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Unwell
Ick. It's been years since I was last unwell enough to justify two successive days off work: I'm usually a hardy bugger against infections and whatnot. I blame the snotty group of freshers I was talking to at the weekend: I was feeling a little slow-of-thought and sniffly on Monday, but went into work anyway, …
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Solution To The Three Demons Puzzle
A little while ago I posted a brainteaser: the three demons puzzle. For those who didn't get it, who nearly got it, or who just wanted to compare answers, or who just couldn't be bothered to try, here's the solution.
Solution - Short Version
"Amos, is it true that either (a) 'da' means 'yes' and … -
The Three Demons Puzzle
Spent my entire lunch break solving this brainteaser that some sadist e-mailed to me, so I thought I'd share it with you. I'll post a solution soon.
The Three Demons Puzzle
You have been granted an audience with the three demons of time and space, who know everything about the past, present, and future, and can … -
Out Of Town
Claire and I are out of town for about 31 hours, off to Norfolk but back on Sunday evening to make plans for Fresher's Fair. My apologies to everybody I've been trying to get things done for this last week: it's been somewhat insane over here.
For those of you travelling this way this weekend (Lawrence, … -
The Abnib Real Ale Ramble 2006
Following the success of last year's Abnib Real Ale Ramble, we're going to do it all again! All the walking! All the freezing temperatures! All the fried breakfasts! All the broken feet! And all the tasty tasty ale. And all on the weekend of 25th/26th November 2006.
I'm sure you want to come along, and you're … -
Context-Insensitive Advertising, The eBay Way
You'll remember that some time ago I explored some of the creative possibilities of eBay's context-sensitive ads and their quirks. Well, I think I've been bested by an observation by The Register:
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The End of The Job Interview
Seth Godin thinks that job interviews are pointless, and he makes a convincing argument. Give his blog a read.
Most of you who read this spend far more of your time on the receiving end of job interviews, and so his thoughts perhaps aren't so much use to you, unless you feel bold enough to tell … -
You Can Get Anything On The Internet
I frequently find myself impressed with some of the more unusual things it's possible to obtain on the internet. I was browsing the binaries newsgroups when I came across this gem of a self-help film:
A few interesting things about this film:
It's called Meeting Women Online. I suppose that's a valid topic for a … -
Tie Rack: Your New Illuminati Card
Here's a conspiracy theory for you: Tie Rack are a decentralised, corporate-funded, international network of smugglers and drug runners. It stands to reason:
Do you really think there's a market for a shop that sells only ties? Okay, I know that they also sell umbrellas and scarves: but really... most of their shops are … -
A Postcard From Heather
We've just received a postcard from Heather...
...which immediately got us out of The Game. For those that aren't sure how that could have happened from an innocuous postcard, the blame goes to Jimmy, who took great pains to get us to associate the word cheese with The Game. Heather writes:
Hello Troma Geeks!
Thought you'd … -
Chinese Funerals And Sudo
Scott Adams has written a fabulous blog entry about strippers at Chinese funerals, but it's not quite as funny as the latest xkcd comic. For those who aren't sufficiently geeky (if you're a geek: read the comic first then come back here), sudo is a command found on some computer systems that allows you to …
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Strange Happenings In LiveJournalLand
Strange. First Faye's comment on Andy's controversial blog post diappears. Now her entire LiveJournal is empty of posts (not just friends-only but gone, as far as I can see), but the account still exists.
Faye? What's going on? Has the internet eaten you whole?
EDIT: The plot thickens. I've just remembered that I noticed this weekend that … -
Orgasms And Biochemistry
Just read a great article on brain activity during sexual stimulation and specifically upon orgasm: scanning people's brains while they're engaged in sexual activity with their partners has lead to some fascinating results. From the article:
In men, greater activity was seen in the insula, which deals with emotion, and particularly in the secondary somatosensory … -
A Town Called Eureka - People Enjoy This?
We've been watching a little of A Town Called Eureka of late, following the discovery that Matt watches it and so does my mum. We watched the first episode earlier this week, which I found to be well-performed and a great idea... but terribly realised. Nonetheless, I thought to myself, it was a pilot episode …
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A Town Called Eureka Presents “Troma Night”
Matt made a blog post about a TV series - A Town Called Eureka - which he's been watching. In episode 4 (which has just been broadcast in the UK, two weeks behind the US schedule) several of the characters get together in a cramped space full of technology to watch films, once a week. …