http://william-hook.com Now with a new and improvied tagline! Sat, 10 May 2008 17:37:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I was in town today, and it's hardly hot - 20-25c or so, and yet there are people walking around with no shirt on and I overheard a couple of people say "wow it's hot today". I lol'd, because if this was Australia, they'd all be saying "hmm, nice and cool ... http://william-hook.com/2008/05/10/lolbritishpeople/ Best. Game. Ever. Period. Pictures of the Special Edition. http://william-hook.com/2008/04/29/grand-theft-auto-iv/ Since I got my iPhone, quite a few people seem to have expressed an interest themselves, and refuse to believe how easy it is to get an iPhone and unlock it. So here is a simple guide of exactly what I did, what it has, and so on. Update (30th April ... http://william-hook.com/2008/04/22/how-to-buy-unlock-and-use-an-iphone/ I have been getting LOADS of emails recently with random spam, mainly to "blog@william-hook.com"....and since I had a catch-all email setup, I got pretty much everything and everything related to spam. So I've killed it. The only account that exists now is the alias that I usually use for stuff ... http://william-hook.com/2008/04/21/spam/ I got an iPhone yesterday, after O2 had announced that they were cutting £100 off the price, I decided to go for it. And I must say, it's an incredibly nice phone. Everyone says "oh, it doesn't have MMS or 3G so it sucks", but honestly, that does not bother me ... http://william-hook.com/2008/04/17/iphone/ Image from Wikipedia. It's a pretty sweet film, I saw it today at the cinema, pretty good plot, good acting, and some rather good camerawork too. :) I recommend it. Now, off you go to the cinema. http://william-hook.com/2008/04/11/21/ I ordered 5 HDDVDs off Amazon US. Why? They're only $11 now, so why not? I'm not paying £24 for Terminator 3 at my local HMV when I can get it imported for $11 plus a bit of postage. So...all very well. Placed the order on the 20th March, and they ... http://william-hook.com/2008/04/09/royal-fail/ Before you sue me, Mister Bush, I would encourage you to read this: Ok, so George "Dubya" Bush is a supposed "war criminal" - gotcha A purported ex coke addict? - Right. But please, Oh please George, why did you have to become one of those filthy stinking filesharing pirates? The RIAA would ... http://william-hook.com/2008/04/07/george-bush-is-a-music-pirate/ Picture This. It's one of those things that goes into the "I've never heard of it and probably would never watch it but it's actually awesome" categories. Mark pointed it out to me. :) Now, generally, you'd immediately see that it's a short film (around half and hour long) about snowboarding ... http://william-hook.com/2008/03/25/picture-this/ I had a good weekend. :) First of all, I went on Saturday to see Cirque Du Soleil's Delirium, at the Birmingham Indoor Arena. Basically, Delirium is a 2-hour-long show that is basically a music show. It's a series of acts backed to a soundtrack, and, simply put, it's amazing. The ... http://william-hook.com/2008/03/23/an-eventful-weekend/