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Quacks Do Echo, Thank You Very Much
At long last, I feel justified! As a long-time arguer (as much out of reason as playing devil's advocate) that a duck's quack should make an echo just like any other sound, recent research reported by the BBC demonstrates the fallacy of the widely-accepted myth!
In other news, it looks like my suggestion to Paul to … -
Early
Like Kit, I woke up surprisingly early. Then decided to go back to sleep and as such will now be late for work. Ah well.
Need to get ready for a presentation I have to give at the Park Hall Hotel tomorrow as my contribution to the Cymru Prosper Wales scheme, which funds small businesses in … -
Cool Shit Of The Week
I've just realised that I haven't shared with you this week any of the cool shit I've come across on the internet while I should have been working! This won't do...
Here's a heap of crap for all of you who like origami.< Have you downloaded a copy of NaDa, a revolutionary new piece of software … -
Bovini: A Week Well-Spent
It's been a busy week. I've spent a lot of my time at the office, trying to get the replication model for Bovini working - causing much stress as it failed time and time again. For those of you without a grounding in computer science theory, replication is the art of making data be identical …
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Which Dictator Are You?
I am Genghis Khan, apparently.
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With a deadly penchant for other people's wife's [sic] and total disregard for human life you are a Genghis Khan. Cruel, fearsome and merciless, you can create and lead a powerful civilisation. Psychos will hero-worship you, others will just be glad never to meet you on an 'off' day.
Which Dictator … -
Fiona
It's been a long time since I've seen Kit so happy.
I've never seen Kit so loved-up.
Aren't humans interesting?
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Beach Party Gone Bad
We walked back over the dunes from Ynyslas beach. I lead the way, planning to reach the car, drop off my bags, then go back and help Kit and Paul, who were struggling with most of the remaining barbeque gear. A few minutes behind me was Claire, and a few minutes behind her, Fiona, a …
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Online Banking
NatWest phoned me today in response to my complaint the other day that their online banking service refused to support Opera, my web browser of choice, seemingly for no good reason. I threatened to take my account elsewhere. Regardless, they've promised to look into it and try to make the site Opera-compatible, and I've said …
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Chilli!
As Kit relates, too, we made a fab chilli con carne (and, using Quorn mince, a 'chilli non carne' for Paul). Recipe as below (feel free to steal, adapt etc.):
AUGUST CHILLI
serves 8
1 225g tin chopped tomato
1 5-portion bottle "sundried tomato" pasta sauce
4 medium tomatoes, thinly sliced
1 tube double concentrate tomato paste
1 tube chilli paste
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Reb Leaves The Country!
It turns out that Reb (my ex-) was trying to get in touch with me to tell me that she was leaving the country: she'd decided on Saturday night that she wanted to tell me that today (Tuesday) she'd be leaving the UK to go and work for six months in Benidorm, returning for a …
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Eventful
Been excessively busy this last week: lots and lots of work. Pulled a 16-and-a-half hour work day on Wednesday, fixing the entire network where my co-workers were unable to. It's a lot nicer now. In other news, I won an eBay auction for a copy of the 1974 edition of Parker Games "Careers" board game, …
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A Vasectospectacular Mistake
So this Brazillian man with a ear infection goes in for surgery, and, as a result of his sore ear, mis-hears the name announced in the doctor's waiting room, and accidentality gets a vasectomy.
What? Didn't he think anything of it when the doctor applied a local anaesthetic to the area under his balls and produced … -
Dating Agency Stupidity
I saw this dating site today (don't ask how I came across that in my daily webtrawl)... the page in question has two major flaws:
1. Why would a dating company offer a "lifetime membership"? If they were truly any good at what they did - i.e. matchmaking - then shouldn't you not-need to be a … -
How Am I Supposed To Feel?
After my stressy-rant the other day, Claire, Kit and Paul started tidying up Claire and my flat. My suspicions - that they were doing this to try to make my life a little less stressful - were confirmed by Claire one evening.
They mean well, but I can't help but feel that instead of having lots … -
Progress!
Working late. I've got Club 977 (best 80's cheese on the 'net!) playing as loud as this computer goes, slamming out code at a rate more productive than I've been all week. Finally got past a bug that'd been troubling me for days. Phew! Just in time for a meeting tomorrow!
I've been getting a lot …