Crime in Glasgow Worse Than New York City
I live in a city with a crime rate worse than the Big Apple. Of course, I already knew that. Actually, I don’t think Glasgow… Read More »Crime in Glasgow Worse Than New York City
Rob
Glasgow University graduate. I have wide-ranging interests - please see my about page either here or at roberthallam.com.
"Don't touch property with a bargepole for two or three years"
Recently, I’ve been thinking about buying a flat. I figure if I would struggle to afford renting a place, it would be easier to buy… Read More »"Don't touch property with a bargepole for two or three years"
Yobettes
Let me set the scene for you. It was a picture-skew spring’s day, one where you leave work and marvel at the way it’s still… Read More »Yobettes
Cannabis Should Stay A 'Class C' Drug
The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs are expected to recommend that cannabis remain a class C drug. The BBC reported it this morning,… Read More »Cannabis Should Stay A 'Class C' Drug
Gordon Brown's "National Security Strategy"
The Times and the BBC are carrying the story of our PM’s new strategy for dealing with major events such as terror attacks or flooding.… Read More »Gordon Brown's "National Security Strategy"
Visualising The YouTube Pakistan Outage
There is a good post by bluesky74656 detailing how you you can get a pretty cool representation of the BGP routing mess that took out… Read More »Visualising The YouTube Pakistan Outage
Soup Crimp
Soup, Soup-a-tasty Soup, soup-a-spicy Carrot and coriander; chili chowder! Crouton, crouton – crunchy friends in a liquid broth I am gaspachio – oh! – I… Read More »Soup Crimp
Firefox Beta 3
As a PortableApps Firefox user, I downloaded Beta 3 of Firefox 3. It’s pretty slick looking, and there’s a whole host of new features. I… Read More »Firefox Beta 3
Back to Ubuntu
So I’m suppose to be revising for the Big Test™ that I’ve got tomorrow, but instead I decided to reboot in Ubuntu. And by gosh,… Read More »Back to Ubuntu