I have had a YouTube account for quite some time now and have started to put more videos online. They cover similar topics to this blog – with a recent emphasis on ham radio, but with some retro computing thrown in and more to come on all kinds of subjects in the future.
Please take a look at my videos:
http://www.youtube.com/user/a120068020
I have just added an image gallery to the blog. This will enable me to upload pictures I have taken of various subject matters, sorted into albums from computing and radio pictures to holiday snaps. I have uploaded a few but there will be more to follow as I get time to take and organise more photos.
To access the image repository, please click on the “Photo Album” link on the navbar.
One of the many great quotes of a film I have loved since I can’t remember when. The ‘Burbs I remember watching by chance when I was much younger and it was an instant hit. I must have seen it since at least 20 times. The film, although not widely known, does have cult status. There are various fan pages online and if you mention a few of the fantastic quotes to a group of people, someone will want to “talk ‘Burbs” to you. You either know this film, line-by-line or have never heard of it.
It’s a black comedy, with some huge names – Tom Hanks, Bruce Dern, Carrie Fisher, Rick Ducommun, Corey Feldman and Henry Gibson and even an appearance from Robert Picardo, who goes on to play the doctor in Star Trek Voyager. Interestingly, Wendy Schaal is in this film and she also played alongside Henry Gibson a few years previous in the film, Innerspace . The ‘Burbs is directed by Joe Dante, the story based around a Cul-de-Sac in the USA and a strange family who has moved to the street. Instead of leaving the weird family alone, the neighbours start doing their own investigations into what exactly IS going on in that house?
The characters are endearing, the laughs aplenty and I cannot recommend it enough. If you haven’t seen it, get it and watch it! Some other great lines (not so funny out of context but hey – for all the ‘Burbs fans out there)
It seems like the British Airways/Unite dispute has been running for ages, and still no agreement has been reached. Shame on the section of union members who voted for the disruption to service, that do not seem to grasp the fact that BA is currently a loss making business and to be competitive, pay and perks need to be bought down to a level that is closer to the other air carriers.
Gone are the days of BA’s dominance in the British airline business. Now there is lots more choice, consumers have more options for flights than ever before. By remaining steadfast in their refusal to compromise, all Unite are doing is weakening an already fragile business that cannot take the level of losses and public confidence forever. My take on modern day employment – if you do not like working for a company, leave! It amazes me a union can bring a company to it’s knees by blocking essential streamlining that is evidently needed.