Tag: oxford
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Oxford's Area Code at OGN 57
At next month's Oxford Geek Nights I'll be talking about why Oxford's telephone area code makes no sense... until it does! But that's not why you should attend: you should attend because of the five far more-talented speakers I'll be sharing the stage with!
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The Road (Segment) Less Travelled
I live near two junctions at which I can join the A40 trunk road. When I drive East, I use the Easternmost; when I drive West, I use the Westernmost; but I almost never drive the stretch of A40 between them!
It's inevitable I suppose that there should exist a "road (segment) less-travelled" right on my doorstep, but it still feels strange. Maybe I'm missing out on something great! -
Yesterday's Internet Today! (Woo DM 2023)
At a work meetup a fortnight ago I presented a "flash talk" about how I've made WordPress into a CMS for Finger and Gopher as well as the web, and what I learned by doing so.
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Oxford Geek Nights #52
Oxford Geek Night returned this week after an incredibly-long hiatus, and it was amazing.
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Today my #distributed #remotework office is provided by @OCFI_OI, which provides me that most #Oxford of views: simultaneously containing architecture of the 1960s... and the 1160s.
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Water Science
Dan and the kids participate in some citizen science, testing the water quality in the Oxford Canal.
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May Day Morris dancers, Oxford, 2019
Well into the afternoon and, for these Morris dancers, the party is still on.
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May Day morning in Oxford, 2019
Oxford has a long tradition of an all-night party into the first of May. It was still going on outside his office when Dan arrived for work.
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Oh, go on, one more 360° photo: view from @NuffieldCollege's (library) tower, ten stories above the #Oxford castle quarter.
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Walking around @NuffieldCollege at lunchtime: love this long pond.
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Lunchtime at @NuffieldCollege gave me another excuse to snap some 360° photos; this one's part of the quad.
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Oxford IndieWebCamp is go!
Save the dates folks!
On Saturday 22nd September and Sunday 23rd September we will be having the first ever Oxford IndieWebCamp!
It is a free event, but I would ask that you register on Eventbrite, so I can get an idea of numbers.
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Oxford's Long-Lost Zoo and Wild Wolves
For the first time in a long while, Dan's been setting up new geocaches. Also: did you know that Oxford used to have a zoo? In Kidlington‽
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Review of Bonn Square
This review of Bonn Square originally appeared on Google Maps. See more reviews by Dan. Bonn Square, Oxford OX1 1EU, United Kingdom. Rating: ⭐⭐ Named for Oxford's twin city in Germany, Bonn, and that - and the war memorial that acts mostly as a seat among the undersupply of benches - is the only interesting …
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What Does Jack FM Sound Like?
Does Jack FM, Dan's favourite local radio station, always play the same old stuff? Let's find out with the help of some data mining...