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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.

  • Wargames As Public Acceptance

    [this post has been partially damaged during a server failure on Sunday 11th July 2004, and it has been possible to recover only a part of it]

    [more of this post was recovered on Friday 24 November 2017]

    There's a lot of defence for wargames, as Command & Conquer: Generals to see how far this can be …

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    • Article
    • posted 28 April, 2004
  • MY DISSERTATION IS DONE!

    At long last, after many nights (and days) slog, my dissertation is done. Enormous thanks to everybody who provided feedback to the developmental copies (don't make any more comments now, 'cos I've "gone gold" with it). Tomorrow I hand it in and I'm rid of it forever, yay!!!

    I'm actually not as happy with it as …

    Read more (186 words)

    • Article
    • posted 26 April, 2004
  • Dissertation Proofreaders Needed

    [this post has been partially damaged during a server failure on Sunday 11th July 2004, and it has been possible to recover only a part of it]

    I'm looking for help proofreading my dissertation. If you've been invited to, or you'd like to help, please go to https://danq.me/diss/, download the latest version, and post any comments …

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    • Article
    • posted 25 April, 2004
  • Hedgehog Farming For Chez Geek Players

    [this post has been partially damaged during a server failure on Sunday 11th July 2004, and it has been possible to recover only a part of it]

    [more of this post was recovered on Friday 24 November 2017]

    [missing picture: chez geek card]

    Confused? Read this news reports from news.scotsman.com!

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    • Note
    • posted 23 April, 2004
  • Minutes Of The Incorporation Meeting Of Peter Huntley Limited

    If you're interested, you can read the minutes of the incorporation meeting of Peter Huntley Ltd., of which I seem to be a director: Minutes [PDF Format].

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    • posted 23 April, 2004
  • Oh! You’re Going To Malawi? While You’re There, Pick Me Up Some AA Batteries…

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    As most of my readers will probably be aware, I'll later this year be cycling around Malawi as a sponsored stunt with Cycle Tracks: "A Truly Charitable Bike Ride …

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    • Article
    • posted 23 April, 2004
  • More Celebrations

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    [chez geek card]

    Yay. Now I'm in a fab bouncey mood and ready to crack on with the next 10,000 words of my dissertation.

    People have kindly been offering to proof-read …

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    • Article
    • posted 23 April, 2004
  • 10,000 Word Celebration

    I just reached 10,000 words in my disseration (the minimum word limit). Well, 10,003, actually. I'm having a celebratory can of drink and some nice, loud, Goo Goo Dolls.

    Speaking of which, I've found a great internet radio station that plays all kinds of fab rock music - Radio Oiram, if you're interested. It's been keeping …

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    • Note
    • posted 22 April, 2004
  • Killer Cyberloo Kidnaps Kiddie

    As The Register reports, a Plymouth child was kidnapped on Saturday by a public convenience. Go read the story.

    Read more - about 1 minutes (19 words)

    • Note
    • posted 22 April, 2004
  • Distractions Are Important For Concentration

    ...and so I recommend you take a break from whatever you're doing and go play Crimson Room, an online flash puzzle game. Some infuriating bits, but if I can solve it, so can you.

    Have fun.

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    • posted 21 April, 2004
  • Lots Of Work To Do; Lots Of Dissertation To Do

    [this post has been partially damaged during a server failure on Sunday 11th July 2004, and it has been possible to recover only a part of it]

    [chez geek cards]

    I have heaps of work to do today. Then I've got to go home and get heaps of dissertation done.

    There's good news, however: our favourite among the …

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    • posted 21 April, 2004
  • Chez Geek Card Of The Day

    [chez geek card removed]

    I'm about a quarter of the way through my dissertation. I have to have it finished, printed and bound by Monday morning.

    [chez geek card removed]

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    • posted 20 April, 2004
  • Troma Night Makes LiveJournal’s Interest Category Lists!

    Yay! Victory for I!

    Take a look at the LiveJournal interest 'Troma Night'. And if you're a Troma Night person who uses LiveJournal, add it to your interests list, too!

     

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    • posted 19 April, 2004
  • Shower With Bryn

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    [missing image: Chez Geek Card]

    BTW: does Bryn know about his page on AberWiki?

     

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    • posted 19 April, 2004
  • PlannedChildhood.org

    http://www.plannedchildhood.org/

    Umm - what is with these guys? Are they anti-abortion, or anti-TV-violence, or anti-technology, or anti-drugs, or anti-pornography, anti-sex-ed, or what?

    And the title: "Unborn babies poisoned by rocket launches" [sic]???

    Still, this painting is pretty good.

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    • posted 18 April, 2004

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