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Birdman, seems we follow the forum trend, I thought I was going to hate it and loved it, Mrs the opposite. It was a bit pretentious but in a good way. And I'm pretty certain the film ended before it ended, I'm just not sure exactly where it ended.

I enjoyed The Gambler last night, the Wire / Treme cast reunion was a bonus. Worth a watch.

Very interesting story in the Guardian today about the proposed canal in Nicaragua, funded by the Chinese.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/20/-sp-nicaragua-canal-land-opportunity-fear-route

I agree there's no problem with cars using the road from a spatial perspective, but the no entry signs were put up to stop the route becoming a rat run because of the school at one end and the playground at the other.

My issue is the lack of enforcement and the number of cars that speed through at 30mph plus. The police would be more useful located here with their speed guns than hiding behind a tree in Hyde Park.

OK, so the road close to me into the Olympic Park is no entry other than for buses and cycles. But plenty of cars speed through it as it's a convenient rat run and saves them about five minutes going around a bigger loop.

I raised the issue with Roadsafe and the PC who replied commented

"Please note, having seen the picture the No Entry is conditional as it allows some vehicles not all. It is therefore not enforceable as an endorseable ticket as would be normal for a No Entry sign. It maybe that it is under civil enforcement and would be dealt with by the local council. Local policy would apply".

I replied asking

"Can you just confirm/clarify - are cars allowed to drive through on this road without penalty? To me it looks as if only busses and cycles are allowed to use the road. Are you saying that a car could use the road, despite the no entry sign, without fear of a fine or ticket should they be caught by a policeman?"

He replied "If seen driving in contravention of a traffic sign it is an offence under s.36 Road Traffic Act 1988 by means of Regulation 10 of Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions. The method it is dealt with is not always the same. Some boroughs in London have chosen that some signs are to be dealt with by civil enforcement while other areas they remain with the police to enforce. Your local SNT will know what there local directions are".

I really don't get this, surely if it's a no entry sign then driving through it should at the very minimum mean a fine? And if it's local policy that the police don't enforce then who does?

I'm still not sure whether I agree with him but it did make me and the Mrs chuckle

Brighton's council leader must be split on a lot of issues.

Did anyone see the Mayor of Rotterdam's comments on Charlie Hebdo?

My good friend Dave Hucker wrote this recently, he's convalescing following a bad motorbike crash - he was hit by an ambulance that pulled out of a side street...

Anyway, for those of you old enough to remember when the westside was where it was at, or the vinyl junkies, this should be of interest.

https://northkensingtonhistories.wordpress.com/2015/01/10/record-shops-around-portobello/

@Mishk Really??

@gios78 http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/2015/01/charlie-hebdo-stood-alone-what-does-that-say-about-our-free-press/

I don't agree with Jacob Canfield's argument BTW, the magazine isn't anti Muslim, it's anti-extremism and anti-intolerance.

@Fox @snottyotter agree with both of you, this bad stuff needs to be seen.

When a bomb goes off in an Iraqi market we see a few burnt out cars on the BBC or ITV, then move on to house prices or whatever like its no big deal. Watch the same story in Spain or France and you see body parts being swept up, and that stays with you the rest of the night. People don't become desensitised to those images the way I believe we do to the way these same stories are reported here.

Cheers @hippy you too

Yes please, pm on its way

@H0B0 still to see their top two picks and some interesting other stuff I'd overlooked on there, thanks

@EB I ignored it but put it back on my list after Mark Kermode's glowing review in his best of the year programme. I'm in two minds now

Also finally watched Gone Girl last night after all the praise on here, I didn't really enjoy it, kept thinking I'd seen it all before

That long top tube is a joy to ride. Looks wise the Liquigas synapse was hard to beat but I'd be quite happy with one of these.

An interesting article here on Sagan's Synapse. If I wanted a carbon bike then this would be the one

Apologies for the funny formatting above but the link seems to work

@dicki wondering if this could be revived for 2015?

Hi all, thanks for the replies and pm's, now sorted.

Third favourable review in a row for The Interview on here, good fun and much better than I was expecting given the press coverage, will be watching again with the family tonight and I'm looking forward to it

Looking for an iPad or iPad mini - any generation - for my dad, he'll just use it for email, FaceTime, browsing and photos. Bumps and scrapes on the case ok as long as the screen is intact. Wifi only preferred and the cheaper the better.

I can't access YouTube at work but Dr Kitch by Lord Kitchener my favourite song on this subject, apologies if the link is wonky

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLJsoaY2NA8

& the New York Times continues its recent winning streak

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/22/opinion/prosecute-torturers-and-their-bosses.html?hp&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=c-column-top-span-region&region=c-column-top-span-region&WT.nav=c-column-top-span-region&_r=0

^ talking of which, this an interesting write up of what happened this day in history 25 years ago

http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175937/tomgram%3A_greg_grandin%2C_how_the_iraq_war_began_in_panama/#more