Monthly Archives: February 2005

Lumberjack Jargon

If you need a ready reference for Lumberjack Jargon there is a page at wikipedia that offers such useful, everyday phrases as: Hayburner a horse Homeguard a long-time employee of a company Hoot-nanny a small device used to hold a … Continue reading

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Really Great recipe for shepherds’s pie

I went out this evening to a pub (McEwans brewhouse) and had a really great vegetarian shepherd’s pie. It had a 5 bean chilli base, topped with mash and covered in cheese. I really want to try it at home, … Continue reading

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The Girl in the Cafe

“If anyone can make a romantic comedy about the G8 conference that engages a mainstream audience, Richard Curtis can.” Read the BBC Press release for more information.

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chocolatereview

http://www.chocolatereview.co.uk/ Reviews of chocolate bars, with ratings and reviews !!

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flyspray subversion integration

Somebody asked me to post a link to the script that integrates flyspray and subversion: Script is Attached to Bug 301

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Inquirer, HP and Carly Fiorina

The Inquirer has made a truly mischievous offer to Carly Fiorina, former CEO of HP. The company, resulting from the merger of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq, is in considerable difficulties, as the inquirer has merrily written about in articles like The … Continue reading

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Windows XP advantages?

… with Windows XP I don’t gotta worry about emailing viruses to my friends and family at all. The built-in email client Outlook Express does it automatically, in the background. From divisiontwo.com via Macslash. Disclaimer: I use Windows XP sometimes … Continue reading

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iBook restore DVD

I was recently trying to install a particular package from the basic Mac OS X installation (Address Book.app) which for some reason had been deleted. Probably in a desperate attempt to free up some disk space. It took me some … Continue reading

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Trackback spam

Unfortunately I’ve had to disable trackbacks for the time being due to excessive spam. I’m not entirely sure if it is possible to do a test to see if trackbacks are from real people or not. If I can come … Continue reading

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