... but the Iceland driver must know what she's like because he seems to have abandoned his van and buggered off somewhere else:
Wednesday 4th July, 2018
Wednesday 20th June, 2018
What’s black and white and red all over?
Loki taking a post-op R&R cat-nap:
Thursday 14th June, 2018
Hedge versus Clippers: match postponed
Go England!
Sorry, my bad, that should read "Go park elsewhere, dumb-ass England van man".
Tuesday 29th May, 2018
Agency Provocateur
You know how it works... you tell them your details, your qualifications, your employment record, your preferences for travel distance/duration etc. and they use that info to match you to jobs which fit your criteria.
At least, that's how it's supposed to work.
Yesterday saw another list arrive via email, and I'm told that I am a perfect match for everything on it.
Here's an extract:
I like the notion that there are docks within 25 miles (or 30 minutes) of the (disputed) centre of England.
And it seems that there's not much to choose pro rata between being a Dog Walker and an Armed Security Guard.
That said, I remember when the same preferences led to me being presented with details for what I thought would be the perfect job... quality management... satellite launch hardware systems... company car... travel expenses... Yep, it really was rocket-science!
That agency told me that I was a perfect match for the position.
Only after pressing the agency for more details was I was told that the job was a little further away than 25 miles (or 30 minutes).
It was in Winnipeg.
Monday 28th May, 2018
GDPR XKCD
This policy is free and can be copied, posted etc. under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License (see here).
Friday 11th May, 2018
Google Maps Platform pricing revision… insane
Just in case you missed the news about the 1400% price-hike:
The announcement: https://mapsplatform.googleblog.com/2018/05/introducing-google-maps-platform.html
The reaction: http://geoawesomeness.com/developers-up-in-arms-over-google-maps-api-insane-price-hike/
I expect that my online maps at Google, Map Channels and My Maps + will soon be toast, leaving gaping holes in this blog.
I may well be ditching the GPS in favour of a GFYG.
