War, what is it good for?

Posted on Tue 12 September 2006 in general

I watched the final half hour of Lord of War last night (having been too tired to finish it last Wednesday). It's an excellent film which I can heartily recommend.

I was the pillar of temptation resistance yesterday after a "Free Drinks!" email announced a mini-celebration for shipping our Beta …


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Do you want some?

Posted on Mon 11 September 2006 in general

I wasn't originally due to go to the final Maelstrom of the year having believed my conversion to fair weather LRPer was finally complete. As it happens the weather was excellent (in many ways better than the previous two events) and I had a very enjoyable weekend to top off …


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A Scanner Darkly

Posted on Fri 08 September 2006 in general

I went with Fliss to see A Scanner Darkley last night. Fliss was unsure how faithful the adaption to the book would be although it seems as though it was pretty close. It even included Philip K Dick's homage to his fallen drug taking friends at the end. The film …


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Green Times

Posted on Tue 05 September 2006 in misc • Tagged with politics

I saw Zac Goldsmith on HardTALK last night. Whatever people may think about the Tories new penchant for green issues Cameron certainly seems to convinced Zac that he's willing to do what it takes. The emphasis seems to be on the polluter pays, gaming the free market (which is never …


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Sock Day

Posted on Mon 04 September 2006 in general

Well the beta 2.0 software seems to be running OK though our release tests. This means I can step back a little from the "OMG fix this!" approach we have been running recently. Despite appearances to the contrary I'm quite a methodical coder. Recently has been involved a little …


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