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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Driving Theory Test
Took a mock driving theory test provided by Statto today. Think I did quite well.
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The Statto-JTA Mock Driving Theory Test
You’re a
surrealist
driver
Your passengers think you’re a little crazy. Every road trip takes in a fantastic landscape of dreamlike … -
MACHINE CONSCIOUSNESS WEBSITE - Machine Consciousness Overview
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Let’s Get Packing!
A huge thank you to Paul and whoever his four unnamed helpers were who helped to pack up a lot of the stuff in The Flat this weekend into a huge stack of boxes. This is an enormously good start, and really morale-inspiring for Claire and I. Thank you.
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Mr. And Mrs. Melton
Wedding was fun. Rain held off, barely, but it was still bitterly cold - who gets married in December, anyway? Piccies (bigger ones - clickies):
Congratulations, Jon and Pat, and all that.
We're going to visit a few people while we're in this part of the country, then head back to Aber this evening. Hope Troma … -
Claire’s Dad Is Getting Married
Claire and I are off to Norfolk this evening, for her dad's wedding tomorrow. He and his lady have finally decided that "living in sin" wasn't for them, and they're tying the knot.
Traditionally, wedding gifts were household goods, appliances, etc., but both John (Claire's dad) and Pat both own their own houses, fully stocked, and … -
Operation: Ursidius Migration
Claire and I have sorted out where we're going to live following the announcement that we were to move out of The Flat on Cambrian Place.
Despite a fruitless first few weeks of house-hunting we've finally found somewhere which is pretty much ideal: a little larger than The Flat, not too much more expensive, and still … -
ALP Property Management
What follows is a true account of my dealings with ALP, a property management and lettings agency in Aberystwyth.
READERS ARE REMINDED THAT THIS POST CONSTITUTES THE OPINIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS ONLY OF THE AUTHOR, AND THESE ARE NOT TO BE TAKEN AS REFLECTIVE OF THE OPINIONS OF ANY OTHER PERSON. (since this blogpost, ALP have phoned … -
Troma Night
Troma Night 100 was fantastic, Dan reports.
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The Rails Cafe
This Rails Cafe article made me smile. Rails really is a lot of fun. If SmartData gets the upcoming project I hope it does, I'll be pushing for Rails to be the development platform: the project would lend itself very well to it. Perhaps I'll hammer out a hundred lines or so in advance, in …
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HTML Color Code Combination Chooser
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Blambot Comic Fonts and Lettering
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Still Limping
Well, I'm still limping, but I'm not in quite so much pain. Claire has parodied my attitude to my injury in the current episode of her webcomic, The Aber Effect.
In other news, I received a pipe-cleaner e-mail out of the blue from my old friend Gary, who I speak to about once every couple of … -
Abnib Real Ale Ramble 2005
Well, Claire, JTA, Jimmy and I made it back safely from our weekend of rambling across the mountains of mid-Wales and participating in one of the biggest Real Ale festivals in the UK. Some photos are up on Abnib Gallery: all from my mobile, so far, but I'm sure that JTA and Claire will add …
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We’re On The Move
Always a fan of double meanings.
This weekend, Claire, JTA, Binky and I are going over to the Real Ale Ramble in Llanwrtyd Wells. It'll be fun. I just have to find some warm clothes and wash them, first.
But we're also "on the move" in that Claire and I are going to have to move out … -
God’s Debris
Scott Adams (of Dilbert fame) has released as a free e-book God's Debris, a short fray into religion and philosophy. I've read several of Scott Adam's books before. Most of these have been comic books - compilations of Dilbert strips. Others have been his interesting, satirical books on office life and tongue-in-cheek guides to survival …