Author Archives: Carps

Seeing the Bigger Picture.

Posted on February 7, 2012 by Carps

The Romanian Government has collapsed. You don’t care, but you probably should. Europe is crumbling at the edges. Greek nationalism (remember nationalism – died and was buried with the advent of the EU? R.I.P.) is growing – evidenced by their … Continue reading →

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EXCLUSIVE! The Ken Bates Algorithm

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Carps

So Leeds have sold Johnny Howson. Christ. After some research carried out by members of LULZSEC, I can reveal that the club is run by a simple algorithm. $batesmotelcomplete = false; $batesmotelcost = “4500000″; $fanhappiness = 100; $players = array(“howson”,”becchio”,”kisnorbo”,”rachubka”,”lonergan”,”taylor,”cairns”,”connolly”,”bruce”,”O’Brien”,”Lees”,”Bromb … Continue reading →

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It was 15 years ago today…

Posted on December 18, 2011 by Carps

Well,  not quite to the day, but I finally got around to dusting off some old music from back in the day. It was the mid-90s and in that long-forgotten era I still had hair, my BMI was within normally … Continue reading →

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Naught but fog

Posted on December 14, 2011 by Carps

David Cameron’s much touted ‘veto’ of the alleged ‘treaty’  at the EU ‘summit’ last week is still setting the political discourse of the media alight. Variously, it has been cast as an example of heroism, treachery, genius or stupidity. And … Continue reading →

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Back in the saddle…

Posted on December 13, 2011 by Carps

So that’s it then. Brain recovery complete. Barring the scar – which I’ll bear forever as a reminder of my little brush with mortality – I am fully functional member of the community again. I was lucky. In the hospital … Continue reading →

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I was hacked…

Posted on November 28, 2011 by Carps

Yes, it’s true – even I, among the world’s worst web developers, found myself susceptible to attack. I’m guessing that loads of old files have gone, and certainly I’ve deleted all my plugins (through which I believe the attack was … Continue reading →

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