Year: 2007
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Armadillo Run
Over the last few days, I've mostly been distracted by Armadillo Run, a fabulous little shareware game (Windows only... for now) somewhat reminiscent of The Incredible Machine. It's great fun, and the download is under 2MB, which makes it a reasonable download even if you're on a modem (who does that, these days?).
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Abnib Breaks Stuff, Fixes Stuff, Keeps Ticking
As you might have seen, the new version of abnib went live this afternoon. Just so I don't keep getting the same comments over and over:
Right now, it's a little fixated on the PST time zone. I'm not sure why this is, but I'll fix this soon.
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What Did Matt Leave This Time?
Last time Matt visited, he left his mobile phone charger. It wasn't all bad: it gave him an excuse to come back again.
This time, he left his razor and a can of deodorant. That's all we've found so far; but we're convinced that he's trying to move in by installments. This gives him … -
Scotland Revisited
Wind conditions were better the second day, but not on Cairngorm, so we took a drive out to The Lecht where we were at least able to get some skiing in. We booked my sister's friend Jemma and Claire into ski school, which gave Jemma her "first time" taster and gave Claire the confidence … -
Mobile In Scotland
I'm posting this from my mobile phone from a youth hostel in Scotland. I'm sure you'll forgive me for any predictive-text-based typos!
Snow conditions are reasonable, but gale-force winds closed the mountain so we haven't actually managed to do any skiing yet. Instead we've spent today cantering about the countryside on horseback, firing … -
Ski Time
Claire and I are off to Scotland for a spot of skiing while there might still be some snow left. We're leaving tonight and we're back at the weekend (probably on Sunday). In the meantime, we're leaving The Cottage, Mario, and Luigi in the capable hands of Matt (Hat variety). We'll be in Preston Wednesday …
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Guess This Makes Me “Sad”
I guess it makes me pretty much the geekiest person at Troma Night to have, when watching Daredevil, been pissed off mostly not by the shoddy acting or the over-obvious CGI or the physics-defying abilities of the sight-deprived... no; what ruined the film the most for me was that the main character was able to …
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Poker Night, Geek Night, and Troma Night
Just a reminder about this weekend's events at The Cottage:
Poker Night / Geek Night
As already announced, Poker Night / Geek Night (at which you can either join the poker table or play the usual selection of geeky board games) is tonight at 7pm. I haven't a clue who to expect.
Troma Night
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Happy Birthday To Me! Again!
Thanks are due to my Mum, my Dad, and my Aunty Anne for the lovely birthday cards I've just received from them. Also to my mum for my birthday present (some Wii nunchucks), a christmas card, two forwarded letters from Nominet, and a copy of Hoodwinked. Additional thanks go to my dad for the two …
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And Here’s The Weather
Just wanted to be the first to get a picture online of it snowing in Aber this morning. It started about 6:50am, and it's pouring down at a steady rate and is just beginning to stick to the ground. Clicky for big pics.
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Poker Night / Geek Night - This Friday, 7pm
This Friday (9th Febuary) there'll be a combined Poker Night (run by Claire) / Geek Night (run by me) event at The Cottage. We'll be kicking off at 7pm. I'm guessing (check with Claire) that the poker will be a pittance-stakes (pennies, maybe pounds) game of Texas Hold 'Em, tournament-style, with gradually increasing blinds: safe …
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Dan’s Latest Vapourware
Wanna see what I've been hacking recently?
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The Ethical Slut
I've just been reading The Ethical Slut, by Dossie Easton and Catherine A. Liszt. Well, I say "just been reading" - I actually read it over two days last week (couldn't put it down) - I'm actually just slow to post anything of interest to my blog, these days.
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Who Wants To Pull My Sister
My sister and her friend are visiting. We're going out for drinks. Any of you are welcome to join us (just give me a bell and we'll tell you where we are - not a text, please, I can't reply); open invite. Pulling my sister not obligitory.
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Troma Night At The Cottage
Tomorrow's Troma Night will be at The Cottage. The plan is as follows:
7:25pm - an early kick-off for anybody who hasn't seen the latest episode of American Dad - The American Dream Factory - and wants to.
7:55pm - a special extra treat, we'll be watching what I believe is both the …