Homeowners in the US voluntarily foreclosing their mortgages once the value of the mortgage exceeds their property equity.

I really had no idea what the housing market in the States was like. I’m starting to realise how boned their economy truly is right now.

Well, damn it all. I had all these ideas for a blog post over the last few days and I think I’ve just over-thought it and fallen out of love with the topic (I was going to spout some uninformed ramblings about the future of cinema in this country).

Or perhaps I’m afraid to commit to writing something substantial after so many years spent writing nothing worthwhile. Maybe I worry that nobody is interested in what I have to say. That’s something I can sort out with some drinkyhol over Easter, perhaps. Continue Reading »

A good explanation of the issues with rsync under OS X.

Try your browser with the weird and wonderful Acid3 test*!

IE6: 12/100
IE7: 12/100 (maybe this is running in IE6 compatibility mode??)
Firefox 2.0.0.12: 54/100
Firefox 3.0 beta 4: 68/100
Safari 3.1: 75/100
Apple WebKit nightly build r31157: 93/100

How does your browser of choice rate?

* The Acid tests attempt to prove how well your browser copes with CSS, the system that provides advanced page layout features to web sites.