On a whim I had a little play with AllofMp3.com last night (when you sign up you get $0.50 credit to play with). Now when I originally heard of this service my main thoughts was why anyone would pay for something thats so legally dubious, especially as it's …

I've been doing a lot of manual patching of baselines at work recently. It has become apparent that emacs is a lot better at patching code than the venerable patch program. However after two aborted baselines that seem to have suffered from me not noticing when C-c C-a fails I …

I've just watched a fascinating episode of Horizon which examine the data collected since the Chernobyl disaster. It's a fine example of why you should collect data points for as much of your model as possible. One of the most interesting things the program discussed was the wildlife that is …

I eschewed the pub for an early return to my empty house on Friday. I even went to bed early (well if 11 is early) planning to have a lie in on Saturday. Imagine how annoyed I was to be awake at 7.30 the next day with the bread …

Pirates of the Caribbean 2 was good if a little hammy. Enjoyed Aidan and Fez's birthday celebrations, much beer was consumed. I may be having a BBQ this afternoon depending on what the weather looks like when I regain consciousness.