clearly a matter of public interest", a breakdown of some MP expenses were finally released by the Commons speaker, Michael Martin.

Leaving Democracy Behind Us

I'm not going to be here next year, so none of the new Exec's policies will affect me. Is it right for me to vote?

Quantum of Solace Theme Song

I've been wondering what the theme song might be to the upcoming James Bond film, "Quantum of Solace". I would personally love for an extended version of Goldfrapp's "Lovely Head" (which has a perfect vibe for a 007 flick), or perhaps this suggestion. Happy April.

The Cloak of The Commons

One might wonder why our absent-minded politicians get a free four-course meal with wine and champagne (financial contributor unknown) with the Queen (and her French counterpart President Sarkozy, who actually does something, with his beautiful wife), and up to £750 for a free TV without even having to declare their expenses. Gordon Brown softened it […]

Kids These Days

The BBC is reporting that, after 30 years of playground antics, Grange Hill is going off air. The primary reason cited is that it's gone out of date.

On the House of El

I don't know why people keep fighting over petty differences between major monotheistic religions which themselves came out of polytheism anyway. The differences between most of our contemporary monotheistic religions can be attributed almost entirely to entropy of stories which were once — back when these Gods were supposedly walking the Earth — just one tale.

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