Eurgh, the jetlag

February 21, 2006

I've travelled quite a bit to the US over the last two years, usually for work-related reason – conferences, meetings and such – with a bit of holiday thrown in if I'm lucky. The last trip, to DC, was the other way round. It was definitely mostly holiday with just a few token meetings to […]

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Little videos

February 19, 2006

I often forget that my digital camera also takes video, but for once, whilst at Washington Zoo, I remembered. You can't really catch the frolicking of otters in a still photograph, it just doesn't work. Equally, the skates were much more fun moving, as was the turtle. So, here for your delectation are a few […]

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Pictures! Of DC! And surrounds! Including zoo!

February 18, 2006

Just thought you'd like to know that the pictures I took during my trip to DC are now up on Flickr. Lots of the snow, and lots of the zoo, and several of the zoo in the snow.

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Getting on a plane

February 16, 2006

T'Other is, as I type, on a plane to somewhere in the deepest, darkest South right now, as I wait at the house in Georgetown, DC, for a taxi to come take me to Dullest airport. There I shall board a plane, and sleep whilst physics defies gravity. I land at 7am tomorrow morning, haul […]

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Little people

February 14, 2006

Wow. Amazing pictures. (Via Euan.)

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In DC

February 10, 2006

Whoa, last few days have been manic, but I'm sitting at the moment in the kitchen of T'Other's office in DC, catching up on a few emails (oh my god… too many unread!), looking at the stack of boxes of things me and T'Other have to take home with us, and preparing to pop out […]

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Moved!

February 5, 2006

So here I am, cosy and warm in my temporary digs at my friend James' house. The move this morning went without a hitch, which was a relief. T'Other came over yesterday and helped me pack, primarily by sitting on a chair, doing stuff on his laptop and talking to me. I've never been able […]

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Stenography

February 2, 2006

Why don't computers do stenography? Sitting in the Houses of Parliament today, watching the stenographer effortlessly record every word, verbatim, whilst I hurriedly tried to take notes the hard way made me feel deeply inadequate. Why can't I do some sort of chording on a computer? Why can't it tell that if I hit the […]

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Yurt half packed

January 30, 2006

I've started packing up the things that I don't use on a daily basis. Books, some of the linen I don't need right this second, clothes it's too cold to wear. I've half-filled one suitcase (it's waiting for the bed linen and pillows that are either in the wash or which I am using right […]

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"Neil Gaiman's our Patron! Squeee!"

January 30, 2006

Was the headline that I chose not to run with in today's Open Rights Group press release, despite the fact that's pretty much how I felt about it. If you're a regular reader of either my or Neil's blog, you will of course already know that Neil's our Patron, but it's nice to finally fess […]

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Second Open Rights Group networking evening

January 29, 2006

The second Open Rights Group, featuring ubergeek Cory Doctorow, is set for the evening of Tuesday 7 Feb 2006. Don't let Hollywood hijack your rights Cory Doctorow American entertainment companies say they're fighting piracy, but they're going at it by punishing the innocent to get at the guilty. A pan-European digital television restrictions proposal will […]

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Four things (for Tom)

January 27, 2006

I just read this in my aggregator, and from the opening syllables realised I could steal it. Almost verbatim. Including the disclaimer at the top. Then I got to the bottom and realised I was supposed to. Possibly apart from the disclaimer at the top. I'm doing this for Heather Tom and for anyone who […]

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Information

January 19, 2006

Walking towards Bank station just now, my train of thought was somewhat derailed by two fire engines hurtling round the corner. Then an ambulance. A HEMS car (Tom can explain what that is.) Then the police, in cars and on bikes. More sirens. By this time I'm at Bank and the entrance is closed. More […]

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Gi's cash! ORG now taking donations

January 17, 2006

The Open Rights Group pledge finally matured on Christmas day, and now we're proud to announce that the supporters' database is up and running and you can officially now give us cash! We've had a surge of donations since the email went out to pledge signatories, so please do join the stampede and let us […]

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Do you stot?

January 16, 2006

him: Did you eat? me: not yet. just walked in the door him: You go nosh then – don't want you fainting me: nah, i'm good. i've been nibbling all afternoon him: Your life rhythm been perturbed? me: i usually nibble. i'm a grazer. like a gazelle him: You have the legs for it. But […]

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