Author: Carrie

  • Be careful where you put your penis

    Good advice at the best of times, I think, but particularly relevant in the case of this poor chap’s poor chap: according to the Daily Record, Robert McLenahan’s “romp” with his wife ended in tears when he misjudged his aim and broke his penis. Apparently “everyone knows about it”, and if they didn’t before then…

  • Scoopt scooped up by Getty

    Occasionally good things happen to good people: fellow Scots tech hack Kyle MacRae’s photojournalism agency, Scoopt, has been snapped up by Getty Images. It’s very unlikely that Kyle’s currently rolling around in a bin bag full of tenners, but it’s bound to be a big relief: he’s made a lot of sacrifices to get Scoopt…

  • Man who robbed lingerie shop while believing he was a female space elf may have “blurred reality and fantasy”

    Oh, really? A man accused of robbing a Belfast lingerie shop at knifepoint has fallen back on a time honoured defence – namely, his claim that he believed he was a female elf at the time. …While Boyd maintains that he is innocent of the crime, he admits that he can’t be sure that the…

  • Smoking, stalking and unintended consequences

    One of the dangers of knee-jerk legislation is that it sometimes has unintended consequences, so what is generally a good idea can have its downsides. Anti-harassment legislation is a good example of that – as this morning’s Guardian notes, its vagueness means it’s a handy tool for firms to stop people protesting about them –…

  • Web 2.0 or USENET 2.0?

    Ian Betteridge links to an interesting idea: Digg is Usenet 2.0. Digg will become more and more like an overcrowded Usenet board – the trolls will end up owning it. As Ian says: Anyone with a smattering of knowledge about the history of Usenet knows that “the wisdom of crowds” is an absurd idea. Individuals…

  • O noes, Vista on a Mac

    Apple unofficial is highly amused by an ad for Vista that seems to show an iBook (although commenters suggest it’s a Vaio): Considering that Vista’s EULA forbids virtualizing any versions besides Business and Ultimate, this either amounts to a grossly mis-leading advertisement or a fox sly, pro-Apple designer among sheep. I think this is more…

  • iTunes: where your money goes

    There’s a fascinating article in today’s Guardian (by musician Tom Robinson) that shows how digital downloads aren’t as lucrative for musicians as the music business might have you believe. Out of that 79p, the person who actually wrote the song gets just 6p to share with their publisher. Even the credit card company sees 7p…

  • PS3 Europe – the game

    Following last week’s news that European PS3s won’t have the same backwards compatibility as their US and Asian siblings, Sony has announced a new addition to the launch line-up: PS3 Europe, The Game. Unlike most console games the package doesn’t actually include a disc; instead, it includes two photographs and two labels. The photos are…

  • Glasgow goes speed crazy

    According to the Evening Times newspaper, Glasgow City Council’s roads boss wants to implement a 20mph speed limit across much of the city by 2010. The zone will stretch from the High Street in the East to the M8 in the West, and from Dobbie’s Loan in the North to the River Clyde (if you…

  • Picture (nearly) perfect

    I’ve been looking for a digital photo frame for a while, but I’ve been put off by the way they look: in most cases, they appear as if someone’s stuck a PlayStation 2 to the back of a cheap and nasty picture frame, and the SD card slots are usually placed in such a way…