Author: Dan Q
Dan Q is a software engineer, a director of a voluntary organisation, a trainee counsellor, a keen geocacher, and an amateur magician. He lives with his partner and her husband in a polyamorous triad, and occasionally finds time to blog.
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Keeping Me Up
Had another strange dream a few nights ago (my blog posts are being published with a bit of a delay on them, at the moment, for reasons I might discuss in another blog post!) that I thought I'd share, before waking up early and being unable to get back to sleep.
Dream - Putting a Cap … -
Four Things That Evolution Isn't
I read this Chick Tract comic, recently. I'd seen them before, but for some reason it was this week, and this particular article, that riled me so much. I can honestly say I don't think I've ever before been quite so agitated by something as harmless as a comic.
In the comic, an arrogant and obnoxious … -
jQuery Is Awesome. Yet Again.
I know that this probably isn't news to any of you who care about such things and follow the world of web development even a little... it's not even news to me, really - I've been an advocate of this particular programming library for a while now. But today in particular, I just felt so …
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My New Pet Hate
I have a new pet hate.
A personal pet hate of mine for a long while has been that often, when I ask somebody for a screenshot to show me what's going wrong with some software they're using, they'll take a screenshot or two, then paste them into a Microsoft Word document, and then e-mail me … -
Uncommon Occurances
I didn't sleep well; I woke up several times throughout the night. On the upside, I have a strong recollection of three distinct yet inter-related dreams:
Dream I: Alex and the Accident
I came into work as normal and spoke to Alex, my co-worker. He'd been in some sort of car accident in which he'd hit … -
Foods That Begin With The Letter Q
To mark the second anniversary of QParty, I thought I'd cook Claire and I a meal consisting of foods that begin with the letter Q. How hard can it be, right? Turns out it's more difficult than you might first expect.
My first thought was quails with qvark dumplings, but, would you believe it, both of … -
My Mum's Partner Slept With Sarah Michelle Gellar
I've got your attention now.
It's true, but it's not like you'd think. My mum's partner, otherwise known as Andy - or, sometimes, as Slightly Weaseldump - was working in the USA last week and when he was due to fly back his 'plane was cancelled by bad weather. The alternative flight offered would take him … -
Fry's Dog
Remember Jurassic Bark, Futurama series four, episode seven? It's the one in which Fry's dog, Seymour, left in the present-day when Fry gets cryogenically frozen and wakes up in the far future, sits outside the pizza parlour where Fry had worked, waiting for him to return. Turns out it's based on a true (sad) story, … -
Post-BiCon Disasters
It's not all fun and games, though. In fact, it feels like it's going to be one of those weeks.
When I got back from BiCon, I discovered that somehow, in my absence, my fridge/freezer has gotten turned down to the lowest setting, turning it from a chilled box into a room-temperature cupboard, and … -
BiCon 2009
This weekend, I was at BiCon 2009 (my third BiCon - I guess that makes it a tradition), and it was awesome. Here's a short summary of the highs and lows:
Travel
Worcester's closer than I remembered, and - once Claire'd gotten used to the Vauxhall Astra we'd rented - we made good time there and back. … -
Paul Isn't A Murderer
Much thanks to Ruth and Paul for running an awesome murder mystery party last night, and to Rory for snapping some great photos. We played Death By Chocolate, in which American tycoon Billy Bonka had been murdered, but by whom?
[warning: contains spoilers for the Death By Chocolate murder mystery pack]
Most remarkably, it wasn't Paul's … -
Ten Weirdest Sex Toys I've Ever Seen [NSFW]
This was one of my most-popular articles in 2009. If you enjoyed it, you might also enjoy:
A dirty-looking calendar I found at work (2011).
My beliefs about why it's wrong to lie to children about Santa (2009), complete with pictures of naughty elves.
An argument I had (2011) with the Office of … -
Board Games And Waterfalls
It's been a fun, full weekend. Highlights include:
A good Troma Night
In case you weren't following, Troma Night is on Fridays nowadays. We watched the fantastic 1945 film Brief Encounter, which I'd highly recommend, and Lava, which I wouldn't (although if you do see it, watch 'til the end: it improves, I promise).
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I Hate My Job [seen online]
I laughed so hard, I had to share this story with you:
My job is so fucking unbelievable. I'll try to sum it up by first telling you about the folks I work with:
First, there is this supermodel wanna-be chick. Yeah, okay, she is pretty hot, but damn is she completely useless. The … -
My Firefox Window
It didn't occur to me until somebody looked over my shoulder and commented on it, today, that I actually have an at-least slightly unusual layout for my Firefox window. I thought I'd share with you all the thinking behind the particular collection of add-ons and tweaks that go into my day-to-day web browsing:
I'm a big …