Managed to drop my powerbook (and bag) today and although the padding in the bag prevented any major damage, there’s now a bit of a dent in one corner where the bag landed upside-down on the one part that had virtually no padding. :( I really must invest in some kind of …
Just happened to walk past our oven at midnight and it said “24:00”. A minute later it was back to “0:01”. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a digital clock say 24:00 before, usually they run from 00:00 to 23:59.
We went for a daytrip to Gateshead yesterday with the main purpose of visiting an art gallery. On the way there, we passed the “Angel of the North” sculpture and stopped to take some pictures. There was also plenty to take pictures of down by the river near the art …
Just been planning a day trip and using Multimap to give me driving directions, it came up with the following step that just made me laugh. 100 miles into the journey it reckons I should (driving not walking): 18 Turn right onto PAVEMENT and proceed for 0 miles If the whole …
…computer case! Lori found a system called Lubic yesterday. It’s a cross between Lego and Mecanno and lets you build either computer cases or just general models. For those in the UK, Maplin Electronics stock the kits at between 30-50 pounds. Since the sides of the …
Went to Harry Ramsden’s, the fish and chip restaurant, yesterday evening since we’d never been there before and didn’t feel like cooking. It’s quite expensive, on a par with Little Chef, around 8 or 9 quid per adult but the food is really good. …
These days when someone says they enjoy “online gaming” you probably think of 3d games engines with lots of monsters and vast quantities of bullets being fired by players all using the internet to connect to each other and play against each other. Either that or one …
Just finished reading Persuader by Lee Child. It’s a story about an ex-MP (Military Policeman, not Member of Parliament) who goes around getting involved in all kinds of violent stuff, usually involving at least one government organisation such as ATF,CIA,FBI,DEA,etc. …
Time for a couple of dreadful jokes. Q. What do you call a man with a spade in his head?
Artemis Fowl, Artemis Fowl : The Arctic Incident and Artemis Fowl : The Eternity Code - a trilogy worth reading. These stories are full of fairies, goblins, and other races, together with a “Mud Boy” named Artemis Fowl.