I’m not I am a fan of Neko Case, although and she does look good standing on a car with a sword in her hand, but and it’s for chariddy an’ all, so here goes. Cassie pointed me to this site, asking people to post a blog entry with this song, Neko Case’s “PEOPLE GOT A… Continue reading Neko Case’s “People Got A Lotta Nerve” – Blogged For A Worthwhile Cause
Month: January 2009
Recent Links, 20090127
» Eminemmy Hill vs Doctor Who Absolutely astounding music video/documentary, and proof of alien life. » Grave threat to UK privacy – Write to your MP now! Hidden in the new Coroners and Justice Bill is one clause (cl.152) amending the Data Protection Act. It would allow ministers to make ‘Information Sharing Orders’, that can… Continue reading Recent Links, 20090127
Board Games Automated
This post on Boing Boing got me thinking about the time I wrote a program that played with itself. I think it was written on the mutated basic supplied with the ICL/BT Merlin Tonto that my Dad brought home one day. Or it could have been on the ZX Spectrum, can’t remember. Anyway, I taught the… Continue reading Board Games Automated
Ubuntu On The EeePC, Part 3 – The Sickening
The story so far: Part 1, Part 2 Charlie Stross, a sci-fi writer of some regard, talks about installing a new Linux OS on his Asus netbook, and again I am inspired to give it another go. Where was I? Unetbootin woulnd’t work, that was it. So just to confirm I gave it another try,… Continue reading Ubuntu On The EeePC, Part 3 – The Sickening
Vacated Sockets And Hope
I had my follow-up with the nice Dr Eckstein this morning, where he told me that all was well in the jagged splintered holes in my jaw. The nurse praised me for my post-op home cleaning and so on, but stopped short of patting me on the head and giving me a lollipop. Probably not… Continue reading Vacated Sockets And Hope
Down Three Teeth
I saw the new year in with a throbbing jaw, thanks to the movement of a wisdom tooth that had been dormant since my twenties (my twenties, not the twenties. There is a difference, thanks). Cassie had a stinking cold as well, so quite the sorry pair we made. We were having some friends over… Continue reading Down Three Teeth
Giving Thanks To Vegas
Late November, 2008. It was my first American Thanksgiving weekend, and it was my best ever. Cassie’s parents live in Las Vegas, in a nice gated community called Spanish Trail. In the few years they’ve been there, Cassie’s Dad has already got himself elected as the President of the Residents Association (or something). He calls himself the “King”, but no-one else does… Continue reading Giving Thanks To Vegas
Terracotta Comment – The Matthew Petty Interview
A long one with a backstory, this. In December 2007, I posted a comment to Sarah Brown’s Que Sera Sera post about things that give her the heebie jeebies. I simply wrote “terracotta”. Much later, earlier this year, I received an intriguing email from another comment poster, asking about the terracotta comment, and linking to this… Continue reading Terracotta Comment – The Matthew Petty Interview
My Best Side – Facebook Profile Photo Categories
On one of my sporadic visits to Facebook, when I block a few more applications, and take a few more quizzes where the setter of the quiz has got the spelling of the movie/band/80’s cartoon character/TV show wrong (there’s no such thing as Monkey Magic, dolts), I noticed that profile photos tend to fall into a limited… Continue reading My Best Side – Facebook Profile Photo Categories
San Francisco, October 2008 – It Was A Trip
I’ve been doing a bit of zooming around the West Coast in the last few months. Back in mid-October (yes this is one of those “about time too” posts – the Xmas 2008 post is coming soon) was a nice trip up north. Thursday night after work I scuttled through the streets to catch the Surfliner… Continue reading San Francisco, October 2008 – It Was A Trip