Monthly Archives: February 2005

Full stereo sound

…which is the state of my hearing after an annoying time with Sinusitis, and ear infection and an excess of ear wax. For the first time since before Christmas I have full hearing in both ears! And seeing as the … Continue reading

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The joys of Lego

Right, let’s see a show of hands. Who here likes Lego? And although I can’t see any actual hand raising, for the purposes of this post I’ll take it as read that you did raise you hand. Preferably at work … Continue reading

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Train Etiquette

OK – I thought I would lay this out, after the disgraceful incident I had this morning. Where you have 4 train seats in a 2×2 configuration, where 1 and 2 face 3 and 4 respectively, and 2 and 4 … Continue reading

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Weirdy Beardy

Well, after a little bit of hum-ing and haw-ing, I’ve grown myself a goatee. Only got a few days growth on it so far, but we’ll see how it goes. I might even post a photo if you’re lucky mrBen

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Proof

Go to pretty much any website that takes personal details these days, and you’ll find a link to their privacy statement. This generally says something along the lines of ‘We won’t share your details’. My question, after an incident this … Continue reading

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So cool I had to tell someone

OK – maybe you don’t think it’s cool, but I’m dead chuffed with myself. Following on from the installation of a Samba’d network RAID drive that I chronicled here I set myself another task – not much of one for … Continue reading

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Unnecessary Requirements

Recently I, and more particularly Heather, have been enjoying the delights of Bomberclone, a clone of the classic Bomberman game. To be honest, it’s a great little game, with cool graphics, and funny sound effects. And it’s addictive as hell. … Continue reading

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R.I.P. Hunter S. Thompson

I’m a bit low just now. It’s not enough that it’s Monday, I just found out that Hunter S. Thompson, famed American “Gonzo” journalist, died over the weekend. I’m not sure but from the reports I’ve seen it looks like … Continue reading

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IDN Issues

Those of you who read the blogmarks (over there ————> ) may have noticed some recent press about a ‘Firefox Exploit’ (which is neither a Firefox problem, nor an exploit – see workaround details here among other places). A few … Continue reading

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The Cell Chip

I have to confess that I’ve avoided much of the press about the new ‘Cell’ processor that IBM, Sony and Toshiba have developed, and which is slated as the heart of the new PS3 console. However, when I came across … Continue reading

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Small and integrated vs All-singing

As a self-confessed open-source-ophile (I don’t yet class myself as a ‘zealot’…..) there are a number of projects that I keep an eye on, without necessarily being an active user. 2 such projects have been Mozilla Sunbird, the calendaring part … Continue reading

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25m downloads in 99 days

Welcome to the revolution. mrBen

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Another fool joins the Moose?

Ahem, Drum Roll please. May I present the latest addition to the JediMoose community… Supergingerman! Michael will be wearing the very latest in WordPress installations. (note to self: must convince mrBen that upgrading to WP 1.5 is a GOOD thing…) … Continue reading

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Review: Return to Castle Wolfenstein (Part 2)

(see also Part One) Ok – that game is now over, so it is time to write some final reflections in full reflecto-vision. To add to my cons list from before, I would add Zombies – they are particularly annoying, … Continue reading

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I did it

Oh yes. I did it. Return to Castle Wolfenstein is now complete!!!!! Part 2 of my review will arrive shortly (once my hands have stopped shaking). mrBen

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Another great investment for public transport?

First things first. I believe in having a quality public transport system. I believe that, for the money we’re paying, the buses should be reliable and clean. I don’t believe that money should instead be spent on wee television sets, … Continue reading

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For all your comic book database needs…

For a good while now I’ve been looking for a decent comic book database. I know I could probably rattle off some generic database but I didn’t really want to waste the time (which is precious enough). So database hunting … Continue reading

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Everyone Deserves Music?

You would think so. Well, check out Michael Franti & Spearhead. I went to the concert last year (or was it the year before?) with the Edgemeister. And it rocked. So you can find the guys at the above link … Continue reading

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The video nights are back on

And I’m sure this means nothing to you but, for myself and Ruth, it’s a good excuse to show films that some people might not otherwise watch. We had a select few last night, having only told people about it … Continue reading

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Spacehoppers – 08/02/05

Oh, it was a challenge last night. The kids were marginally better behaved than last week but it was still difficult. Yours truly was teaching “Jesus cares about us” telling the introduction of Matthew. By the end of the story … Continue reading

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