Monthly Archives: July 2008

Jury service

I’ve been called for jury duty. The fools are letting me and 14 other random yahoos determine someone’s fate. Or that would be the plan if any of the people called were actually used for an actual jury. So far … Continue reading

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Classic Yak Episode 1

Classic Yak Episode 1 (“Things to Sing in Lakeland When You’re Dead”) is now available! You can download it direct from ClassicYak.org or listen from the streaming media player. You can subscribe using your podcasting software from one of the … Continue reading

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LugRadio Live 2008 Review

OK – it’s been a bit late coming, but I thought I really ought to pen some words about LRL this year. This was originally billed as the end of LugRadio. However, while the podcast has now finished, it was … Continue reading

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An evening with Flight Plan

I’ve had a relaxing day with the missus today. After what has been a shitty couple of weeks it’s been good to feel like the weight is finally beginning to lift. So went out with Ruth for lunch, had a … Continue reading

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Dr Horrible

That is all mrBen PS – Why did no-one tell me about this sooner?

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Logging PMs in irssi

I’ve been a long time user of the irssi IRC client, and for a while now I’ve been wondering if I could log all my private messages without having to log all the channel history as well. I log all … Continue reading

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The end of an era

OK, so I’m a bit late blogging about this, but I wanted to do justice to the subject. Other people have written great posts on their blogs (not least Jono, Aq and Adam from the presenting team, and community luminaries … Continue reading

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Comics for all

I’m getting rid of a ton of comics. I have a list here. Initially, it’s only Detective Comics but I’ll be putting the full list online. If you want them, they’re yours. If you want to make some contribution to … Continue reading

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Tips for 419 scammers

Got this in my inbox recently, but it’s so full of basic errors that it’s just not funny anymore. Hints in bold: from London Metropolitan Police Dept. OK – it’s a good start, but you should’ve checked that metropolice.gov.uk actually … Continue reading

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Back from Hols

OK – I’m back from a week away at my parents, and I have 2 big things I want to talk about. The announcement of the end of LugRadio could, I guess, be rolled up in this post, but I … Continue reading

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