Tag: fun
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It’s Not Just A Games Console…
...it fits in your living room, detects intruders, and has a 3-year warranty!
For those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about, go have a play with my latest software toy, Product 'X'. Eventually, we'll be able to replace both innovators and (more importantly) marketers with a system like this: it generates instant … -
It’s Like An Umbrella, But It Can Be Deployed Within Minutes
This'll be a giggle. I've got a little project on the go that should amuse you all for a good few minutes (we've all been laughing our socks off here at it this evening). Given my way, I'll be deploying it tomorrow afternoon.
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I’m Not The Only One
Roses are red,
Violets are blue.
Badger badger badger,
Mushroom mushroom.
Apart from Claire, is there anybody else who doesn't find that funny? Claire claimed that nobody does, but both Bryn and Paul laughed. -
Some People Should Not Be Allowed On The Internet
http://bash.org/?104052
In related news, I hear that some folks have been arrested on suspicion of being behind the Half-Life 2 code thefts. Maybe Valve were waiting for the arrest to be made so they could get their code back. =o) -
The Register Takes Off In Aberystwyth
[this post has been partially damaged during a server failure on Sunday 11th July 2004, and it has been possible to recover only a part of it]
The Register have this story and photo, taken in Aberystwyth: can anybody identify the woman in the picture?...
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Hide & Seek
Claire, Paul, Bryn, Ruth, JTA, Andy and I went to the beach this evening to play frisbee and watch the sunset. We even got Bryn participating, which is somewhat a rarity for any of this fun outings that involve physical activity. Everybody seemed happy to be taking a break from exams. Aber is wonderful this …
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My Blog’s Been Kind-Of Quiet Of Late, So Here’s Some Crap
[this post has been partially damaged during a server failure on Sunday 11th July 2004, and it has been possible to recover only a part of it]
[more of this post was recovered on 13 October 2018]
You can blame Paul for this, but here we go:
1: Grab the book nearest to you, turn to page 18, … -
Half-Life 2 To Be Released As Twin-Pack
Yay! Take a look at this piccy (especially you, Paul).
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New XML-Based Markup Language: MRML
Take a look at this, fellow geeks.
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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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Dead Badger Linux
Anyone with a pair of pliers can install Red Hat on a toaster or a motorcycle... it takes a real (sick) geek to install Linux on a dead badger.
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Chicken-Heated Atomic Weapons, And Quake [TM] For Those Who Miss Text-Based Adventures
[this post has been partially damaged during a server failure on Sunday 11th July 2004, and it has been possible to recover only a part of it]
[further fragments were recovered on 13 October 2018]
Two fantastic bits of funny news for you this April Fool's morning:
1. A seven-ton atomic landmine, designed to prevent Soviet advance through … -
Plug ‘N’ Pray
Looking to change your religion using an easy, clean interface? Try Plug 'n' Pray from Holy Corporation.
A site well-worth reading.
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Warning: Extreme Geek Humour
Sat in Burger King...
Bryn: So many nice things come in .deb packages...
Dan: Yeh. Except for some nice things which still come in nasty RPM-shaped packages.
Bryn: I'm not even sure I have an RPM package manager installed.
Dan: I'm sure you can 'apt-get' one.
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Pretend You’re A Traffic Police Officer
...and one day, on your beat, you catch a guy driving the wrong way down a residential one-way street. Well; that's not very good, so you flag him down and investigate. Upon reaching the car, you discover that he is driving the wrong way down the road as a result of a lack of due …