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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Features UNIX Has That Life Needs
It's come to my attention that there are a lot of things that computers in general - and, in particular, UN*X-flavoured operating systems - offer that are sadly lacking in Real Life. I'm hoping that Life 2.0 will include a number of these features. (Life 2.0, of course, will not be like Web 2.0 - …
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Active Listening
I just thought I'd take the time to share with you all some things I've learned about active listening over the last few years: techniques to benefit more fluid communication with less scope for conflicts - and with the capability to help de-fuse arguments before they get out of control. I know that I've spoken …
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Nothing Tonight
There's nothing happening tonight. Nothing at all. No Geek Night. No Link Night. Zilcho. Just so you've been warned.
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This Will Make You Laugh
This repost was published in hindsight, on 18 March 2019.
Matt R wrote:
Well it would have were you there. I hope.
Sunday came and went and left me with the greatest buzz I think I've ever felt. I'm loving this comedy lark. I was terrified of the performance right up until the end of my first … -
Microsoft Visual Studio 2005
What is a "setup experience"? And why do Microsoft want to share it with me, anyway?
I can't actually find a definition of the word "performant" - can anybody help? -
Yahoo! UI Library
Bookmarked via del.icio.us: Yahoo! UI Library.
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IRC Doesn’t Kill People - People Do!
There's just been an interesting debate on the RockMonkey ChatRoom (#RockMonkey on Freenode) about where the channel is going, where power should lie, and all that jazz. It's pretty much inevitable that this kind of discussion takes place on a channel, but this is the first time I've seen it happen on such a small …
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Open Mic Night
As I'd promised, I went along to the Ground Zero open mic night at The Angel tonight - and it was a most spectacular night. Matt was MC, and did a wonderful series of gags and skits to liven up the crowd and fill the gaps between the performers. Unusually, all the acts were of …
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A Change Of Plan
Okay, contrary to what was advertised earlier, there won't be a Geek Night this week (unless Claire or somebody else wants to run one), as I'll be going to the open mic night at The Angel, where Matt'll be doing his stuff. If you were going to be coming to Geek Night but now (obviously) …
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Open All Night
Matt R wrote:
Guys, I really need your support here and I know that it's very last minute.
There's a comedy open mic night tomorrow in The Angel and, not only am I performing in one of the slots, I'm also the MC. This is a big thing for me so if you could all come … -
What’re You Doing This Week?
For the benefit of the Abnibbers (and the other folks that hang around The Place), here's a roundup of some of the events of the rest of the week:
Thursday
Naruto Night from 8pm, as usual. Proposed anime for the night includes Bleach and Excel Saga, with the possibility of Full Metal Alchemist if the appropriate episodes … -
Angry Saudi Protesters
In the style of her comic, The Aber Effect, and in the light of recent protests about the religious implications of a comic, Claire has made a marvellous one-framer, shown below:
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Curry At All Spice - TONIGHT!
Curry at Cafe All Spice tonight. All welcome. Geek Night moved to Sunday this week. Jon, Hayley, and TGB in town. Time not yet certain, so meet at The Place during the evening or get a message to Claire or I and we'll let you know when we know... but it's likely to be about …
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What Might Have Been
You've all seen nanofiction before (which must, of course, have no more than 55 words of text plus no more than 7 words of title in it), as is used in games like Chrononauts and some of the other Geek Night favourites, but I've only recently discovered the idea of a drabble - a work …
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Wanted: One “Link”
Wanted: one competent video games player with free time on Saturday daytimes (and probably at other points during the week) to waste a couple of dozen hours over the next few weeks playing The Legend Of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures alongside me, Claire and JTA. We've come into possession of (or will have, very soon) …