30
Aug
I’ve decided to end my relationship with Twitter. I’m increasing finding it annoying to use so I have deleted my account and here a short list of reasons why..
1. Its full of crap.
Say you decide to follow your favourite IT website on twitter only to find they just have an RSS feed posting on their account. Its not just news websites that do this though its other websites to, TPB for example just posting random links to news links to twitter… I have Google Reader to do that for me!
2. Spam
Its like spam is in fasion… I know they are clamping down on spam accounts but it took them long enough! Also trending topics in a neat idea but you search the term to find people are using it to spam!
spam,spam,spam,spam,spam,spam… No one likes it…
3. No one really uses it properly
It was and still is the “in thing” to be on… Staffordshire Univerity have an account to post downtime alerts for the computer system (Again just an RSS Feed) This is a great idea but I bet less than 2% of people at uni actually are following them to get the notifications.
4. Downtime
Pretty much every week twitter is down for some reason or another… Its just not funny.. Its annoying considering the steps you can take to have a website online 100% of the time..
Anyway, Just a little rant and mostly a post to say that if you find you can’t find me on Twitter.. its because I deleted my account..
27
Aug
Back From V
So I’ve finally been able to come home from work a write a post on V Fest 09. I’ve been totally knackered over the past couple of days and have pretty much come home from work and gone staight to bed! It is so nice sleeping on a soft surface rather than a stone ridden field that is Weston Park.
So how was V Fest I hear you ask? Well it so awesome! Actually awesome doesn’t do it justice! I had an amazing time at V this year as I did last year. I think the only difference in the awesomeness is that this year on the Saturday and Sunday there was not a drop of rain. I’m feeling the affects now. I got extremely burnt!
I think the best act I saw all weekend would have to be Pendulum. If I remember right it was their last tour gig and they made it count. I was at the front for most of it and saw at least 3 people get carted off by paramedics! (They couldn’t take how awesome it was!) They play amasingly. I’m very much a fan of Pendulum’s music but they are amasing live! I recommend seeing them to anyone. My next favourite act of the weekend would hands down be Snow Patrol. It was very emotional on the Saturday evening. The crowd kept singing along to songs after they had finished for a couple of verues I didn’t think the band new what to do.. Sing along or play the next song.. .
As it didn’t get the campsite didn’t get flooded again this year. It was nice to be able to chill out in the evening with a nice (not so cold) beer. I choose not to drink in the arena as it is so expensive but a few drinks in the evening went down a treat! The first night was pretty cold but I think my sun burn kept me warm the rest of the nights which was nice but painful!
I had hoped to update facebook/twitter with the antics I was getting up to at V but as cool as the iPhone is.. The battary doesn’t last very long and when I did have it turned on to update facebook it didn’t get a signal!
Here are just a few pics I took of the stages. I’ve also got a video of Fat Boy Slim. His set was awesome, never seen him play or heard much of his work but he was very good!
update: Removed images while I resize them
9
Aug
V Festival 09
I have got my V Festival Ticket! It came in the post a couple of days ago. Its not long till it all kicks off about 2 weeks. I can’t wait!
More Info: V Festival