Kind: Articles
Traditional long form content: a post with an explicit title and body.
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I’m Not One For Memes, But…
As you probably know, I'm not a huge fan of most of the memes that float around Blogland (Abnib, etc.), and generally steer clear. But I did this one on Faye's blog, and thought I ought to pass it on.
What you do:
Leave a comment. You get to click on a kitten and everything. … -
Coming To Brum?
Those of you coming to Birmingham, be aware! After much debating on Paul's blog, it's been kinda-somewhat agreed that we will gather at The Cottage at 9:20am. We're currently looking at me, Paul, Claire, Rory and probably Suz. Bryn and Heather have also expressed an interest in coming, which'd be great not only because they're …
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Hospitals
My Gran's been taken into hospital: we could've seen that coming when we visited while up that end of the country for my cousin's wedding. She'd protested about the possibility of being admitted then, stating that "she'd been in hospital three times before and they hadn't managed to kill her yet," which is an interesting …
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Comcast Customer Service
Saw a news story today that made me smile: it seems that this guy had problems with his Comcast cable modem and, after a fair amount of hassle, finally managed to get them to send an engineer around to look at it. The engineer proceeded to fall asleep on the guy's couch, which he caught …
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Computer Games And The Monetary Value Of Entertainment Time
How much does entertainment cost? Well, it depends on the medium. A recent interview with Bing Gordon (who has not only a crazy name but also a high ranking position with videogames company Electronic Arts) talks briefly at the end of the article about the comparative cost of different forms of entertainment, and tries to …
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Another Story Of ALP
My rant about ALP Property Management continues to gain interest and attention from all kinds of folks. Recently I received an e-mail from a young man (who'd like to remain anonymous), telling me about his experience with what might well be Aberystwyth's least ethical estate agent.
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Out Of Town
Claire and I'll be out of town for a couple of days, visiting my folks and going to my cousin's wedding. This means that this week:
There won't be a Naruto Night.
There won't be a Geek Night.
Troma Night will be held at Matt P's new house. Hopefully he'll be cool … -
The Infinity Machine
I read a great article this morning: The Infinity Machine, by Simon Tatham. It looks at the possibility of a hypothetical computer that is capable of processing at infinite speeds. However, unlike many other hypothetical infinity devices, it doesn't look at the theoretical implications of the project, but the practical ones (if you had a …
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Troma Night
Troma Night starts tonight at 7pm at The Cottage or your other favourite Dr. Who watching place and continues at 8pm at the Arts Centre for "The General" before returning to The Cottage no later than 10pm (and probably a little earlier). There'll be somebody (probably Jimmy, perhaps others) waiting at The Cottage to let …
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Geeks And Their Beverages Survey
My friend Paul is doing a survey (WayBackMachine link) into different hot and cold beverages and other lifestyle choices preferred by different kinds of geeks, looking for correlations (do all web designers really have pony tails? are mac users more likely to drink specialist coffees?). If you're any kind of geek and you haven't done …
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We Have Moved
Well; the move was a successful one, although - as always - moving house is an excessively stressful and difficult experience. The weather remained good, and we're very grateful to friends like Matt, Andy and Jimmy for all their help with the move. Claire and I still haven't finished unpacking - the living room and …
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Operation: Collaborative Cottaging
Tomorrow's the big day when Claire and I move virtually everything we own from The Place to The Cottage. We're picking up the keys at 9am, and we're likely to be doing our first unloading at about 9:30am.
This is where you come in. Yes, you! While we could probably manage this box-moving farce all by … -
Geek Night. 3am.
It's been awhile since Geek Night went on 'til 3am. And what a Geek Night. I've just introduced the usual crew to a board game (or will it end up as a computer game?) I thought up earlier in the week, and after a few playtest games to refine the rules and the cardset, we're …
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Harlech
Right; off to Harlech today with Claire and some Singaporeans. No, if you don't know or can't work out why, it's probably best that way.
In any case, we'll be back for 7pm for Doctor Who and Troma Night at The Place. The second-to-last ever Troma Night at The Place...
Saw The Hills Have Eyes and Hostel … -
Wake Up, America!
Tony Long at Wired has written a great article. An extract:
1968. It was the height of the Vietnam War, the year of My Lai and the Tet offensive. Student riots in Paris nearly brought down the French government. Soviet tanks put a premature end to Czechoslovakia's Prague Spring.
In the United States, the streets were …