I'm getting carried away with Google Base. I've now put my unwanted TalkTalk modem up for sale (only a fiver).

Yes, as I understand it, on eBay it's £12.99 for one month for a classified ad for a car.

ebay £13/month? really?

I've put my car up for sale! I've used Google Base for the first time, I wonder how well it'll do. As I've said before I'm a cheapskate, so why use eBay at £13 / month, when Google Base is free.

On Monday I went to the excellent Bath Science Cafe, where the talk was on the science of replacing oil with biofuels in transport. The greater part of the evening is a discussion with everyone in the pub and people are encouraged to put questions to speaker. I asked, 'What's …

I hate it when people with opinions don't put their money where their mouth is. I've put up a page of bets to record my wagers. Actually they don't specify what the loser has to pay out, really it's just reputations that are on the line!

The first bet is …

True, although I'm okay about spiders. Mike at work said that I'll get birds nesting in the ivy, and then they'll wake me up with their dawn chorus!

also you have to think of the SPIDERS... they love to climb up the ivy!

I previously wrote on the wiki about how it's a good idea to grow climbing plants on the walls of your house because the shade and insulation keep the house cool in summer and warm in winter. It's cheap and it's easy to install (you just plant it!). However, I …

I listened to a government spokesman this morning talk about how they were going to improve the NHS by empowering clinicians. This is no doubt a good idea, but I believe that what increases quality is giving users choice, and therefore competition between providers.

The NHS should still be free …