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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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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Pink Taps

Posted on Mon 04 September 2006 in general

Friday saw me visitng Rich and Al's for Mikey's birthday party. He got an interesting LoTR game which involved a sword and a sensor. Once we got the hang of calibrating it it proved to be quite entertaining. I briefly caught up with Izzy and will have to visit when …


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Installing Windows!

Posted on Fri 01 September 2006 in general

No, its ok. I've not seen the light and re-embraced myself in the fold of Mr Gates :-) I've just committed to the latest quote to get the double glazing sorted out for my house. It's going to cost me most of my savings but at least it'll be done this …


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Congratulations

Posted on Mon 28 August 2006 in general

First things first. Congratulations are in order to Arwel and Jo and their new baby daughter. I only found out when I got home from a session in town with Mark, Chris and Fez. I can reveal Dave won the sweep.

The weekend started at the Sten do on Friday …


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