Year: 2015
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Review of Wriggles Brook Gypsy Wagon B&B
This review originally appeared on TripAdvisor. See more reviews by Dan. Wriggles Brook Gypsy Wagon B&B, 2 Brookside Cottages, Hoarwithy, HR2 6QJ, England. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Beautiful site, even in the rain, and amazing home-cooked food.
My partner, her toddler and I spent two midweek nights in August in the larger "Showman" caravan to celebrate our … -
Review of Macdonald Bear Hotel
This review originally appeared on TripAdvisor. See more reviews by Dan. Macdonald Bear Hotel, Park Street, Woodstock, OX20 1SZ, England. Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Spacious, professionally-run hotel, but very hot in the summer!
My partner and I spent a night here at the tail end of a mini-break to celebrate our anniversary. Our ground-floor room was clean … -
Review of The Feathers Restaurant & Bar
This review originally appeared on TripAdvisor. See more reviews by Dan. The Feathers Restaurant & Bar, Market Street, Woodstock OX20 1SX, England . Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Amazing gin selection!
Despite the fact that we'd mentioned being vegetarian (and expressing an interest in a special vegetarian menu they offered) when we booked, this message hadn't been passed … -
Anniversary at Wriggles Brook
A few weeks ago Ruth and Dan celebrated their eighth anniversary in a gypsy caravan at Wriggles Book, Herefordshire, and had an amazing time.
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The Web Is Not a Post-Racial Utopia
Rust, a 2013 indie survival game from Facepunch Studios, plays like a cross between Minecraft and Grand Theft Auto. Players find themselves “born” into a mysterious wilderness, naked and alone, forced to forage for resources and to craft clothing, supplies and shelter for themselves. They must contend with starvation, hypothermia and animal attacks, but by …
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Leverage
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Why Cities Aren't Covered in Empty Cans of Coconut Water
As a comedian I’ve performed in over 30 countries, and I try to spend my days exploring the city I’m in. For years I’ve noticed a common thing in every one — litter. Not just any litter, the same litter in every city, in every country. You know the stuff I’m talking about — crumpled …
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Non-Rails Frameworks in Ruby: Cuba, Sinatra, Padrino, Lotus
It’s common for a Ruby developer to describe themselves as a Rails developer. It’s also common for someone’s entire Ruby experience to be through Rails. Rails began in 2003 by David Heinemeier Hansson, quickly becoming the most popular web framework and also serving as an introduction to Ruby for many developers.
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UK drinkers look at alcohol guidelines, laugh, and have another beer
You will be shocked to hear that, according to a new report in the journal Addiction, the UK government's drinking guidelines are incompatible with the UK's drinking habits. Solving the problem might lie in a counterintuitive update: accepting the reality of binge drinking...
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Found GLJETA3E Camp Oak
This checkin to GLJETA3E Camp Oak reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. Found with fleeblewidget while on our way back from holiday, this morning. Looks like ants might be building a nest around the GZ! TFTC.
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In Zimbabwe, We Don't Cry for Lions
Winston-Salem, N.C. — MY mind was absorbed by the biochemistry of gene editing when the text messages and Facebook posts distracted me.
So sorry about Cecil.
Did Cecil live near your place in Zimbabwe?
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Posted a note for GC13WZQ Swing Lower (Historic Site)
This checkin to GC13WZQ Swing Lower (Historic Site) reflects a geocaching.com log entry. See more of Dan's cache logs. I suspect that SummersSquad's assertion that this should be archived is incorrect. The area around the old swingbridge has been fenced off for some time (it was when I logged the cache, last year) but this …
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Why we don't do business with big business (part 1)
Note: this is the first of a two-part blog post. Part 2 can be read here. In this blog post, we look at some of our philosophy and values here at Three Rings CIC, and what it means for us to focus our efforts on selling Three Rings to community enterprises, charities, and voluntary organisations, rather…
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Oil Well
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More than half of the 11M+ books at the University of Oxford's libraries aren't stored in reading rooms... they're in this high-tech warehouse! (more info in comments)
AltBodleian Book Storage Facility