EasyMobile.nl flops: "EasyMobile somehow managed to buck the growth trend in virtual operators in the Netherlands. According to Telecompaper the market has swelled more than 15 per cent over the past year to 2.5m punters. Other newcomers to the market have gained ground quickly, but despite its patriotic orange branding - which Orange wasn't too pleased with - EasyMobile failed to attract enough price-conscious Dutchmen."

Went to see Pirates of the Caribbean 2 last night. OK - a bit more Carrrrry On than the first one but good to see Geoffrey Rush making a return for the third instalment. Arrr!

The legendary Meat Swan of Roskilde...

...and the Mentos/Diet Coke video. Yes: this does really work.

Refactoring the Monster: "Whatever code you’re wrestling with, take heart that it probably isn’t as bad as this. The basic rules every first-year comp-sci student learns: high cohesion and loose coupling— Remember those? Well, our system has no trace of them anywhere."

Nail Meetings Down Tight: "Meetings are often like dental visits. You should go in, get scraped, picked, rinsed, and cleaned, go home with a toothbrush and a sixth month appointment and that’s that."