Edgy will be experiencing this for the first time as currently Ruthy and I are wandering about the land with him, smiting foes.

Hopefully Enzo will have bought the game by the weekend so there should be plenty of gaming done by the end of the year.

“Multiplayer online gaming - you never have to see your friends face to face ever again…”

Not sure how much I’m going to be online over the festive period, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas. I hope that you have a great time, and get lots of lovely presents

We’ve got a few things in store for the ‘Moose next year, plus we might actually get around to having a party!

Be safe.

mrBen

I’ve just discovered the sad news that Terry Pratchett has been diagnosed with early onset Alzheimers. He’s been a prolific author for many years, and brought sci-fi/fantasy into the mainstream. He may have his critics, but no-one can deny his influence.

Best wishes to him and his family - I hope that he will be able to live a “normal” life for as long as possible.

mrBen

I finally managed it - a full 5 day working week with cycling to work. Plus I’ve notched up almost 200 miles now - will hopefully hit the 250 mark before Christmas. I’m certainly getting more used to it, I even managed the wet weather 2 days last week. Might need to wrap-up a bit better if it gets much colder, though

While I’m here, a couple of useful biking links:

CityCycling is a monthly online magazine which hails from Edinburgh. Has some really good articles, and is well produced. Check it out!

Not that I participate in the National Lottery, I would be pleased if they gave £50 million to Sustrans for improving the cycle network in the UK. Vote here *Would’ve been helpful if I’d posted this when I first heard about it, rather than a day after the voting closed…..

mrBen

This one’s for Edgy.

BigAl

How not to build a pc is when you’re trying to remove the metal plate in the CD drive bay, you force it a bit too hard, it comes away quickly and your hand gets stuck by one of the sticky-out metal supports.

Everyone gets cut when, as I was doing, they are building a pc quickly and without due care and attention.

But it’s a special kind of joy when you take your hand out the drive bay to find it covered in blood and with an unfortunate gash over the thumb joint.

It should be sufficient to note that after a few stitches, a tetanus shot and enough sugary food to floor a rhino, Ruth finished putting the damn thing together.

BigAl

Found this video - a really nice explanation of the principles of the Creative Commons licensing - if you are a writer, musician, artist, or other creative-type then this is something you should know about.

Via LivingOS.

mrBen