links for 2010-09-04
Another way which Lincolnshire County Council could deal with budget cuts
Lincolnshire County Council chief executive Tony McArdle is paid £173,226 for 2009/10.
Now, where could LCC possibly make any financial cuts?
Congratulations go to Lincolnshire Police for a top three finish…
in worst police forces in the UK for complaints against officers. Most complaints were about rudeness, assault or failure of duty.
The forces with the most multiple complaints per officer were in Northern Ireland, West Mercia and Lincolnshire.
Yes, very well done Lincs Police. May I suggest you stop arsing around with shiny new tractors and BMWs and return to training your officers (I use the word loosely, of course) in civility, restraint and doing their bloody duty.
And, somewhat off-topic but I’m enjoying this rant nevertheless, stop paying them bloody bonuses to do what is ostensibly their sodding jobs. Most other people don’t get bonuses to do that which they get paid for – that’s the whole point of the pay. (Sorry Lincs Police, this is not solely directed a you, of course).
Rant temporarily over.
Lincolnshire Police’s New Rapid Response Vehicle
Only in the rural flat-lands of Lincolnshire could this occur.
In addition to the BMWs, Imprezas, Volvos, Audis, etc. that Lincs Police have, they now have a John Deere to add to their fleet.
West Lindsey District Council discusses innovative plans to combat Government cuts
From the front page of the Lincoln Target, Thurs, Sept 2, 2010.
And I quote…
Talks are ongoing to develop new ideas, with a crematorium for Gainsborough and a composting plant closer to residents living in the fringe villages, near Lincoln, under construction.
These two locations are only c. 20 miles apart. Surely, in these austere times some clever soul at the Council will see the idea that is blatantly starring them in the face: combine both facilities into one and, as it were, kill two birds with one stone.
Now, from where should I collect my reward?
links for 2010-09-03
Milo Yiannopoulos, thank you.
Finally, someone has called for the separation of my most liked and most disliked brands.
Best quote …
so (Steve Jobs) invited (Chris) Martin on stage yesterday to play… well, I couldn’t tell you what he played, actually, because after the first few bars I noticed some drying paint in an adjacent room that needed my attention.
Thank you Milo Yiannopoulos, thank you. And no, it’s not just you – not by a long way, I suspect. Let’s rid the world of Coldplay and Martin the Miserable – as life-forms go I’ve known more interesting (and cheerful) barnacles.
links for 2010-09-02
URL shortening
Long URLs don’t play nicely if you’re character-limited, e.g. when posting to twitter, or maybe, including a link in an email or when leaving a comment on a blog or forum. Therefore, the use of URL shortening services, which, for example, can turn http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=TinyURL&diff=283621022&oldid=283308287into http://tinyurl.com/mmw6lb are very useful.
So, I decided to set-up and host my own URL shortening service. Why? Well, why not, actually. Just a little project to see if I can.
Anyway, LifeHacker has a short tutorial on how to install Yourls so, I registered a short domain to use – I registered http://aURL.co – followed the instructions and, hey presto, here’s my first short URL …
http://jamesbliss.com/blog/url-shortening
is now shortened to
http://aurl.co/1
From now on I’ll be using my own shortened URLs in Twitter etc. Currently, my service is private use only (unlike public versions). I may open it up to friends and family if anyone wants.
Also, I haven’t yet configured a web front-end, so, if you go to http://aURL.co it’ll currently display a 403 error.
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