Tag: 2004-07-11 damaged
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Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About The ID Card But Were Afraid To Ask
The Register are running an article about the new UK ID card, and what it all means. They're always a great source of information on such things, if slightly cynical... and this document is no exception. Go read it. Then throw rocks at Mr. Blunkett. <grin>
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Last Few Dreams
Last night's dream
Claire was complaining at me because I'd bought online driving lessons, which she considered to be significantly worse value for money than 'traditional' ones. I argued that I didn't actually want the lessons, but they were only 10p each and I only had 20p pieces and I needed 10p pieces, so I bought … -
Sponsored Masturbation
Feel like taking part in a sponsored masturbatathon? The internet remains a strange and wonderful place, as this form [PDF] indicates. Go take a look.
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All Questions Answered
Have you seen AQA (All Questions Answered), a new online/SMS service? The idea is that you text message a question to 63336 (only on O2, Vodafone, and Orange, right now: costs £1) and their server uses a clever combination of intelligent algorithms, data mining, and human researchers to provide you with an answer.
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Long Deadline
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[on 13 October 2018, I was able to confirm that only the image is now missing]
[chez geek card]
The problem with long deadlines is they creep up ever so quickly.
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Just Plain Weird; And Other Observations About The World
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This is just plain weird. How to perform a fecalectomy on a keyring.
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Dissertation Hand-In
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I handed in my dissertation yesterday. What a farce. Here's the approximate order of things.
08:30 - Get up. Compile a postscript (.ps) copy of my dissertation, and upload both … -
Wargames As Public Acceptance
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There's a lot of defence for wargames, as Command & Conquer: Generals to see how far this can be … -
Dissertation Proofreaders Needed
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I'm looking for help proofreading my dissertation. If you've been invited to, or you'd like to help, please go to https://danq.me/diss/, download the latest version, and post any comments … -
Hedgehog Farming For Chez Geek Players
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Confused? Read this news reports from news.scotsman.com! -
Minutes Of The Incorporation Meeting Of Peter Huntley Limited
If you're interested, you can read the minutes of the incorporation meeting of Peter Huntley Ltd., of which I seem to be a director: Minutes [PDF Format].
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Oh! You’re Going To Malawi? While You’re There, Pick Me Up Some AA Batteries…
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As most of my readers will probably be aware, I'll later this year be cycling around Malawi as a sponsored stunt with Cycle Tracks: "A Truly Charitable Bike Ride … -
More Celebrations
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Yay. Now I'm in a fab bouncey mood and ready to crack on with the next 10,000 words of my dissertation.
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Killer Cyberloo Kidnaps Kiddie
As The Register reports, a Plymouth child was kidnapped on Saturday by a public convenience. Go read the story.
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Distractions Are Important For Concentration
...and so I recommend you take a break from whatever you're doing and go play Crimson Room, an online flash puzzle game. Some infuriating bits, but if I can solve it, so can you.
Have fun.