Posted on Sun 05 November 2006 in general
I should of stayed watching TV but I instead attempted to tackle the DIY. I'm now up one working extractor fan but it seems I exceeded the weight tolerance on the toilet bowl. As Aidan keeps mentioning it was cracked anyway but it's obviously not meant as a Workman's platform …
Posted on Sat 04 November 2006 in geek
The open source world has been buzzing with comments on the impact of the joint announcement by Microsoft and Novell. From this distance is does look like getting into a cage with a 800lb Gorilla and hoping he'll be nice to you. The after shocks are being followed by the …
Posted on Thu 02 November 2006 in general
I'm testing out the limits of NTL's usage policy over the next few days. I'm currently 2 episodes of Lost behind (and despite PA's take I'm still hooked). I'm also catching up on Spooks having played catch up to sync with the broadcasts I've fallen back again because watching the …
Posted on Tue 31 October 2006 in geek
Harald Welte has an interesting post in his blog today about the effects of GPL enforcement actions.
The GPL can mean different things to different people. To some it is an engine of social change, freeing software of the corporate manacles. To others it is a pragmatic license that engenders …
Posted on Mon 30 October 2006 in general
Yesterday was the cause of much frustration trying to book various tickets for travel. It seems that travel systems aren't cut out for this sort of thing on Sundays. However I have now booked train tickets to visit Jay and Roo at the end of November and I'm also joining …