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Category: Personal

  • I'm worried about whatseventhepoint on /r/self




    Posted 3 hours ago; sounds like they could do with some help:
    I don't know what to do anymore. I've exhausted any little hope I'd had, and now there's nothing.

    I just want it to be over. By any means necessary.
    http://www.reddit.com/r/self/comments/1qw4tm/i_feel_like_everything_i_do_is_inherently_stupid/


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    • Repost
    • posted 18 November, 2013
  • De Klerk, by Philip van Djik.

    Pen testing

    When testing a pen, some people write their name, some people scribble, and some write something. Dan looks at the history of testing pens, and shares his thoughts on what we can learn from the way that people go about testing a pen.

    Read more - about 6 minutes (1235 words)

    • Article
    • 10 comments
    • posted 13 November, 2013
  • Why You Should Never Use MongoDB

    Disclaimer: I do not build database engines. I build web applications. I run 4-6 different projects every year, so I build a lot of web applications. I see apps with different requirements and different data storage needs. Iย’ve deployed most of the data stores youย’ve heard about, and a few that you probably havenย’t. Iโ€™ve picked the wrongโ€ฆ

    โ€ฆ

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    • Repost
    • posted 12 November, 2013
  • Image representing post: Godzilla's Family Vlog Review - Episode 15, 16, 17 - Secret Bonus Review

    Godzilla's Family Vlog Review - Episode 15, 16, 17 - Secret Bonus Review



    An interview conducted in the back of a moving car with Sarah, the true talent behind Godzilla Huntley's Family Vlog. Supplements my review to episodes 15, 16 and 17.

    Also available on YouTube.

    Read more (30 words)

    • Video
    • posted 10 November, 2013
  • Image representing post: Godzilla's Family Vlog Review - Episode 15, 16, 17

    Godzilla's Family Vlog Review - Episode 15, 16, 17



    Dan is joined by a special co-host to help him review episodes 15, 16, AND 17 of Godzilla Huntley's Family Vlog, in this extra-special episode. Also, you might like to see the secret bonus interview with Sarah.

    Also available on YouTube.

    Read more (38 words)

    • Video
    • posted 10 November, 2013
  • Dean is accused of the murder.

    The Ambassador's Notebook (Murder Mystery)

    Dan, Ruth and JTA host a murder mystery party based on a kit given to them for free by new outfit Daggerville Games, and have a wild time. Here's Dan's review, including a video of some of the night's highlights.

    Read more - about 8 minutes (1724 words)

    • Article
    • 8 comments
    • posted 4 November, 2013
  • Image representing post: Highlights of "The Ambassador's Notebook", a Daggerville Games Murder Mystery, at Greendale

    Highlights of "The Ambassador's Notebook", a Daggerville Games Murder Mystery, at Greendale



    Seeing me as a keen murder mystery game party host, new company Daggerville Games offered me a free game from their collection. We played The Ambassador's Notebook. This video accompanies a blog post, which is visible at.

    The music is Struttin' With Some Barbecue, performed by Louis Armstrong.

    Also available on YouTube.

    Read more (52 words)

    • Video
    • posted 3 November, 2013
  • The Ambassador's Notebook

    Wanted: Two Murder Suspects

    With apologies for the short notice, Dan, Ruth and JTA seek players for a murder mystery party this weekend! Can you come?

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    • 1 comment
    • posted 29 October, 2013
  • Image representing post: Godzilla's Family Vlog Review - Episode 14

    Godzilla's Family Vlog Review - Episode 14



    Squirrel. Squirrel. Squirrel.

    Dan's review of parts A and B of Godzilla's Family Vlog, Episode 14.

    Also available on YouTube.

    Read more - about 1 minutes (19 words)

    • Video
    • posted 28 October, 2013
  • A cat on a mobile phone.

    Pocket Searching

    Accidental pocket-dialling is so last decade. Dan's been practicing accidental pocket-searching, and he's coming up with some strange results.

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    • Article
    • posted 22 October, 2013
  • Image representing post: Family Vlog Review 13 - Oldies Bonus

    Family Vlog Review 13 - Oldies Bonus



    Also available on YouTube.

    Read more - about 1 minutes (4 words)

    • Video
    • posted 20 October, 2013
  • Image representing post: Godzilla's Family Vlog Review - Episode 13

    Godzilla's Family Vlog Review - Episode 13



    Also available on YouTube.

    Read more - about 1 minutes (4 words)

    • Video
    • posted 20 October, 2013
  • "We. Are. Carnivore. Period." (TIL that eating plants, language, and science are destroying the world)

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    • Repost
    • posted 16 October, 2013
  • The most pointless use of YouTube ever? A 6-hour video of a Windows desktop while the computer microphone points out of the window.

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    • Repost
    • posted 16 October, 2013
  • Owl in flight

    Owl in flight [x-post from /r/pics]

    AltOwl in flight

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    • Repost
    • posted 11 October, 2013

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