Kind: Articles
Traditional long form content: a post with an explicit title and body.
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Well-Wishes
Dan says thanks to everybody who, upon hearing about his dad's injury, passed on their "get well soon" wishes.
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The Race
In the style of a middle class, suburban Max Max, Dan fights for his honour on the tough streets of Oxford.
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Apples To Alternative Vote
The Earthlings invent a new and topical variant on board game Apples To Apples, to commemorate the upcoming Alternative Vote referendum.
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What I Learned About Democracy, Injury, Packing & Friendship
Dan has a busy weekend of packing boxes, promoting better democracy, fretting about his dad, and socialising with a new-found friend. There was a royal wedding in there and a trip down the river to a pub, too, but those aren't mentioned in this blog post. Except right here.
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The Board Games Are Breeding
While taking a break from coding to pack boxes in anticipation of the Earthlings' upcoming house move, Dan realises that his board games must be breeding.
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Manifold Greatness
Dan visits Manifold Greatness, an exhibition on the history of the translation of the King James Bible hosted by his new employer.
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Deliciously Silly Password Restrictions
After being reminded that social bookmarking service del.icio.us exists, Dan logs in and gives it a go. His first experience with its new version... isn't terribly promising.
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Bank Security
Dan tries to tell a bank that their website is insecure. You'd think it'd be easier than this.
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The Murder Mystery Where Nobody Was Murdered
After weeks of procrastination, Dan (finally!) gets around to writing about Earth's last Murder Mystery Night - Murder... Way Out West!
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A Small World Conspiracy
Dan is contacted by somebody he met many years ago in a chance meeting, which quickly goes on to lead to an even more bizarre coincidence...
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With The Bod
Dan gets close to the end of his first week working for the Bodleian Libraries, and looks back on his experience so far.
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The Final Hours
It's Dan's final day working for SmartData: on Monday, he starts his new job at the Bodleian Library. As I'm sure you might have guessed, he has a nice, relaxing weekend planned between the two...
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The Crack
Dan defines esotericism for a man who's repairing his floorboards. That is all.
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Best April Fools Pranks 2011
Dan points out some of his favourites among the April Fools' pranks from around the web this year.
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World Backup Day
Dan encourages you to make backups, or to check that your existing backups are working, as part of your celebration of World Backup Day. Stop procrastinating and go do it.