'Canary Wharf by night. '

After a nice dinner at Roka :) [https://fastchicken.co.nz/content/images/uploads/old/2010/09/l_2256_1192_E7268438-9825-474C-B857-3747D0D444F8.jpeg]

Bandwidth vrs Latency

From the "things that kicked me in the arse" files. Everyone knows bandwidth. I have a 3 meg connection. you have 10meg. My phone has between 600k/sec and 2meg/sec

XKCD and London Bike App

I had to laugh at XKCD this morning [http://xkcd.com/792/]. Thats nothing new, really, as it's usually funny, but in this case, it was very appropriate. [caption id="

Visa "waver" program for the US just got crazy(er)

Warning: possibly-useful-to-others travel rant below. File this under ESTA CBP DHS Visa Waver Program Travel Promotion Act Update: looks like it's just as bad [http://knifetricks.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-am-detained-by-feds-for-not-answering.

Vatican tour

Half day tour around the Vatican. Interesting, even if from a "look at all the cool stuff we nicked from everyone else." point of view. Sore feet tho. Highlights were Sistine