http://www.spikything.com/blog part designer. part developer. all creative Sat, 24 Jul 2010 20:41:57 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.spikything.com/blog/index.php/2010/06/25/blue-lego-block-of-ambiguity/ http://www.spikything.com/blog/index.php/2010/06/25/blue-lego-block-of-ambiguity/#comments Fri, 25 Jun 2010 09:17:30 +0000 Liam http://www.spikything.com/blog/?p=295 At the risk of getting sucked into the Apple vs Adobe shitstorm, my own response to Apple chosing to block Flash content from their mobile devices is to at least tell users why – because Apple left it at the … Continue reading →]]> http://www.spikything.com/blog/index.php/2010/06/25/blue-lego-block-of-ambiguity/feed/ 0 http://www.spikything.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/15/kiss-my-ir35/ http://www.spikything.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/15/kiss-my-ir35/#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 23:14:30 +0000 Liam http://www.spikything.com/blog/?p=128 It’s good to know the government hasn’t been wasting our money after all. Oh wait, seems they have. Any contractor in the UK will have heard about IR35 – the mechanism by which HMRC is trying to close every tax … Continue reading →]]> http://www.spikything.com/blog/index.php/2009/08/15/kiss-my-ir35/feed/ 0 http://www.spikything.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/04/tiananmen-anniversary/ http://www.spikything.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/04/tiananmen-anniversary/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:44:53 +0000 Liam http://www.spikything.com/blog/?p=94 Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre. I found this somewhat amusing video of undercover Chinese police subtly trying to prevent a British journalist filming a report there.]]> http://www.spikything.com/blog/index.php/2009/06/04/tiananmen-anniversary/feed/ 0 http://www.spikything.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/04/all-your-laptops-are-belong-to-us/ http://www.spikything.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/04/all-your-laptops-are-belong-to-us/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 10:27:44 +0000 Liam http://spikything.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/04/all-your-laptops-are-belong-to-us/ Another reason not to visit the US? The Department of Homeland Security have now given themselves the right to nick your laptop when you go to the states. Someone tell them about the Bill of Rights? I pity the state … Continue reading →]]> http://www.spikything.com/blog/index.php/2008/08/04/all-your-laptops-are-belong-to-us/feed/ 2 http://www.spikything.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/19/prince-bandar-bullies-tony-blair/ http://www.spikything.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/19/prince-bandar-bullies-tony-blair/#comments Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:56:24 +0000 Liam http://spikything.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/19/prince-bandar-bullies-tony-blair/ This dodgy git is Prince Bandar of Saudi Arabia, head of security, son of the Crown Prince and puppet master to hungry arms manufacturers, such as the UK’s very own BAE Systems. He’s the guy responsible for threatening poor old … Continue reading →]]> http://www.spikything.com/blog/index.php/2008/03/19/prince-bandar-bullies-tony-blair/feed/ 0