Very Close

Posted on Sun 11 March 2007 in general

I wasn't confident we could pull it off but I was happy to be proved wrong. After a scrappy start it was good to see our subs make such an impact on the game. Now all we need is Scotland to hold France while Italy defeat Ireland and we are …


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Getting my vote

Posted on Thu 08 March 2007 in misc • Tagged with politics

I noticed this today. George Osbourne is calling for more use of open source software in Whitehall. However FLOSS ain't exactly a panacea for all your IT problems there are certainly places it is a good fit. However the most illuminating quote came from him criticising the procurement procedures for …


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I'm not dead!

Posted on Tue 06 March 2007 in general

I went to the gym last night for a little light exercise. I didn't do too much on the cardio (mindful of last weeks relapse) but I did start my new weight programme. Despite the strain I felt on the second set of reps on most of the machines my …


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Reminder on the iPlayer

Posted on Mon 05 March 2007 in geek • Tagged with iplayer

I was reminded of this today when reading Dave Woodhouse's blog. There now exists a petition on the Number 10 website. Also the consultation is still running which you really should fill in if you want to be able to access your BBC content on-line in the future. Dave's own …


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In Brief

Posted on Mon 05 March 2007 in general

This weekend saw Fliss visiting Manchester as part of the regular North/South cultural exchange project. To that end we attended The Vortex at the Royal Exchange in celebration of TJ's birthday. I quite enjoyed the play although the second half seemed a lot shorter than the first. I was …


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