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The Leap Machine (Puzzle)
Dan proposes a puzzle: if you know that it is 29th February in some randomly-selected leap year, what is the probability that it is a Monday? The answer is not one-seventh...
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Five
Dan and Ruth celebrate five years together; Dan spots some curious numeric coincidences; and the pair of them think about throwing a party.
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4 Things You Should Do When Writing A Will (Which My Dad Didn't)
While acting as executor for his father's estate, there have been four particular problems with Dan's dad's Will that have made the task monumentally more-challenging than it might have been. Here are four things that Dan's dad should have done to make Dan's job easier.
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A Bus Called Peter
Dan attends a ceremony to name a bus after his father, who died earlier this year, and surprises everybody present by pouring beer over the front of the new vehicle.
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Edinburgh 2012 - Day Six
Another day at the Edinburgh Fringe: comedy, whisky, a museum... and telling a room full of strangers about your unusual relationship configuration. Twice.
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Edinburgh 2012 - Day Five
Day five at the Edinburgh Fringe sees Ruth, JTA and Dan meet up with Matt's new girlfriend, Hannah-Mae, watch more comedy shows, drink gin, and point foam guns at one another.
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Edinburgh 2012 - Day Four
Dan, Ruth and JTA trek out to Leith and get very wet. And play disappointing board games. But they do get some good beer and delicious food.
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Edinburgh 2012 - Day Three
Dan watches lots more comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, eats two enormous meals, and learns about science.
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Edinburgh 2012 - Day Two
Dan's second day at the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe Festival sees magic, comedy, and lots and lots of whisky. Also a little cheese.
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Edinburgh 2012 - Day One (was: On The Fringe)
Dan goes with Ruth and JTA to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and is joined by Matt R.
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Three Parties
After three consecutive weekends of parties, it's no wonder than Dan's so tired. Andy's birthday, Earth's Summer Party, and a wedding.
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Three Rings - Then And Now
Dan plugs the Three Rings blog, which recently published a post looking back on the technical changes to the Three Rings rota management system over the last ten years.
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The Coroner's Inquest
Dan provides reflections on his trip to Kendal for the coroner's inquest on his father's death, five months after he fell from a cliff in the Lake District.
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Edinburgh Free Fringe 2012 Venue Map
To help him get around the Free Fringe in Edinburgh this year, Dan's made a map of all of the Free Fringe venues, with links to all of their events. And you can see it too.
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Bee
Dan finally finds time to play Emily Short's new Varytale work, "Bee", and has some heartwarming things to say about this most-unusual game.