Monthly Archives: September 2007

1000 ‘pots

Linkpot hit 1000 links created over the weekend. That’s all despite the fact that I’ve still not done any of the huge upgrades on my list of things to add. Thanks especially to all the guys on #lugradio for their … Continue reading

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Another 5th

LugRadio Season 5 hits the internet today, with a new website design, and 2 new presenters. Looking forward to another season of insightful commentary (or perhaps an “endless stream of sub-par knob gags”) on Linux, Open Source, the Global Intarweb … Continue reading

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5th Birthday

Today it is exactly 5 years since Fox aired episode of Firefly. The first to air was “The Train Job”, rather than the pilot, and, well, you probably know the rest of the fateful story. If not, check out the … Continue reading

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MultiCultural workshop

Yes, today I was at a multicultural workshop for arts and crafts. Sent by the work (the after school care work, not the church work), I spent 2 hours learning to make a variety of arty things celebrating various faiths. … Continue reading

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Angel Wars: Guardian Force

This is a Christian kids Manga-esque animated thing. I managed the first ten minutes before it got switched off. BigAl

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Salvation is dependent on your 10%

Having had a chat today with someone (who shall remain nameless to save his embarrassment) about tithing. That is, the giving of a tithe at church. Now, without getting too bogged down in theology (and to generalise), tithing is the … Continue reading

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You know you’re having a bad day when…

You need a calculator to multiply 8 by 12. Oh, dear…  I need to go back to my bed. BigAl 

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The Jeremy Kyle Show? Denied!

Having idly wandered over to the website of ITV (the masters of light entertainment), I thought about catching up with my The Jeremy Kyle Show fix. I can’t watch it when it’s on ITV1 as I’m away out at work … Continue reading

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Guild Wars: an expansion too far?

Recently I bought the Guild Wars expansion, Eye of the North, for both myself and Ruthy.  And, as you’d expect, many hours have been blissfully wasted spent on it. But there’s a problem. Neither myself or Ruthy have actually finished … Continue reading

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