Subnormal musings

Nice thing about the end of the Labour Party conference - no more policeman at the police station every night. I couldn't quite work out what they were there for. They weren't there in the morning, just the evening. So what does this say? Maybe their top secret, semi-functional, over budget profiling service told them that terrorists are perpetual students, unable to get up before 9.00. Or possibly the overtime is extra then? Not sure it would work for the Countryside Alliance though - they like getting up at ungodly hours so they can hear the morning chorus, before blowing several, rhythmic, holes through it.

And anyway, what could they possibly do to prevent terrorists getting in? Even X-ray specs wouldn't be that effective, as in Brighton what looked like a gun would probably turn out to be a bi-directional vibrator (with gnarly bits on the end. I got mine on ebay). Not that they were wearing x-ray specs, just a rather ugly fluorescent jacket that warned the potential terrorists (Bob and Nigel) that they'd better look sharpish and slip out the back way. The whole thing was quite baffling.

Maybe it was for show. But for whom? Who was likely to be impressed by this show of...well I hesitate to use the word 'force'. Maybe they were anticipating shock exposes in the Daily Mail? "I carried a plastic gun into Brighton, and nobody even noticed". "The crime of our open railways".

There were no policeman at Preston Park. So there's a tip for next year. Its a bit of a walk, but there's a good bus service.

This whole blogging thing seems like a whole lot of work to me, but I figured that since I'm doing a course in this whole human/computer mind meld thing, I should probably try it out.

This blog is basically my diary - or at least those parts that I deem suitable for public consumption. So if you want to read about my battles with prescription painkillers - read Heat magazine. Hell if you want an interesting reading experience, then Heat's probably a better bet. However if you know me and have some interest in what I think of Brighton (fantastic, thanks for asking), or this course at Sussex, this be the spot. Well actually above this spot. This spot here is just me ramblings about the meta-blog. Or something. And if your name is Ricardo - hey dude, me geeking out.

I also have another blog
http://psychcomputing.blogspot.com/

Essentially a dumping ground for my reaction to my studies, things in HCI and cognitive psychology that I find interesting and hopefully a useful tool for revision at some point. So probably there will be 7 posts and then I'll get bored.