Roofers Above

The fitting of a new roof is a mysterious process. I'm sitting in my study, trying to get on with some work (filtering PR rubbish from the few interesting gems) and there are Sounds Above. These sounds could be anything, given that the builders seem to grunt at each other in something only vaguely resembling English. For all I know, they could be staking out a non-paying former customer out there, and I would be blissfully ignorant.

(No, the screams wouldn't give it away. This is Lewisham. We just tune out screams.)

To make it worse, I now have no direct access to the roof. The hatch from the loft space to the roof itself is gone, replaced – like the rest of the roof - with blue material. And so, I wait, listen and hope.

Mur Lafferty - Geek Fu 34 - Smoke and Mirrors - Geek Fu Action Grip

Hell Just Froze Over

From a press release that just dropped into my in-box:

CUPERTINO, California—August 2, 2005—Apple® today introduced Mighty Mouse, its next generation mouse with several innovative new features that make using a Mac® even more powerful and easy. Mighty Mouse offers power users up to four independently programmable buttons, without compromising simplicity for users who prefer just a single-button mouse. Mighty Mouse also introduces an ingenious Scroll Ball that lets users scroll in any direction—vertically, horizontally and even diagonally. With the Scroll Ball, users can scroll with natural, fluid movements, making Mighty Mouse perfect for applications from viewing web pages and photographs, to video editing and music creation. Mighty Mouse is priced at just £35 (inc. VAT).

More here.