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Science fun

September 30th 2005

Yes, sweet + soda = exploding sticky mess. Hooray! Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Scary Stuff

September 29th 2005

Accourdig to New Scientist, THE US military wants to buy large quantities of anthrax, now there is a scary prospect, and I suspect, an illegal one. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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An abuse of power?

September 29th 2005

Surely this is exactly why we should be wary of the new laws: “After being ejected Mr Wolfgang’s pass was seized and he was detained under the Terrorism Act when he tried to re-enter the conference on Wednesday.”. Exactly what was the act of terrorism then? Speaking out about the current administration? Fucking bastards. “It [...]

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Enchanted rocks and late night films

September 29th 2005

The Texan adventure continues, but I thought I’d drop a very quick note about dodgeit.com which allows you one-shot email. Magic. OK – so Monday, we were tired and irritable and exhausted from jumping about all over the place. Judging by the photos I looked a mess So wwe floated round the fabulous Barton Springs [...]

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And the greatest band name ever is….

September 29th 2005

I love you but I’ve chosen darkness. I’ll actaully blog about my travels later, but I found this and thought I should let you know. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Everybody loves a geek

September 28th 2005

yes it’s true – geeks are cool. Why? Becuase we run your world damn it. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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A lesson learnt

September 28th 2005

When learning to dive from a springy diving board, use causion. Don’t attempt full and a half summi’s until you learn how to land bad ones. I now have two amazing black eyes. I landed a couple of good ones, over turned, didn’t break out, and face planted moving very quickly. I look like I [...]

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Great photo!

September 27th 2005

The Roc + Bald Man + suit on fire = great photo! Texas continues to be fun. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Three days of ACL

September 26th 2005

Well kids, I survived three days of Austin City Limits, and amazing it was too. It’s possibly the best organised festival I’ve ever been to – every band came on on time (and most left on time), without exception! The traffic was light and easy – especially as there were near 200,000 people there too. [...]

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Texas – hot and friendly

September 24th 2005

Well, I’ve been here a couple of days, I have to admit, I’m kinda takn with Texas. It’s hot – fucking hot – considering there was the first frost in newcastle as I left, Texas is increadibly hot. ACL first day was amazing. I saw a whole swaith of people (full report later when I [...]

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Escaping one rita, to find another

September 22nd 2005

Thats right kids – I’m managed to go on holiday into the path of a hurricane! Oh for god sakes, you escape one RITA, only to find another. Spending the day battening down the hatchs, and nailing everything down, we should be fine, but this might be a rocky road… Love to all o Possibly [...]

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this day in history

September 19th 2005

After a fifeteen hour day at work, I held the scarf she made me to my face, and breathed in deep, searching for that last trace of her perfume in leu of the hug I so badly needed, but all I found was the demp smell of the last wet day. Then it made me [...]

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Digital photo moddery

September 18th 2005

Frogs+photoshop=chaotic mental images!. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Amazin photos

September 18th 2005

What happens when fish thing they’re kites?Some amazing photos thats what! Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Coffee

September 18th 2005

Ah coffee, brother, mother and secret lover, where would I be without you? Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Lamb

September 18th 2005

God i love Lamb. Not just the meat (and creature), but Lamb’s Between darkness and wonder, is just brilliant. Angelica rocks my world. I ran across some photos of theGirl, and got a bit grumpy and contemptative, but throw in a bit of that tune, and the world makes more sense. Right – I’m off [...]

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I love…

September 17th 2005

.. Ten Things, especially the photos, but this week we’re also sticking it to the French too! Maigic. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Flickr Photos

September 17th 2005

I’ve finally got round to putting some of my photos online. I shall post more, once I have got my arse in gear. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Londoner’s Lard

September 17th 2005

Who could resist a book called Londoner’s Lard? Not me. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Yay for hunting!

September 17th 2005

So we can’t hunt with dogs huh? I can still shoot though – and some creative farmers are buying birds of prey! Fuck the twattish backbench fools who pushed this through, and the rest of the Blair mob. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange [...]

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Burning man!

September 17th 2005

At the mooment i seem to be blogging notjhing but slashdot reposts, but this is just brilliant! Man sets light to office with his own static! Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Not gayness!

September 16th 2005

The girl who I htought was gay – isn’t! Or maybe is bi – but that makes no differnce to me in this case Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Rokr

September 16th 2005

Well – it’s made by Apple, but even I think its shit. I own a generic mobile, and with my additional memory, it does exactly what this thing does. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very [...]

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A song a day!

September 15th 2005

Found via OKC, i’m loving songfortheday Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Slug and Mac

September 15th 2005

Have you had issues getting your slug (aka nslu2 from linksys) to connect to your mac?? I have and this helped me buckets thought the damned thing is still not being recognised. Windows, tick. Linux, tick. Mac, no. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange [...]

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More tired

September 15th 2005

starting work at 5am. Woke up at 8am. Issues, for the times, they are a changing. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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tired

September 14th 2005

sorry for the crappy levels of update,work is busy. 8am is not human time for an international conference call. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Tim Hunkin

September 13th 2005

Tim Hunkin appears to have some new projhect, including a brilliant arcade machine. I remember the days when secret life of machines was on tv, and I loved every second of it. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of [...]

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Only in cumbria

September 11th 2005

How often do you hear at a party “Ay,i once had t chess yan eel from here t sparket,jus t get back tommys larl pen knife like” if you need a translator,you dont need to understand. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale [...]

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You only ever really regret the things you dont do

September 11th 2005

Or so goes the theory!However i nearly ducked out of going to a party th Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Comment lists (II)

September 10th 2005

Right – pure css is now being used for the comments – thanks to B. for badgering me to do it, and coffee for providing the lack of sleep. They’re amazingly ugly at present, becuase they’re a proof of concept, and I’m just trying to get the damned things working. It’s taken me 50 mins [...]

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Films

September 10th 2005

Well,a friday night in termoil. I was going out, but I stayed in, and then went out for one, and then finished watching the film I started. The Butterfly Effect, it was pretty good. And now – to bed, for tomorrow, I have to buy my first pair of glasses. Damn getting old. Possibly Related [...]

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CSS menus

September 9th 2005

Power is in knowledge, knowlede is the key to shiny menus. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Uber geeks only

September 9th 2005

Das Keyboard, definaely sexy geeky keyboard fun. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Wnderful hands

September 9th 2005

As well as being a fun little story, this man has wonderful hands. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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Comment lists

September 9th 2005

Ugly lists for comments are in preparation of shiny css goodness. Possibly Related Posts: Cold Water Swimming Trailing : One Forget the deli, find a German The strange and pale styling The magic of computing Two very important things

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