Frustrating

I've been keeping an eye out for an RS/6000 so I can learn more about AIX for work. But they are hard to get hold of. And then lo and behold, one turns up on Ebay. Really good spec with dual 1.45ghz POWER4 processors, 2gb RAM, a DDS4 tape drive and even a graphics card. No hard drives but they are standard hotswap SCSI and easy enough to get hold of. In fact it's only a generation behind the ones we have in work. Starting bid of £99 with no bids. Sounds great.

Except that the damn thing is in London and is collection only. It ended at £101 - ludicrously cheap.

Countdown to Extinction, another great track.

Why do dog owners have to pick up after their animals but horse riders can leave their epic piles of steaming droppings in the middle of the road for any absent-minded dreamer to stand in and trip over?

When articles like this come up, there's always some twat who says 'Use public transport!'. Typically, they are from London and benefit from the Tube and buses. Round here it's just not that simple. I hope something is going to be done about fuel prices or things could get nasty.

I pretty much had a beard this morning as I hadn't shaved since last Wednesday and it grows so fast. Scary.

Got hiccups. Bah.