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Author Archives: Angus Hardie
Lake District!
I’ve sort of just got back from a really wonderful trip to the Lake District (google map). It was great to get away from technology (mostly) and the demands of work. I really enjoyed the holiday and if you ever … Continue reading
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Quango
quango quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation from The Times
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Are bankruptcies useful to society?
Recently I was reading an Article that was talking about venture capital funds and their need to rapidly invest or return big sums of money that they have sitting in their bank accounts. The VCs apparently either have to invest … Continue reading
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The Spielberg of Hereford
The Spielberg of Hereford includes a steam-train chase, several laser gunfights and an original score by a full symphony orchestra. Not bad considering his total budget was £20,000.
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13 Things that do not make sense in Science
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/space/mg18524911.600 (from slashdot) Definitely worth a read.
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Bricks and Morter Vs. Online for buying music
I’ve been thinking recently about music buying. When I can buy music online from the iTunes music store why should I want to buy it in a physical store? With the online store I can experience a sample of any … Continue reading
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Binary Thoughts is back
Binary Thoughts is back! I probably should have remarked on this before, but Dhruba’s weblog “Binary Thoughts” has reappeared. He was moving servers so it went down for a bit, but it has now returned. Which is really great news. … Continue reading
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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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Single Sign on?
I’ve been wondering whether it makes sense to try to implement a single sign on system. I now have 2 bug tracking systems, a wiki, a webmail system and this web log. All of these have different authentication systems. Maybe … Continue reading
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iMac Mini Disassembly probably ok?
Daring Fireball has a comment from someone who saw a Mac Mini being disassembled and it sounds ok. A standard issue putty knife and some assistance from a jack knife were all that was needed to crack the case.
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New iMac Mini!
Apple just anounced the Mac mini. A small, little mac that starts at £339 or $499. At last the cheap mac that everyone has been waiting for. It doesn’t include a screen but it has an optical drive and a … Continue reading
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Phantom Game System
Amazingly enough, despite appearing on Wired’s vapourware list, the Phantom game system actually appeared at CES. (Or at least a box appeared at CES) The Phantom offers a sort of video game on demand system, which I’m not totally convinced … Continue reading
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