We don't have to say the name.

• Russian cake win!

• Living in the future: machines now get bored for you.

• I'm not sure if this is Darwin or chutzpah. (courtesy arkady)

• NotN: Robbie Williams comes crawling back to Take That; Delusions of adequacy given same status as religion.

To a German pub in Vauxhall after work for lproven's 42nd birthday celebration! I was shocked to discover he's younger than me ... The beer was middling, though the pints of black lager were nice enough (any Australian who's had Tooheys Black will be happy).

Today I mostly made up for not spending all day every day this week with Freda by doing the Toddler Workout, which involves lifting her from the floor to the ceiling over and over and over. In between I was reading Makers by Cory Doctorow, which everyone should read. You can read the whole book online before you buy.

I have also spent today mulling over work-based problems and wishing I had VPN access sorted. This is not intrinsically upsetting me or annoying me. That's good, right?