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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Admiration
I admit to having a renewed admiration for Stephen Fry. I first encountered his work with a guest appearance in the Young Ones, many years ago; then in various guises as A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Blackadder (Specked Jim … Continue reading
Semantic Web
It’s something that I haven’t really been following that much – the Semantic Web, or Web 2.0. This weekend I’ve been doing some research into what its purpose might be.
Large Flowers
Exciting to hear that Day of the Triffids is going to be re-made. I was nine when the original series was on, though it wasn’t as good as the book.
Apple Base Station, Torrents and Port Forwarding
Technical, for reference only. Please skip if not interested. A little bit of tinkering required, as my Apple Base Station is connected to my Netgear router, and I needed to enable port-forwarding, to get my torrents running correctly. Here’s the … Continue reading
Fun Few Days
Had a fun few days in Oxford, then London for the weekend. I shall not bother to detail my disappointment with both English and Welsh rugby results. Spent Sunday cutting up red cabbage and shallots, as my best friend is … Continue reading
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Shortened URLs
I’ve used Tinyurl for ages, to shorten long URLs. Found another service, that has a shorter domain name and some useful additional tools as well – bit.ly.
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Price of Oil
I don’t get it. BP and Shell make large profits, the price of oil has gone down to below $50 – yet the price of petrol has not had a proportional drop in price (over 50% drop). £1.20 to £0.92 … Continue reading
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Phone Air-bag
For my next invention – an airbag for an iPhone. The iPhone has accelerometers in it – so it could detect if it was falling to the ground, and therefore deploy a mini airbag, to prevent any damage. A bit … Continue reading
In a Dream
This joke came to me in a dream last night: Q: What did the husband say to the Mexican hit-man? A: How much tequila?
Into the Wild
If you haven’t seen Into the Wild, then I recommend that you rectify that as soon as possible. I’d like to hear your thoughts and what effect it has on you.