some advice I was given about HamburgS-Bahn is short for Schnell-Bahn which are the suburban trains.In German cities you have the following:U-Bahn (big blue U signs) - Untererdisches Bahn so Underground, normally a small network in the city centreS-Bahn (green S signs) - Schnellbahn so ... Blogging about Blogging about Bloggingpidster.com got a mention on zeldman.com for pointing out something wonky in a favelet he'd written, nice. Now after a bit of log checking etc, someone who's beeen driven to pidster by the link on zeldman has checked out his redesign of bbc.co.uk, an... WebOutliner<a href="http://demo.weboutliner.com/weboutliner/">I don't completely understand it, but I like it</a>...i thought about keeping this one to myself��and just dripfeeding it out as if i was finding them every week; but that wouldn't be very sporting would it? <a href="http://ranier.hq.nasa.gov/telerobotics_page/coolrobots.html">Robot of the Week</a> You wait ages for a complaint about the 106And then three come along at once. Meant to have this whinge about the 106 yesterday, but I was all Pixied out. No problems for me on London's worst bus route for weeks, and then TWO, count 'em, two waits of about twenty minutes for a bus home... The... This'll be about her sending her kid to private school then?I don't have any strong feelings about that.Ah see, I talk about buying stuff more than I actually buy stuffAlso I didn't go to university at all, and I am a programmer deep down, HTML is not the main part of what I do. And anyway, it's payday today, and also it was just my birthday I deserve a treat!look ive got a question about howthese wireless routers work.so let's assume i have an ADSL connection to my computer. I have an friend in my flat who has a computer. we want to share the ADSL connection. so if i buy a wireless router does it work like this:i plug modem into the pho... wot about these then?<a href="http://www.altecmm.com/product_details_intl.asp?country_code=gb&region=europe&pID=INMOTION">Altec lansing "inmotion"</a> look quite nice only thing is they seem to be battery powered :(Talk about mudflaps, my girl's got 'emSo is the venue known as Bottoms still alive in Folkestone? <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/going_out/gay/places.shtml">this BBC page says it is</a>, though it's a gay club now.Not sure about this...BBC says Internet portal Lycos has made a screensaver that endlessly requests data from sites that sell the goods and services mentioned in spam e-mail.Fighting traffic with traffic, sounds a bit rum to me.... NOW what do I complain about?Blimey the iMac is up and running and we're logged in and everything. Just put a hard drive in it from another iMac that was lying around that we DID know the password to, and RAH. Do I have to start dressing better now I am a Mac owner?... Who was talking about Bloglines the other day?Seems they've been bought by Ask Jeeves... I should read slashdot.org every day, I think I will.On the subject of search engines, some of my results that are getting number one placings on search.msn.com aren't even in the top 500 on google, what's g... Opera to MS: Get real about interoperability, Mr Gates | The RegisterThe first rule about job clubGoogle blogger sacked, don't talk about work kids...Great weekend with a visit to Folkestone by Mum and Dad, took a trip to Lympne Castle, picked out some paint for the front room, and I DROVE A CAR, for the first time in about 8 years... piece of ca... It's about some rubbish websiteand the media types who do that sort of thing instead of a proper job, so of course not.How To Steal Wi-Fi - And how to keep the neighbors from stealing yours. By Paul BoutinI knew there was something spooky about St Anne's HomeThey keep <a href="http://www.hackneygazette.co.uk/content/hackney/gazette/news/story.aspx?brand=HKYGOnline&category=news&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newshkyg&itemid=WeED16%20Mar%202005%2013%3A04%3A00%3A440">the bones of dead nuns</a> there!A good word about Folkestone!Simon Schama has a good word about Folkestone in The Guardian! Well kind of:Howard was bouncily affable as he trotted Folkestone high street, a place inexplicably bereft of the roaming hordes of ruffians and mendicant asylum seekers he says infest Ne... Blogging about her seems to have done the trickThe carriage was in SILENCE today... just to be on the safe side though, we're going to start a flyering campaign, leaving notes on all the seats...I used it about oncethough we've had it for a few years... Clare uses it every day though and I am under pressure to get it fixed or buy a new one...Yeah understood about the links to my other sitesThey're not relevant, I will shift them, and work on the other ideas... If you know anyone else who might have anything to chip in, please pass this on.ta, not thought about doing any graphicy work for agesI used to do TONNES of it ten years ago, my fanzine was all done in Corel Draw. Cheers though, I might go look at inkscape as vector based stuff is handy. Gimp seems to be able to do some though anyway, you make "paths" out of vectors and then tell i... 2 points about that1. Related point - Bricks eh? are you sure it's not the vault of a victorian sewer? That would explain the pong, possibly coming through a crack in the brickwerk2. Less related point - I just had a samosa that tasted a bit of vinegar - it was not unp... What's that weather all about then?Didn't sleep well AGAIN last night, the window was open a bit and the wind and rain kept waking me - didn't wake me enough to get up and shut the window, until 5.30am, and our alarm goes off at 5.45. Was REALLY dark still when I finally got up, what'... Sorry about all that chinese spam flooding the siteGot it covered now!It's all about the Benjamins My blog is worth $5,080.86.How much is your blog worth?That little bonus aside, not feeling particularly great today. Woke up with a WICKED pain in my left eye, like a headache that's bursting it's way through... it's subsiding now, but I strongly... mostly they're being open and nice about what they're doingWith things like gmail they let you connect to your account however you like, using outlook, using a browser, using an RSS aggregator, whatever... That's got to be a good thing hasn't it? I've not tried fetching my gmail via POP3 in another browser, ... Aha, of course, just got about four Andy's checking inGot some <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/folkestonegerald/92092907/">clearer pictures on flickr now</a> too...These guys rave about The IndiaNot sure I trust these guys, they do make it sound good, but we did not have a good meal there and I don't have faith in the place.It's had no positive votes from visitors to this site, anyone visited recently?... KISSplus Rage Against The Machine, Skunk Anansie, Thunder and Three Colours Red and L7. Got freebies from the NME and drank all the money I saved. Kind of lost it about five songs in and ended up in Covent Garden.... All About EveHawkwind<a href="http://www.starfarer.net/support.html">this page about Hawkwind support acts</a>: <blockquote>The Hippy Slags supported at Folkestone in 1988(ish), with another band maybe the Ozrics?</blockquote>The CutNo idea about this, but I have a ticket. Could have been a showcase with The Darkness on the bill.Baader Meinhof RevueThe Auteurs, messing aboutGreen DaySome special Radio One thing, got a nice freebie from friends I was about to start working with at Channelfly. Green Day picked some kids out of the audience and made them play a song.Dance CrazeFilm, part of the skabour festival. 1981 British documentary film about the English 2 Tone music genre.KrishnaIsn't it Krishna's birthday about now?Kula ShakerSome ill advised comments about swastikas saw the band fall right down before the signed goodies I got this day became worth anything... here's to a revival!Level 42 in MargateFormed: 1980 in Manchester, EnglandStyle: Pop / RockCheck out: ?Something About You? ?Lessons in Love? ?Running in the Family?Almost 20 years...Dolphin TalkNot talking dolphins, rrrrKKKK rrrrRRRkkk, but a talk about dolphins and how to protect them.Level 42 in CroydonFormed: 1980 in Manchester, EnglandStyle: Pop / RockCheck out: ?Something About You? ?Lessons in Love? ?Running in the Family?Almost 20 years...Level 42 in St. AlbansFormed: 1980 in Manchester, EnglandStyle: Pop / RockCheck out: ?Something About You? ?Lessons in Love? ?Running in the Family?Almost 20 years...About Comedy Stand-up Course vs 2 Day Course - Sat & Sun vs Graduation Show145.00Chris AddisonAt last! Chris Addison is back with a brand new show of his critically acclaimed stand-up. Daftness! Whimsy! Jokes! Lies! Smartarsery! Flapping about! All present and correct.Level 42 in GlasgowFormed: 1980 in Manchester, EnglandStyle: Pop / RockCheck out: ?Something About You? ?Lessons in Love? ?Running in the Family?Almost 20 years...Level 42 in AberdeenFormed: 1980 in Manchester, EnglandStyle: Pop / RockCheck out: ?Something About You? ?Lessons in Love? ?Running in the Family?Almost 20 years...About Comedy Stand-up Course, 2 Day Course - Sat & Sun, Graduation ShowMuch Ado About Nothing8.50Mr Darcy in the Bath and Other Temptations of Adaptation: Andrew DaviesThe master-adaptor of Pride and Prejudice, Middlemarch, Vanity Fair, Wives and Daughters, Tipping the Velvet, Bleak House and The Line of Beauty talks about turning literary classics into classic television dramas, and about how he chooses just how m... For Those About to Rock, Livewire AC/DC, Limehouse Lizzy17.50Livewire ACDC, Limehouse Lizzy, For Those About to RockAbout Comedy Stand-up Course, 2 Day Course, Graduation ShowThe PoguesOr was it just Shane McGowan? And was it Brixton or the Astoria?. Support from I Am Kloot anyway I wrote about it on popex. Ah, I was not there anyway.... Folkestone Literary Festival Event - Terry JonesTerry Jones - Was Richard II a Tyrant? Venue: Folkestone Academy. Tickets: �12/�11. Best known as a member of the Monty Python comedy team and medieval historian, Terry Jones explodes a few myths about Richard II...... Black Tie New Years EveUntil 5am, LOCALS ONLY though, no guests, so if you didn't already know about it I guess you're not going.Queen Elizabeth's ElephantA play, heard about this via <a href="http://www.kentarts.org.uk">kentarts.org.uk</a>Exhibition preview - “An Irrepressible Urge to Decoratedecorated pottery by Susan Fields. The Neville Pundole Gallery 52 The Old High Street Folkestone Kent CT20 1RN neville@pundole.co.uk For more information about Sue Fields and her work, please contact: 01797 253911 ... Famous Ship Inn Christmas PartyThe evening starts with carol singers at about 8, the Blue Room will take to the front bar about 9 for a night of music, fun and games.Genethink I was at this, I wrote about it on popex