August 2005

Lorry ploughs into church (none killed)

August 8, 2005

The irony of this story from back home is that the church – which I always thought was a way fugly building – had just got permission to demolish and rebuild the front porch. Not sure if having it taken out by a big lorry is going to end up being cheaper or not, but […]

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Me making stuff

August 7, 2005

Spent the weekend making jewellery with Kate. It's nice to do something entirely non-cerebral for a change. Managed to surprise myself by not only remembering which end of a soldering iron to pick up, but also how to use one. Actually, I don't remember when I first learnt to use a soldering iron – it's […]

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Get your rights on eBay, half a dozen for £1

August 5, 2005

I never know you could buy your rights on eBay, but apparently so: Hmm, I guess I'd better get myself a whole stash, in case they run out.

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Rare Bansky footage

August 5, 2005

Couldn't believe it when I saw rare footage of Banksy on the news tonight, his identity cleverly disguised by having his back to the camera and a hat on. He's been doing is usual stuff on a nice, big, brand new canvas – the Palestinian 'security' wall that the Israelis are building. And it's amazing […]

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Free speech

August 5, 2005

Try it sometime. (And have a giggle whilst you're at it.)

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Widgety widgety wah wah

August 5, 2005

Mac Dashboard widgets are way cool. Coolest of all so far is the XFM radio widget, which means I can easily listen to XFM without having to bother with their website. Thank you 'Jute', and the BBC peeps who created the BBC radio widget this is based on, which I also have installed. Wonderful.

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Mighty Mouse… but I'd prefer a hamster

August 5, 2005

I have to admit, I like the look of Apple's new Mighty Mouse: Innovative Scroll Ball and Button Perfectly positioned to roll smoothly under just one finger, Mighty Mouse's Scroll Ball offers full 360-degree scrolling capability — up/down, left/right and diagonally. You can scroll long web pages, pan full-size images, maneuver around large spreadsheets, control […]

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Why I will never get a 'proper job' again

August 5, 2005

Paul Graham has a great essay on why open source is so successful, and in the process explains very clearly why I loathe jobs. To me the most demoralizing aspect of the traditional office is that you're supposed to be there at certain times. There are usually a few people in a company who really […]

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Niiiiiiiiiinja!

August 3, 2005

Miaow! Best pics ever, specially the one of the roundhouse kick at the very end. (Thanks Dan.)

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Are you suffering?

August 2, 2005

From blog depression?

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I once swore…

August 2, 2005

…relatively recently, that I would date no one but another geek. Weirdly, it seems I'm not alone. There's even a book, ffs. Well, you know what they say. The geeks shall inherit the earth. (…the live, and the neutral.)

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Will we ever reach 11?

August 2, 2005

Another 10th planet has been found. I wonder how many 10th planets we will have to go through before we find an 11th. Although I very much approve of calling it Xena. About time we had a cute warrior princess tearing up the skies.

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We're not using the Z-word!

August 2, 2005

Ed: Any zombies out there? Shaun: Don't say that. Ed: What? Shaun: That. Ed: What? Shaun: That! The Z-word. Don't say it. Ed: Why not? Shaun: Because it's ridiculous. Ed: Alright. Are there any out there though?

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T'internet be right buggered

August 1, 2005

For reasons currently unclear, our internet connection is completely b0rked. It just died this afternoon, so I am reduced to using the Treo. This means no email, IM, or IRC and makes working nigh on impossible. Grrrr. I could so have lived without this. UPDATE: At last, it's back. Phew.

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