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Monthly Archives: August 2005
New subdomain
And so it continues. We now welcome the Illyria subdomain into the ‘Moose fold. You can catch some of the history of the name on wikipedia, but I believe it was chosen because of it’s role in Twelfth Night. Originally … Continue reading
Lex and Michael, I’ll miss them both
Last Saturday (the 20th) an old family friend passed away and his cremation was on Monday. Lex Kelly was a family friend long before my first breath and I’m having a difficult time believing that he’s gone. I’ve just found … Continue reading
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Alexander
If you know me, you will know that I am not particularly discerning when it comes to films; I’m the eternal optimist, always seeking to find the positives in all films. I enjoyed all 3 Matrix films. I would even … Continue reading
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Writing peak?
I’m back in a writing “peak” at the moment, after a long time in a trough. At the weekend I got a new pad from WH Smiths and I have a new story arc I’m rolling out. My confidence is … Continue reading
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Return of the killer broadband
Well, it’s definatly broadband, but at 1 meg it’s hardly killer. Although saying that, it’s faster than what we had in the old flat. We stumbled along at 512 and then had a brief jolt to 768 before we moved. … Continue reading
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Much Ubuntu fun
Installed Ubuntu on a laptop that Ruth had brought home from her work. Windows XP had died spectacularly and we decided that if we could get a simple installation of Linux that wasn’t crowded with loads of stuff that they … Continue reading
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Free to a good home
Having bought some new stuff, I now have some old stuff to give away to a good home: 1 x 19″ CRT Monitor – weighs a tonne, and is decidedly dark of picture – fine for general use, particularly if … Continue reading
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New Stuff
We had an influx of cash last week, so on Saturday we went shopping Heather got the laptop she has been asking for – a Toshiba Equium which is quite nice. It’s a bit light on memory, and it’s running … Continue reading
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Bad English
There’s nothing worse than seeing poor English in print media. Now, I recognise that the Metro is not the Daily Telegraph, but lets make one thing clear: a football player who plays for his country (say, for sake of argument, … Continue reading
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The future of podcasting?
I was listening to the most recent episode of LUGRadio on the way home from work (the guys have gone on their summer break and withdrawal is beginning to set in), and they were having a discussion about podcasting, and … Continue reading
Posted in Computing, Internet, mrBen
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Photos from party
MrLithic has kindly put up some photos of the party last night….. see them here. More to follow if I can find them.
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A day in the pub
Which, with any luck, will be tomorrow. As the big 30 approaches with dazzling speed I’m planning to do the only thing that will help me cope. Get pished. So the plan is as follows… 1. Nip out to buy … Continue reading
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Laptops
I’ve been thinking a bit about laptops recently, not least because mrsBen wants to buy one. I have previously ranted about how people often choose something thats wrong just because it seems ‘cool’ or because they think that buying something … Continue reading
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Gradually falling into place
Well – 10 days on and our flat is gradually becoming a home. We’ve moved bedrooms (already!) to take better advantage of the space. We’ve got ourselves a big-ass fridge, and this will soon be joined by a huge BBQ. … Continue reading
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Fighting the right battles?
Is it just me, or is the whole fuss about airguns completely overblown? Don’t get me wrong: I think it’s awful that this little boy was shot and killed with an air rifle. But does that really justify the time … Continue reading
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More reasons not to see The Island…
It seems that not only is the film similar in part to Michael Marshall Smith’s novel Spares, it is almost a direct copy of Clonus, an old low budget sci-fi classic. Here is a story that The Seattle Times ran, … Continue reading
Mini Movie Review: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
I saw this recently at the Imax in Glasgow with Ruth, Ruth’s friend Lorna and SuperGingerMan. I can’t really review it fairly as my potential enjoyment was hampered by Lorna talking incessantly through most of the film. Grrr. What parts … Continue reading
New house, new phone
Well – we did it! We’ve now moved into our new flat. There were relatively few problems – we needed a plumber for the boiler, one of our boxes is missing, and the flat number is 0/2 not 0/1 (as … Continue reading
Missing broadband? Not really
It’s been well over a month since I’ve had access to the beloved broadband and although I miss it for the idle surfing (which can be sneakily achieved at work…) it’s freed me up for other things like spending time … Continue reading
Taking stock after three decades
I’m rapidly approaching the end of my third decade on this ball of rock, and I’ve already begun the inevitable (and occasionally tedious) review of what’s gone before. Thirty years have passed and I’m fighting the urge to say “Have … Continue reading
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