Monthly archives: September 2003

And I won't open letter bombs for you

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A nice, relaxing job opportunity with MI5.

Weapons Specialist

The Security Service (MI5) needs specialists in explosives, IEDs, small arms and light weapons. Working closely with non-technical colleagues, you will produce assessments of terrorist weaponry for a wide and sometimes senior readership.

Explosive and Improvised Explosive Device (IED) Specialist

With extensive knowledge of explosives and IEDs, you will have a sound awareness of various types of commercial, military and improvised explosives, their properties and origins. You will have some knowledge of terrorist use of explosives and IEDs.

Small Arms and Light Weapons Specialist

You will have in-depth knowledge of both conventional and improvised small arms and light weapons, including man-portable air defence systems and thermobarics. An awareness of their make-up, capability and origin is essential. Knowledge of the grey arms market is desirable.

For both positions, knowledge of electronics/communications would be an advantage. You will have the ability to analyse and assess intelligence from a range of sources and draw sound conclusions sometimes based on incomplete information. You will be able to draft concise reports and possess sound communication skills at all levels. You will also be required to travel globally and at short notice and work with foreign liaisons for intelligence purposes.

For an application form please send a full CV to Bob Gunning at bob.gunning@tribalgwt.com, or by post to Tribal GWT Consulting Ltd., 87-91 Newman Street, London W1T 3EY. Fax: 020 7323 7191. Please quote reference T7W/01/03.

Closing date for receipt of completed application forms is 31 October 2003

Tell them Spinneyhead sent you. Or perhaps not, it probably wouldn’t help you in the vetting process.

I’m still contemplating restarting the DEx strip. Bits of this job description cover areas one of the characters was going to be expert in, though he’s actually ex MI6.

The Clash, Career Opportunities

Zoiks

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So the BBC is screening the last day of the Hutton inquiry. Because everyone knows the real plot twists only come about in the final moments of a courtroom drama. Expect Tony Blair to be unmasked and revealed to be old Mr. Haskins the Ghost Train operator (who would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for those dang meddling reporters) and the entirely unsurprising revelation that Alistair Campbell really is Keyser Soze.

Streaming video should be here from 10:15 BST.

It's the end of the world as we know it…

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Or at least the end of the Internet.

Taken from my friend Thrawn, who is one of those unfortunate people on a IT helpline.

“I just had to deal with a customer who was was extremely worried as she had got to the end of the internet, and wanted directions to get back to our network. After much explanation and discussion, it appears the customer had been sent a link to this and actually believed it.”

Frightened to Death by Fairies

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I got this book from the library, along with a few graphic design tomes so I can get a grounding in the subject. I’m planning a few projects involving Faerie Folk, and it would be cool to homage those opium fuelled Victorians who painted them into so many pictures. One project is Dancing Through The Dark, a screenplay about, well, fairies. The other is another Epic proposal- W.H.O.: Frightened to Death by Fairies using some very obscure Marvel characters investigating anomalies, magic and superpowers.

On a Roll

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I’m about to start preparation for next year’s Bogle. I doubt I can beat my 3 loops/ 78 miles from ’02’s Roll, but I plan to be at least a little better trained.

The organisers really should get in touch with these two cyclists, who are off on a ride to Pisa for charity. After that a 26 mile loop north of Manchester should offer little challenge.

Ok. I was debating whether or not to use

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johnnytheo for this post, but I think both outlets deserve a link to modern American thinking.

I have just spent an hour viewing FOX NEWS live broadcasts. If anyone in the world believes the old axiom of the truth in America media, just look at Fox, especially (scroll down) the video snippet entitled “Talking Points”. Trust me, if you have some time to kill and broadband, this may explain why certain sectors of the American populace aren’t too happy with Mr. Murdoch.

Out of general stupidity. Mr P., why don’t you spend nearly as much time castigating the British political heirarchy?

No sex please we're Republicans

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I’ve always known that the US christian right (who basically run the Republican party) were a little screwed up but extracts from Ronald Regan’s letters that have just been published show how bad they can be

“Even in marriage I had a little guilty feeling about sex, as if the whole thing was tinged with evil”

And I thought Donald “cover up the nudie statues” Rumsfeld was bad.