google privacy

i dont know if you've been following the google maps privacy issues but heres a link to the bbc news site about the latest revelation:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8684110.stm

in short, it seems google has been accidentally gathering packet samples from open wi-fi networks as they drove around taking pictures for street view and that several people are now up in arms about the potential security and privacy issues

firstly if you have an open wi-fi network i consider you to be a complete moron

secondly now that google have been kind enough to illustrate the potential flaws in having open networks people should be acting to close them not start complaining to google

i know that i would rather it was google who was scanning my network than some unscrupulous people

like bt

General Erec- I mean, Election.

According to the BBC website 27,933,301 people have voted, giving a 65% turnout.

That means there are 42,974,309 who could vote (or 15,041,008 who did not vote) out of the roughly 61,000,000 people who live in the UK.

So 30% of the population of the UK have no say in the government that they live under, and 35% of those that do have a say choose to say nothing.

27,933,301 out of 61,000,000 is just under 46% which means that less than half of the occupants of this country actually express an opinion on WHO runs it, and therefore the majority of people 'on the street' have no right complain about HOW it is run.

QQ more, noobs.

old habits

ive been thinking about some of my past relationships

both in terms of partners and friends that i have had

i find it easy to meet people but difficult to form a lasting bond

the few times ive been comfortable enough with someone to open up about my inner demons they are usually put off by what i reveal

im still looking for that someone who i can trust and will still stand by me no matter what

in the meantime i shall continue to operate the way i have done

losing friends and alienating people



im sure theres a movie about that

doubt

im a procrastinator

i will put off making a decision for as long as i can but some of the big choices are inevitable

leaving france, going to uni, buying a car

annoyingly each time ive made a big decision something seems to change that makes me wonder if ive made the right one

its happening now

i recently made up my mind about something that im going to do but over the past few weeks things have been changing in my current lifestyle that i can only describe as improvements

enough to make me change my mind? probably not

enough to make me doubt though

confident

but not cocky

not neccessarily muscular or super fit

good sense of humour

willingness to dance?

money?

no mention of looks

no mention of style sense

when you ask a man what he looks for in a woman the answers will often be physical because the question is interpreted as what attracts you to women upon first seeing them

the same question is interpreted by a women as what traits would make a man a suitable long term partner

i know what i find physically attractive

i have a rough idea of what women find physically unattractive and i try to avoid being those things

i used to be told that i looked older than i was

i had an air of maturity and experience beyond my years

ive reached a point where people now say i look exactly as i should for my age

which means i havent matured or gained experience since those previous comments

to echo a phrase coined by a friend i feel that my soul is frozen

but in the time and space way not the icy cold way that he suggests

tapped

whilst drilling for new sources of oil pioneering engineers discovered a well of knowledge

this fountain of enlightenment has inspired some ordinary men to achieve great things

splitting the atom

harnessing the power of the sun

space flight

but in all of their wisdom there is one thing that no one can ever explain to me


at least not in a way that makes any sense

normality

it occurred to me recently that in every job i have ever had i reach a point where there is not enough to keep me motivated and active

a new job means a learning experience and a heavy workload

part of my character is to find more efficient ways of working and to suggest ways to improve the company overall

over time i develop a way of working that minimises my workload to a point where i have some spare moments to analyse and offer feedback

i dont know where this ability to normalise everything comes from but it often leads to me being idle at my workplace which in turn leads to me looking for other employment

i suppose i should look for a job where truly no two days are ever alike and there is no possiblity of repetition and stagnation

now if you'll excuse me i have to go fix a broken printer by turning it on