February 11th
We have a strange, slightly unhealthy love of guids here. The following is quite a normal geeky conversation in our department:
Well what you do is you look in md_attribute_template.
What was the guid, do you remember?
Was it B869B370 …?
E2BF …?
We have developed this (utterly false) notion of a guid 'mountain' and we talk of them being [...]
January 28th
I made a video of the Linux software i use, in response to a colleague who claimed that Linux is difficult to use. I prove that i have everything i need - and more - it's easy to use, and i haven't had to pay a penny for any of it!
The video also shows some [...]
January 24th
I got my computer fixed last night! My wonderfully helpful work colleague came over to help me get it all wired up back together in the new case. It was absolutely the power supply that was broken. We plugged it into the new case and it just worked straight away. Hooray! The new PSU is [...]
January 19th
I sometimes enjoy checking the spam for comments that Akismet has cast aside for me. There is a kind of comment that takes such a predictable form it is almost like a Haiku. It goes:
{compliment}.
{assurance of trust}..
{greeting}
The two dots on the second line are very important. There are always two dots on the second line. [...]
January 15th
Now it turns out the PSU to the computer is a smaller size than standard. Anyone know where i can get one this size?
It also needs to fulfil these requirements:
400W
24 pin
SATA power supply
PCI-express power
Fun fun fun …!!
And i don't even know if it's definitely the PSU that's bust …!
January 14th
My precious computer (that i built myself) stopped working yesterday. It was fine in the morning, but when we came home in the evening it just wouldn't turn on. Boohoo. We had a few power blips the previous night so i wonder if there was another one that blew the power supply. Tonight i have [...]
January 10th
It's a code that can be decoded by some mobile phones.
Generate your own here: mobilecodes.nokia.com/create.jsp
December 31st
There is a clear trend of people searching for Rubik's cubes around Christmas time!
I hope i can find a new Rubik's cube in town when i go out for lunch (i am at work today). I solved a few on the online applet last night and i am quite confident i could learn to solve [...]
December 30th
I found a Rubik's Cube of my partner's and immediately decided that i must learn to solve it! I found some great video tutorials on youtube and was doing great until the cube just fell apart in my hands! Which made me feel bad obviously because it is my partner's, but also because i was [...]
November 29th
It is a beautiful clear night, perfect for seeing the stars. During my run i went along the road out of town, and i saw LOADS of stars as soon as i got out of the street lights. Unfortunately it was too dark to see the pavement, so i had to turn back. But just [...]