Ooouuuch! Don't get your Hampton Court!!!! :)
Nigel
Sat Jun 30 16:34:47 2007
We're off to see Hampton Court Palace today. Unfortunately the weather is pretty crappy yet again. It pains me to think that our guests will go back to Japan and tell their friends that everything people say about British weather is in fact true!
John
Sat Jun 30 12:34:27 2007
Morning all - today is Chie's family's last full day in the UK - still haven't had a chance to update the blog etc properly, but hopefully tomorrow night maybe.
John
Sat Jun 30 10:05:26 2007
Mornign---busy Saturday for me, a wedding in the morning and a party tonite... lots of pictures coming I think.... :D
Lox
Sat Jun 30 08:32:12 2007
Horrible day. Horrible!! Glad to be back with a Murphy's to hand!!! Cheers everyone!
Nigel
Fri Jun 29 18:01:24 2007
HUGE BLACK CLOUD outside, can I make it to the car before it rains!!! Have a good weekend everyone.
Mad Mumsie
Fri Jun 29 16:42:51 2007
Lox- I'm just processing the data. Making the buildings in the computer is fun ... it's like a super-sized dot-to-dot puzzle ;)
Jimmy
Fri Jun 29 15:54:33 2007
Jimmy: WAY TO GO MAN!!! It sounds like a cool project, what part are you taking care of? Just the software or also the running on the roof... :P
Lox
Fri Jun 29 13:36:01 2007
That is indeed the challenge, at which (as mentioned below) I am having some success today. Hooray! And it's Friday too ... what a bonus!
Jimmy
Fri Jun 29 13:30:55 2007
I take it the processing of all that data is a challenge?!
tom
Fri Jun 29 13:17:37 2007
... well, being laser-based, it goes through windows , so you often get the insides of the buildings too (!)
Jimmy
Fri Jun 29 13:15:06 2007
Wow cool! You could use that technology for lots of things. Such as accurate models of the insides of buildings, cars etc.
tom
Fri Jun 29 13:06:38 2007
Hey- I'm having quite some success today. I'm working on this project where we build computer models of the various circuits. There's a guy who drives round the track with a laser-scanner on the roof, and the whole circuit comes back as a 100,000,000-sample point-cloud. It's like taking a 3D photo ... utterly amazing!
Jimmy
Fri Jun 29 12:53:48 2007
MM: Things are improving, I mean nothing happened which is a GREAT improvement compared to last week... :P
Lox
Fri Jun 29 09:16:34 2007
That sounds a slightly more happy Lox, or is it because its FRIDAY! Good morning all.
Mad Mumsie
Fri Jun 29 08:58:40 2007
Buongiorno a tutti!
Lox
Fri Jun 29 08:16:06 2007
Hmm, well I missed all of that then - only had enough time on the board today to write "morning".
John
Fri Jun 29 00:30:53 2007
Don't worry Tom, Jimmy will be along in a bit he's got plenty more!
Kev
Thu Jun 28 21:40:36 2007
Ok, ok. It's a fair cop. I'm out of bad jokes.
tom
Thu Jun 28 21:18:57 2007
LOL!
What does a Policeman have in his sandwiches? Truncheonmeat...
Nigel
Thu Jun 28 21:15:10 2007
Apparently, they lived in Letsby Avenue.
tom
Thu Jun 28 21:08:30 2007
... so would that be a "bot" not successfully populating a variable?
Tom: She was only the Policeman's wife, but she let the Chief Inspector...
Nigel
Thu Jun 28 20:42:51 2007
HI all, stumbled upon your forum # hostname is like. I think I have to be put and later begin to write his message.
Sorry bad English.
Germitys
Thu Jun 28 19:14:24 2007
Wouldn't it constitute public nudity if he got out his... OH! That helmet!
tom
Thu Jun 28 17:09:31 2007
Ha-ha! So "If you really want to "go" ask a Policeman!" Sorry, that joke amendment might not be understood by many!! Heh-heh! ;)
Nigel
Thu Jun 28 16:35:50 2007
I believe that there is still a law which says that a pregnant lady is permitted to use a policeman's hat as a makeshift toilet.... now there's a thought!
Tim's mum
Thu Jun 28 15:49:27 2007
Hang on. Isn't a public toilet, by definition, public? So, technically it's illegal to urinate in a public toilet? I love Britain.
tom
Thu Jun 28 15:13:43 2007
In or on?
tom
Thu Jun 28 15:12:41 2007
Kev: 2 p's in lamppost :)))))))))))))))
Mad Mumsie
Thu Jun 28 14:21:40 2007
Tom why stop at bushes. Lamposts .... on that note did you know that you can legally urinate in public as long as its against the offside? wheel of your car. i dont think you can just use anybodies car though- that would be too impolite.
Kev
Thu Jun 28 14:01:15 2007
Easy. As every bush is a potential toilet: toilets.
tom
Thu Jun 28 13:56:49 2007
Do you reckon that there are more people or more toilets in the UK?
JBR
Thu Jun 28 13:00:16 2007
:D :D !! Too right!
Nigel
Thu Jun 28 12:22:10 2007
Still defying the bosses then Nigel, well done. Up the Revolution :)
Mad Mumsie
Thu Jun 28 12:06:34 2007
Morning all! Yeah, it's chillier here today but at least nice and sunny!
Nigel
Thu Jun 28 11:05:21 2007
By the way has anyone heard from SHERI at all? It's been a long time since he posted... :( I hope that everything it's ok with him...
Lox
Thu Jun 28 10:48:42 2007
MM: It's getting colder in Italy too, quite nice if you ask me because there were places that touched 39 degrees Celsius last week, and it's not comfortable at all when it gets THAT hot!
Lox
Thu Jun 28 10:47:53 2007
Scintillating conversation this morning. Good morning all. Sun is shining in London, few fluffy white clouds. Bl..dy cold for June.
Mad Mumsie
Thu Jun 28 10:29:52 2007
Morning!
John
Thu Jun 28 10:22:09 2007
Morning
Kev
Thu Jun 28 09:35:46 2007
Morning...
Lox
Thu Jun 28 09:23:48 2007
Well I'm back in civilisation now (i.e. London). We've dropped off the hire car we've had for the last few days, and by some miracle managed to return it without any damage or anything. Chie's family are going to be here until the weekend - so they'll be doing touristy stuff in and around London for there last few days here. I'm back at work tomorrow, but will be off again on Friday...
John
Wed Jun 27 20:52:26 2007
Jimmy: What?
Lox
Wed Jun 27 16:52:08 2007
Now there's a thing.
Jimmy
Wed Jun 27 15:53:44 2007
JM: EHEHEHEH I remember them as well they are a very cool family it was a great pleasure to be with them! Also Chie's father has got a lot of international experiences as he worked on a boat, he's been to places that I have never seen (yet) :D If you see them again send my bestest regards!
Lox
Wed Jun 27 13:16:29 2007
Just come back from meeting the Moriwaki's (and John of course). Lovely family. They remember Lox very well indeed!
John's Mum
Wed Jun 27 13:06:57 2007
Morning
Kev
Wed Jun 27 09:11:07 2007
Morning....
Lox
Wed Jun 27 08:48:41 2007
:D
Nigel
Tue Jun 26 20:49:52 2007
The South East was sunny and bright throughout. (This is because we pay our taxes down here, you know...)
tom
Tue Jun 26 15:50:39 2007
Hi Lox: Well the weather has calmed down for me. Yesterday the rain and flooding were terrible. I understand they are moving your way. No thunderstorms though. In fact as I write this it is windy but there is some sun too.
Nigel
Tue Jun 26 13:20:48 2007
Quite hot and dry here, but Italy is expecting thunderstorms coming from the north of Europe soon.... How's the situation in England?
Lox
Tue Jun 26 11:42:32 2007
No floods here. Amazing pictures on the news. Lots of places look very wet. Hope you're all high and dry.
dsp
Tue Jun 26 09:51:39 2007
Morning Maisoneers... Not actually raining here at the moment - shock-horror!
Nigel
Tue Jun 26 09:00:06 2007
My very own cure for insomnia http://www.maison-de-stuff.net/rob/thesis.xml
Rob Lang
Mon Jun 25 22:35:01 2007
Actually today has been the only real day so far where rain has spoiled our plans a bit. We've had so much ground to cover that most of the time has been spent in the car anyway!
John
Mon Jun 25 20:36:15 2007
Well I was going to pop on quickly and explain my recent absence, but it seems Mum has already beaten me to it! Should be back in civilization by Wednesday night, will update the blog etc then.
John
Mon Jun 25 20:33:53 2007
Hmmm... That was just too wet, wasn't it? Though by the looks of the BBC weather map, maybe Scotland and the South East didn't get it so bad. Still, what are the odds it's going to have been the wettest June on record?
Nigel
Mon Jun 25 19:34:54 2007
They're getting a very accurate view of Scotland.
Rob Lang
Mon Jun 25 14:31:45 2007
Not to worry- I'm often Ben!
Jimmy
Mon Jun 25 12:36:15 2007
Ooops - should have read been!
Mad Mumsie
Mon Jun 25 12:01:25 2007
The old comment springs to mind - "Ah, you should have ben here in April" :)
Mad Mumsie
Mon Jun 25 12:00:17 2007
JM: Yes, how awful for John's Inlaws! Normally June can be a very nice time - not too hot; not too wet... But now?!?!!
Lox: Ah, I was wondering about the dinner. Is the rude colleague anyone you should take notice of?
Nigel
Mon Jun 25 11:42:48 2007
JM: What story? You mean the terrible week that just passed by? The end to that story is that the Japanese dinner was ok, but the day after the other colleague that I have met basically told me that it's better if I find myself another job.... :(
Lox
Mon Jun 25 11:15:27 2007
Morning from myself and on behalf of The Master, who is shepherding the in-laws round a wet Britain. We're all meeting up tomorrow.
In the meantime, Lox, how DARE you not finish the story off! C'mon, boy, give!
John's Mum
Mon Jun 25 11:07:06 2007
Today, I really feel I'm losing the battle with entropy.
Jimmy
Mon Jun 25 09:31:44 2007
Morning everybody!
dsp
Mon Jun 25 09:17:37 2007
Morning
Mad Mumsie
Mon Jun 25 09:04:51 2007
Morning
Kev
Mon Jun 25 08:47:56 2007
Morning!! :)
Nigel
Mon Jun 25 08:46:57 2007
Morning everyone...
Lox
Mon Jun 25 08:36:34 2007
Tom: good job!! Must be quite stressful to have to take so many pictures and not join the party !!
Lox
Sun Jun 24 23:05:24 2007
Just returned from Cornwall, where Sarah's cousin got married. I was the official wedding photographer. Pleased to say that the results aren't too bad! :-)
tom
Sun Jun 24 22:36:53 2007
Afternoon Maisoneers!! :)
Oh and "Cheers!" by the way as I've just opened a Guinness! Lovely! Not much to report. Been to the library, posted some parcels and noticed a clearance sale in Boots the Chemist for Lexar USB memory sticks. Considering the brand is a good one, Ј4.47 for 256MB and Ј7.49 for 512MB seemed quite good, so I bought a couple.
Nigel
Sat Jun 23 16:30:28 2007
WAIT there might be more... the Japanese guy cancelled dinner with the two clients and wants to speak to me only... Now now now, I am getting REALLY SCARED.... :(
Lox
Fri Jun 22 17:36:23 2007
Oh Lox! So sorry to hear about your terrible run of bad luck... You really deserve better!
John
Fri Jun 22 17:27:08 2007
Lox if I was you I would lock myself in my house tonight, make sure all knives etc are safely put away, turn off the electricity and definitely UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES eat Seafood!!!!
Kev
Fri Jun 22 16:32:41 2007
All: Thanks for all the kind words.. .It really helps and cheers me up a little :D Fortunately I was not injured in the attack, but it means more paperwork to be done. I would LOVE to stay at home but tonight I really must take some Japanese clients out for dinner, the fact is that I have been cancelling appointments with them for the last two days (guess why) and of course this does not look good at all for my career, but there is really nothing I can do about it... Called a lawyer to sort out a bit of mess, hopefully I will have some info next week on how thing might go in the end... As for the dog he's going to help me there too, so at least a bit of the burden is off my shoulders... I just HOPE that tonight NOTHING MORE happens, because it would be total DISASTER if it does.... (touch wood)
Lox
Fri Jun 22 16:21:44 2007
Lox: Don't leave the house; don't talk to anyone; don't do anything!!!! Wait for your luck to change... This has been awful :( I hope you weren't hurt...
Nigel
Fri Jun 22 16:05:43 2007
Lox: You poor thing. John's Grandad Gerald was attacked by a dog as we went to see HMS Victory - no owner, so no compensation. Also by his niece's dog, supposeldy a friendly beagle! Make sure you have a tetanus shot.
But hey, your computer is still working AND you found how to swear in a really, really, large typeface. Chin up, ducky.
John's Mum
Fri Jun 22 16:05:18 2007
You're building up a lot of karma, mate.
Rob Lang
Fri Jun 22 15:58:26 2007
Nigel: Alas the keys were inside the car.... (nuff said)....
Lox
Fri Jun 22 15:48:03 2007
I CAN'T BELIEVE MY FUCKING LUCK!!!!! :(
Wile going to see my granmother, who gave me her car, I have been attacked by a DOG on a lead, and the fucker destroyed by trousers!!!! The lady (owner) was terribly sorry and fortunately had got an insurance, but....
Lox
Fri Jun 22 15:47:34 2007
Lox: I suspect "professionals". VWs have engine immobilisers and need a lot of knowledge to get one started and away. (I know - I had a Golf a while back) Perhaps it was "stolen to order"... Not encouraging, sorry, but
Nigel
Fri Jun 22 15:06:21 2007
The insurance company decided that the cost of the car was less than the excess. Gutting, though.
Rob Lang
Fri Jun 22 13:59:58 2007
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Britney
Fri Jun 22 13:59:42 2007
MM + Rob: Actually I didn't have any problems with them, apparently someone must have distracted the guardian (usually an old guy) and took the car... Rob, did the garage pay for a new car in the end or they just gave you the "value" of the car at the day that it was stolen? this is my biggest fear, I paid the car 22K last October and I fear that they will give me 10K (maybe) in the end....
Lox
Fri Jun 22 13:20:14 2007
Lox, I know how that feels. I had my car stolen from a garage when it was undergoing work. Damn thieves.
Rob Lang
Fri Jun 22 12:28:40 2007
Lox: Sorry, meant to say, sorry to hear about your car. Do you have any recourse with the supposedly secure car park.
Mad Mumsie
Fri Jun 22 12:10:45 2007
Sorry to hear about your car Lox, my earlier "Morning" may have seem like I didn't care, in fact i didn't read and post :)
Kev
Fri Jun 22 11:58:45 2007
Nigel: Don't chew the end of it :)
Mad Mumsie
Fri Jun 22 11:52:54 2007
My new pencil has this written on it: "this pencil is made from one recycled vending cup". I have to say it is a horrible pencil. It just feels "odd" and the lead is "greasy". What's more it doesn't have that lovely Cedar'y smell about it... :(
Nigel
Fri Jun 22 11:31:56 2007
John, you must check this out: http://www.b3ta.com/board/7320069
Rob Lang
Fri Jun 22 09:33:32 2007
Dsp: No, actually I live in my office, so that's a problem that I will not have this time... On the other side the theft happened just before I went to take the car to go and meet some clients, needless to say that I had to cancel everything (and today looks the same) but as you can imagine cancelling on a client that came from the other side of the world is hardly a positive thing... The main problem is now insurance, here in Italy it can take up to 6 months to have the money paid back (some cases even longer) and I do not have the cash now to buy a new vehicle... This reminds me so much of the crappy time I had in Reading, girlfriebd on the brink of breaking up, work is shite and now this! :(
Lox
Fri Jun 22 09:21:38 2007
Sorry to hear about your car Lox. I hope your luck improves soon.
Tim's mum
Fri Jun 22 09:19:17 2007
Lox: I have noticed a pattern. I'm sure you remember during your 'down period' back in Reading you had to suffer the theft of your bike and having to walk home angry. This sounds similar. Did you have to walk to your office this morning?
dsp
Fri Jun 22 09:05:30 2007
Morning
Kev
Fri Jun 22 08:46:40 2007
Morning all!
Ah man, Lox that's appalling! I hope the Police nail the ba$&@rds.
Nigel
Fri Jun 22 08:38:30 2007
To cap the great period that I am living at the moment, someone stole my car from the guarded car park where I usually put it. I do not have words to describe my state at the moment...
Lox
Fri Jun 22 00:26:56 2007
Actually I read that as a food factory, which somebody keeps as a pet. They probably also have a pet car park and a pet power station.
John
Thu Jun 21 22:29:34 2007
It's The Holiday Home for Pets Pie Company!!! Ha! Ha! More Wine, please.
Tim's mum
Thu Jun 21 17:48:24 2007
Plant trees, I say! They stabilise the ground, breathe, give shade and look nice. Also they are made of wood. I'm on my second glass of red wine, so might be talking dribble. Soz.
:o)
Tim's mum
Thu Jun 21 17:46:46 2007
Probably both- consider: rabbits make good pets. Cat food often contains rabbit.
Jimmy
Thu Jun 21 16:39:24 2007
Is that food for pets, or food made out of pets? Ambiguity rules!
tom
Thu Jun 21 16:26:00 2007
Ah... Nazal Pollution... Get a bit of that in my job... :(
Nigel
Thu Jun 21 16:21:54 2007
On the other side of our canal is a pet food factory. It stinks.
dsp
Thu Jun 21 16:06:09 2007
Yes, in a way, I think carbon-dioxide has been somewhat "picked on". There are many other real pollutants (rather than just simple carbon molecules. Jimmy's complex organic molecules for example) ruining the atmosphere. How about "Global Dimming" caused by airplane emmissions? That one doesn't get much press but is startlingly real.
Nigel
Thu Jun 21 15:39:23 2007
Interestingly enough, the ban on CFCs (which are also very potent greenhouse gases) has to date achieved more to prevent global warming than the Kyoto protocol.
Jimmy
Thu Jun 21 15:26:37 2007
John: Exactly my point. The main issue that I see now is with developed countries that are afraid to slow their growth if diverting money into "green" approaches to producing energy and goods. Sooner or later developing countries will realize the effects of building 2 coal power plants a week, actually some of them are already seeing some side effects like huge yellow clouds hovering over their nations in a stable manner...
Lox
Thu Jun 21 14:26:16 2007
...and yea - I've heard this thing about China building power stations brought up several times and can't help but feel it is just an excuse to stop people bothering to do anything. It's an unfortunate fact that these developing countries are probably going to lag behind by a few years/decades in moving to a greener approach to energy.... but yes, hopefully if the West sets a good example they will eventually follow. I think large scale changes like this are not impossible - once upon a time everyone in big cities used to heat their home with coal fires, but after a few years of really bad pea soupers etc they eventually stopped... and when was the last time you used an aerosol with CFCs in it?
John
Thu Jun 21 14:11:30 2007
Kev: there's a video on YouTube where a guy from Google tackles your point about what exactly it means to get to carbon neutral. Actually there are several initiatives afoot, including pouring a lot of money into renewable energy resources and making data centers more energy efficient, as well as things like the research into pluggable hybrid cars. Offsetting (planting trees etc) is just to deal with the bits in the short term where power usage still exceeds generation of clean energy, but longer term the plan seems to be to not to resort to this at all. I still think the tree planting projects are also valid in their own right though.
John
Thu Jun 21 13:57:50 2007
LOL.
tom
Thu Jun 21 12:22:43 2007
Tom: Check you entered your email address correctly. Fucker.
Amazon
Thu Jun 21 12:05:49 2007
Now, I will have to wait until tomorrow for the item. grrr.
tom
Thu Jun 21 11:32:39 2007
Yesterday, I ordered something from Amazon on an express pre-1pm delivery for today. I just went into my Amazon account to check when they thought it would arrive and guess what? I made a typo on my new credit card. They haven't sent it. (Fine). But where is the email/phonecall to say that?!?!?!? Fuckers.
tom
Thu Jun 21 11:27:11 2007
Kev: The problem with China and India are undeniable, but on the other side we must start somewhere... Moreover pollution tends to be a localized problem, so if the Chinese government doesn't want to take actions the citizens are going to suffer the most of the bad policy. The real problem is that US is polluting a LOT and they don't seem interested in cutting down consumption, they could do it as the economy is a mature one. Same goes for Europe, I am ashamed of Pizzaland for example, I hate how things are managed here... Every little help I think, and our cities are so "dirty", it's unbelievable...
Lox
Thu Jun 21 11:13:30 2007
Also... I heard on the news this week that "experts" estimate that China is opening at least 2 new Coal fired Power stations EVERY WEEK. I find this unbelievable, also apparently, they have lots of dirty coal available which they use which make it even worse. Sometimes it makes me wonder why we even bother with green issues in this country, since it seems our contributions to Carbon emissions are a ting drop of water in a very large ocean. However, I suppose, we need to lead by example, after we can hardly say "Hey Mr Average Chinese guy, stop polluting so much and make other energy investments" if we don't at least do that ourselves.
Kev
Thu Jun 21 10:36:33 2007
I think the phrase "Carbon Neutral", though a laudable achievement, is a bit misleading. After all if I have 200,000 computers all driven by dirty-power i.e burning fossil fuels and nuclear reactions, I can't see how planting a few trees = making up for it just because the "carbon emissions" are balanced. What about the air pollution and environmental pollution caused by the energy creation? A small worthwhile step it might be ( and maybe more companies should follow this model) but David Bellamy it does not make you ( although I believe even he is a nimby when it comes to wind farms!!! )
Kev
Thu Jun 21 10:30:34 2007
John: I see.... Carbon neutral is a good thing, I wish that the rest of the US decided to take steps towards it.... :(
Lox
Thu Jun 21 10:03:46 2007
Lox: I think it's just an awareness raising thing at the moment. Oh and Google have also announced today it will be carbon neutral by the end of this year. I believe Rob made some criticism a while back about the amount of power the company used etc, so it is with a certain degree of smugness that I present this fact. :)
John
Thu Jun 21 09:47:16 2007
Morning all! :)
Nigel
Thu Jun 21 08:56:04 2007
MOARN..ing
Lox
Thu Jun 21 08:30:00 2007
yawn Morning :)
Kev
Thu Jun 21 05:31:12 2007
John: Pretty cool, are they planning to market those cars?
Lox
Thu Jun 21 00:06:41 2007
On a completely unrelated note, Google have started making cars. Well, not quite - they're actually modifying hybrids to make them plug-innable, so they can have their batteries charged by solar power (or regular mains electricity if you so desire). I think I heard somewhere that they can go about 40 miles on the battery alone, which would probably cover most people's daily commute, and then the battery can charge happily away in the office car park while the driver is at work.
John
Wed Jun 20 23:26:20 2007
Clear!! :D (I'm sure they'll come eventually - Separately!!)
So then - is it longest-day tomorrow? 2007 is certainly flying!
Nigel
Wed Jun 20 22:55:43 2007
That is not supposed to sound like "Kev and I" are a childless couple, I hope that is clear.
John
Wed Jun 20 22:29:59 2007
Nigel: well yes but then Kev and I don't have kids to look after!
John
Wed Jun 20 22:29:19 2007
...well you know Kev, the reason I "only" put in 12 hours today was that I didn't want to overdo it after being off sick and all that...
John
Wed Jun 20 22:23:13 2007
I've got to hand it to you guys - I run out of steam after my 7.5 hours!! :) Plus we had no milk this afternoon for a cup of invigourating tea!! :(
Nigel
Wed Jun 20 22:18:33 2007
Glad to hear you are back on your feet John, no possibility of having a relapse, say on Friday :)
Kev
Wed Jun 20 22:13:40 2007
lol I beat u, 8 till 9 today. I think we should make this a regular competition!!!
Kev
Wed Jun 20 22:12:53 2007
Yes thanks Nigel! Went back to work today, did a "standard" 12 hour day. I felt a bit wobbly in the morning, but was more or less completely fine by the afternoon.
John
Wed Jun 20 21:50:09 2007
Looks like an exciting day on te board!! Hi all!!
John: You feeling any better?
Nigel
Wed Jun 20 19:39:30 2007
Hi! My name is Blimper!
Blimper
Wed Jun 20 16:51:08 2007
There he is again!!
Mad Mumsie
Wed Jun 20 16:21:12 2007
Hi!
My name is Adam!
Adam-Smith
Wed Jun 20 14:48:46 2007
TM How true, how true.
Mad Mumsie
Wed Jun 20 10:45:13 2007
Nice joke. I shall use that at work today.
tom
Wed Jun 20 10:08:48 2007
TM: Chapeau! :D
Lox
Wed Jun 20 08:16:04 2007
Oooeeerr Missus (2) !!!!!!! :D
Nigel
Tue Jun 19 22:50:51 2007
Apple Computer announced today that it has developed a computer chip that can store and play music in women's breast implants.
The iTit will cost $499 or $599 depending on size. This is considered to be a major breakthrough because women are always complaining about men staring at their breasts and not listening to them.
Tim's mum
Tue Jun 19 21:49:22 2007
Oooeerr Missus!! :D
Nigel
Tue Jun 19 20:20:11 2007
Kev: Now that you make me think about it... YES! :D
Lox
Tue Jun 19 15:28:10 2007
I am not sure if thats supposed to be some kind of double-entendre or not Lox?
Kev
Tue Jun 19 14:53:03 2007
John: Sounds nasty, I am sure that Chie has some Japanese magic medicine that she can dish out for these occasions... or not?
Lox
Tue Jun 19 12:33:21 2007
Lox: I think it is basically a cold, which seems to involve some stomach complications. I think I'm better than I was yesterday though, so will probably be back at work tomorrow.
John
Tue Jun 19 11:56:14 2007
Well in fairness I believe I did sort of get the idea originally after reading Dilbert, so I think I might give my legal team a rest on this occasion.
John
Tue Jun 19 11:52:40 2007
John: Go HERE I think you have sufficient details to start a multi million dollars lawsuit...
Lox
Tue Jun 19 11:20:30 2007
John: Have you exhausted interesting box sets such as Lost?
dsp
Tue Jun 19 10:46:16 2007
John: Flu? Cold? Ebola? What are the symptoms?
Lox
Tue Jun 19 10:34:43 2007
Poor old John. Go and buy yourselves a telly, man.
Rob Lang
Tue Jun 19 09:23:15 2007
Well it looks like another day off for me and Chie, I feel lousy again.
John
Tue Jun 19 09:20:42 2007
Morning all! :)
Am I allowed to feel a little sorry for Terry Semel? From the sound of it Jerry Yang thinks he can do soooo much better...
Nigel
Tue Jun 19 08:45:07 2007
Morning.... today I have nothingat all to do, will probably end up doing some grocery shopping...
Lox
Tue Jun 19 07:53:28 2007
Sorry to hear it, John. Don't fret over the lack of TV - it's not much better than InternetTV... (In my opinion) I'd recommend a Sherlock DVD to help you escape reality... Personally I'd probably plop in a Brother Cadfael which gives me a film-length respite.
Nigel
Mon Jun 18 20:44:58 2007
Chie and I have been off work today, as we've both come down with some sort of cold / stomach bug. At times like this I regret not owning a TV - I really need some form of entertainment that requires absolutely no brainpower or effort. Internet based "TV" still appears to be a complete load of crap. I am so bored now!
John
Mon Jun 18 20:29:22 2007
Dsp: No worries at all, I was trying to find out the meaning but I guess that John got it right... :D
Lox
Mon Jun 18 17:35:42 2007
Sorry Lox - there was absolutely no depth to it.
dsp
Mon Jun 18 16:27:08 2007
Hello, my name isn't!
Mad Mumsie
Mon Jun 18 14:47:16 2007
Hi!
My name is Adam!
Adam-Smith
Mon Jun 18 14:09:09 2007
Nigel: for personal use AND for the benefit of the new employer. We're all winners!
tom
Mon Jun 18 12:11:00 2007
Nigel: Good luck then, I hope that they do not get ya!!! And if they do blame it on Paris Hilton.
Lox
Mon Jun 18 10:33:43 2007
[whispering] :D Good point John! But remember this is the Civil Service... I'll no doubt be carted away by Men-In-Black later today... [/whispering]
Nigel
Mon Jun 18 10:12:18 2007
How much more banned than banned can they make it?
John
Mon Jun 18 09:45:52 2007
Morning all!
Oh good... So my employer is enforcing yet another ban on Internet usage... marvellous... No doubt security are watching me as I write... pffttt!
Nigel
Mon Jun 18 09:44:25 2007
John: It was rather simple to understand I wonder why did I started looking for a gazzillion different meanings.... Good morning by the way!
Lox
Mon Jun 18 08:23:12 2007
John: I seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, MARVELLOUS! :D
Lox
Mon Jun 18 08:22:23 2007
Lox: I believe Tim's original comment was based on the following:
- Lorenzo, I'm at my wit's end, I really need help with my thesis.
- OK love, here's some stationery.
John
Sun Jun 17 23:13:24 2007
John: I still don't get the joke, will someone care to explain it to me! ?
Lox
Sun Jun 17 23:05:38 2007
OK Nigel, sorry, misread your message. I should have realised that you are much too polite a person to suggest we have "problems"
Mad Mumsie
Sun Jun 17 23:03:35 2007
Personally I think A4 would be a little cold and impersonal - A5 is an altogether cosier and more affectionate size of paper. If you really want to go the whole hog, then maybe even consider coloured paper. Although she may then suspect you of having had an affair, and attempting to cover up for your guilt with lavish gifts.
John
Sun Jun 17 23:02:03 2007
Nigel: I am sure that Tom made a spelling mistake and he's secretly shooting porn movies somewhere near Luton.
Lox
Sun Jun 17 22:56:15 2007
"Another night of ESX..." trouble with the typing fingers there Tom? ( :D )
Sounds interesting at any rate. Is this for your new employer, or just for "personal advancement"?
Nigel
Sun Jun 17 22:48:20 2007
Another night of ESX building.... got a cracking system up and running now!
tom
Sun Jun 17 22:33:48 2007
Ah.
tom
Sun Jun 17 20:39:08 2007
Nice idea Tom! My neighbours are an odd lot. One side don't do such menial work, they get a man in. The other side would simply charge me by the minute!! :D
Nigel
Sun Jun 17 20:29:11 2007
Why didn't you borrow one from the neighbour and not return it, thereby prompting a "good life" stylem misunderstanding. Truely English!
tom
Sun Jun 17 19:50:09 2007
So afternoon, then!! Everyone else as busy as I was? One of the advantages to living in a flat (I remember!) was not having to mow lawns. And as my mower had conked out, I had to buy a new one... :( Hey-ho...
Nigel
Sun Jun 17 16:53:28 2007
Morning all!!! :)
Welcome back MM!!
I actually meant "Women Problems" ... ah-hem... ! (Still on dodgy ground I know!)
Nigel
Sun Jun 17 10:43:57 2007
Nigel: WOMEN'S PROBLEMS, WOMEN'S PROBLEMS? What the hell do you mean WOMEN'S PROBLEMS? ;) I'm back!
Mad Mumsie
Sun Jun 17 10:27:46 2007
Dsp: A4 and Dictionary?! I am afraid the very late night and the relatively early morning call are getting me to miss the suggestion... Is it to write the thesis? Morning everyone bytheway!
Lox
Sun Jun 17 10:09:44 2007
Lox: you need to show her you care. Buy her a pad of A4 and a dictionary. That should escalate things nicely to the point you don't need to do anything else.
dsp
Sun Jun 17 09:10:56 2007
Undoubtedly!! "Women Problems" are but a thing of the past! (I whispered that last bit... just in case... Ah-hem!)
Nigel
Sat Jun 16 23:45:47 2007
Sounds plausible to me Nigel! Well, following our Herculean exertions this evening I feel confident we have fixed all of Lox's problems. I am convinced we will see a message from him tomorrow morning telling us how great life is, and how lucky he feels to be on this fabulous planet of ours.
John
Sat Jun 16 23:39:10 2007
Well John, I have to report that my own efforts on Lox's behalf have met with great success!!! I am slightly "wobbly" which means that any help I might offer makes perfect sense (just now!!) Whether this most obvious sense will remain in the morning is another matter... As to how this long-distance support can possibly help, we should remind doubters that space is proven to be curved by a large mass. We merely substitute a "large mass - of beer" and the physics makes perfect sense, bringing Itally to within shoulder-patting, commiseration distance... :)
Nigel
Sat Jun 16 23:33:24 2007
So Nigel.... how is the beerathon in support of Lorenzo going? I'm just about to move onto beer number three, although I have to admit to slightly losing clarity on how me drinking in another country is helping to fix Lox's girlfriend troubles. Perhaps it'll all make sense after another beer!
John
Sat Jun 16 20:41:21 2007
Good man! You're welcome!! :)
Nigel
Sat Jun 16 18:58:56 2007
Nigel: it is too dangerous for you to undertake this heroic effort all alone. I feel I should assist...
John
Sat Jun 16 15:10:14 2007
Nigel: EHEHEHEH :D
John: Well I am off to Pisa this afternoon for some fireworks display with some friends. I think that it will help me taking my head away from the problems that I have now, although I feel very disappointed at the way things are going with Chiara and my relationships in general...
Lox
Sat Jun 16 15:05:45 2007
Hi guys... I feel I ought to commiserate by going out and buying a large volume of BEER, bringing it back and then trying to drown *your* sorrows, remotely, so to speak!!! ;))
Nigel
Sat Jun 16 14:49:42 2007
Sounds generally pretty crappy Lorenzo. Oh well, I'm sure you'll sort it out one way or the other. In the meantime try not to let it get you down too much! Presumably you'll have some free time to yourself this weekend? Anything fun planned?
John
Sat Jun 16 14:06:29 2007
John: Thanks John!! :D Well this is exactly my point, the problem is that when we discuss about it she denies it all!! Unfortunately because of her job she works 12 hours 7 days a week. I told her that several phone calls and coming to sleep at my place, although good things, are hardly a way to get to know each other in a deeper way, a way that I see could eventually move us forward into going to live together and so on. She has a different approach, she likes me so we must do things on the flow of the moment, romance and feelings... So she doesn't see any problem to have kids, to move together (only if we marry though) and so on... There are many more things to tell, (like she needs to write her thesis but she is leaving for a week to Morocco with her girlfriends next week... then if I ask to come out with my friends she starts offending me because she must write the paper and I clearly do not care about it...), but the bottom line is that I am getting quite bored by all of it. She doesn't seem to understand what I have asked her (take more time off work as a normal person so that we can start spending some quality time together), so I think that there is only one solution to all the problem...
Lox
Sat Jun 16 12:20:49 2007
I recommend getting tremendously drunk, starting around lunchtime today. Alas, if I wasn't incapable of being spontaneous any more on account of being married, I would be jumping on a plane to come down and join you.
John
Sat Jun 16 11:58:18 2007
Well Lox, things don't sound that great. I feel like you've been quite unfortunate yet again - having met someone new, you ought to be able to qualify for a bit more than 3 months before the inevitable bickering and unreasonable demands start. How do you think you will proceed from here? Are you planning to weather the storm? Or...?
John
Sat Jun 16 11:55:02 2007
Dsp: Hard to say... Moving together, getting to spend more time together, a certain clash of personalities and views that it's quite hard (in my view). Also she seems to think that romance must dictate our actions, while I am a bit more pragmatical (after 3 month that we see each other talking about kids and marriage seems to me a BIT quick)...
Lox
Sat Jun 16 11:36:35 2007
(in ten words or less)
dsp
Sat Jun 16 10:35:19 2007
What's the big dispute?
dsp
Sat Jun 16 10:35:08 2007
Morning everyone!! Well my head is still aching from last night... Very little to say to be honest...
Lox
Sat Jun 16 10:01:36 2007
Morning all!! :)
Sorry to hear about that Lox. I hope today is better...
I just had a glorious lie-in. It's still wet and horrid here so there wasn't any pressing need to be up with the larks!
Nigel
Sat Jun 16 09:53:40 2007
That must be a record 2 hours 29 minutes argument! :((((
Lox
Sat Jun 16 00:22:25 2007
Lox: Best of luck!
Nigel
Fri Jun 15 23:08:13 2007
John you were clearly just plain lazy today. After all 8am till 7pm with a 20 min al-desko is normal working hours !
Kev
Fri Jun 15 22:49:06 2007
I am currently having a phone argument with Chiara.... If that is a good plan for the weekend.... :(
Lox
Fri Jun 15 22:28:07 2007
Well it's all gone quiet out there now so the weather has calmed. Anyone got any exciting plans for the weekend? I haven't ...
Nigel
Fri Jun 15 22:04:55 2007
Yea, still pretty dry here too, although I do hear it will be wet tomorrow. I left work at 6 o' clock today - imagine that! I got in at 10 as well, so I actually did an 8 hour day for once!
John
Fri Jun 15 20:37:17 2007
Let's hope it's heading west Kev, and not east!! :D
Nigel
Fri Jun 15 20:24:32 2007
Right now I am looking at Sunny blue skies and its still quite warm out too :) big change from the torrential rain this morning.
Kev
Fri Jun 15 20:23:04 2007
So then, after my last comment about the weather I drove home at 15mph (due to a pile up blocking the road) in a massive lightning-strewn thunderstorm. Just glad I was in a Faraday Cage!!
Nigel
Fri Jun 15 19:35:53 2007
Sorry Tom - messages crossed! Shame they did away with the Image Tool. I'll reinstall to get it back... !
Nigel
Fri Jun 15 14:38:04 2007
This is now getting weird - Sun shining; people in shorts... I'm confused! Did it rain at all?
Nigel
Fri Jun 15 14:36:52 2007
Nigel: I picked up Parallels 3.0 too. Dsp: It certainly does rock!
tom
Fri Jun 15 14:36:49 2007
We use VMWare here. It rocks!
dsp
Fri Jun 15 13:42:17 2007
Tom: I see! Best of luck! Incidentally, talking VMs, I got the new version of Parallels. Has some DX8 in there now, plus OpenGL. Finally *some* graphic intensive stuff works - it's still pretty hit-and-miss but surprisingly good when it does work.
Nigel
Fri Jun 15 13:36:11 2007
I don't get it. How can that song be jolly?
Jimmy
Fri Jun 15 13:00:59 2007
Nigel: VCP = VMware Certified Professional. Yep - ESX server is the full-on version of VMware. It has it's own OS and some really clever memory management stuff to make the best of the hardware.
tom
Fri Jun 15 12:10:33 2007
The tune is brill. Super jolly.
Rob Lang
Fri Jun 15 11:50:15 2007
Ah!! Yes, I was getting all heavy and allegorical! That'll teach me!! :)
Nigel
Fri Jun 15 11:30:14 2007
...ah I see my message was redundant. :)
John
Fri Jun 15 11:12:10 2007
Nigel: it's a song by Cake, actually I think it is meant to be more uplifting than depressing...?
John
Fri Jun 15 11:11:47 2007
Actually, it's quite a jolly song. I see that when you write it down like that it looks a bit grim. It was for John, in a sense 'cos it's from his favourite band.
Rob Lang
Fri Jun 15 11:10:09 2007
Bad morning, Rob?
Nigel
Fri Jun 15 10:41:28 2007
People you love... will turn their backs on you. You'll lose you hair. Your teeth. Your knife will fall out of its shieth! But you still don't like to leave before the end of the movie.
People you hate. Will get their hooks into you. They'll pull you down. You'll frown. They'll tar and drag you through town! But you still don't like to leave before the end of the movie.
No, you still don't like to leave before the end of the show.
Rob Lang
Fri Jun 15 09:48:40 2007
Morning all!! :)
Wa-hey Sheri!! Good news!! :))
So this morning is still pouring with rain here, but my feet are dry!! Ahhh... Bliss!!
Nigel
Fri Jun 15 08:40:28 2007
SORRY GUYS!!! I intend to add an entry on my blog at the weekend. I've been extremely busy. Business is doing fine and I'm buying a flat. Cheerio!
Sheri Ze Mean Frog
Fri Jun 15 08:21:15 2007
... Hmmm... is that so you can run more than one OS on a single server, then? Or perhaps two BIOSes in the same machine? Or are you after some sort of virtual server farm? Not sure what VCP is.. Virtual Centre P... ?
Nigel
Thu Jun 14 23:25:20 2007
Spent this evening setting up a VMWare ESX server using some old hardware. It's holding up so far.. It'll get me through my VCP exam I recon.
tom
Thu Jun 14 22:51:18 2007
Sounds very civilized John!! :) It's pretty quiet here too. No TV, kids in bed, just scanning through Google Video / YouTube. Remember the Citroen robot transformer dancing advert? Just found a spoof using a rusty 2CV - well done!
Nigel
Thu Jun 14 20:42:00 2007
Well, judging by the fact I'm still in the office, it looks like I've taken option D then. Still, it's not all bad - I've got some jazz playing, and plenty of free food and drink on hand!
John
Thu Jun 14 20:13:27 2007
Well, Chie's off to the ballet tonight. So that ought to mean a carte blanche for a beery night out, unfortunately I don't know anyone to go drinking with. So I suppose my options are (A) go out by myself anyway (B) drink at home (C) go home but not drink (D) just stay at work longer instead. None of these are that enticing!
John
Thu Jun 14 17:52:15 2007
As for the Robots thing John... I'm reminded of Marvin The Paranoid Android... I have a single of his called "Reasons To Be Miserable..." (True!)
Nigel
Thu Jun 14 14:24:34 2007
Apparently even in Ancient Rome gangs of youths (apparently from rich families) used to roam (sic!) about doing damage and harm to others for fun ... So I guess nothing's new or unique, is it? You just think that nowadays they could chose a better uniform!
Nigel
Thu Jun 14 14:22:54 2007
I still have "The Humans are Dead" stuck in my head.
John
Thu Jun 14 14:12:27 2007
Well I think every society has it's troubles with irritating and unruly young people. In Japan I they have a social group who I believe are referred to as "chinpera" - a sort of trainee low-grade yakuza. Although they're not as visually offensive as our chavs, I believe they are responsible for a fair amount of misdemeanours (at least by Japanese standards, where crime rates are lower to start with)
John
Thu Jun 14 13:31:07 2007
... probably all a bit politically incorrect. My personal view is that Eskimos are lovely people with not one trace of chavness about them. I'm sure they would never consider wearing white-nylon "trackies" tucked into their socks...
Nigel
Thu Jun 14 12:26:30 2007
... and my favourite: What do you call a Chav in a box? "Innit". What do you call an Eskimo Chav in a box? "Innuinnit". :D
Nigel
Thu Jun 14 11:57:42 2007
I think I'm getting Trench-foot... :(
I seem to have received an email with a lot of Chav jokes... eg - Why are Chavs like slinkies? They have no real use but it's great to
watch one fall down a flight of stairs.
Nigel
Thu Jun 14 11:41:22 2007
Die spam, die. etc.
Rob Lang
Thu Jun 14 10:17:25 2007
Hmmm... Sound advice Rob. I've got a set of Peter Storms at home; those plus my wellies for the 15-minute hike from the carpark should do the trick... Plus I'd have the great satisfaction of being able to hang my dripping outfit to dry not far from the manager's office! :) A plan is hatched!
Nigel
Thu Jun 14 10:08:17 2007
Sorry to hear your plight, Nigel. I recommend a cagool or waterproof outfit for your morning sortie to the office.
Rob Lang
Thu Jun 14 09:52:42 2007
John: yes, it is! Sadly taking my shoes off doesn't count as "professional" as I'm up and about all the time :( . Presumably making squelching-noises does! First break at 10:15 so I get a chance then.
I remember getting so wet last winter I actually went out and bought new shoes just for some relief; and I quite agree - wet feet is pretty dire. Anything else is bearable...
Nigel
Thu Jun 14 09:50:29 2007
Nigel: sounds horrid! Personally I find one of the most unpleasant bits of getting soaked in a downpour is having wet feet - but maybe that's just me. Are you able to take off your shoes?
John
Thu Jun 14 09:32:12 2007
Ah...ah...aahhh...AAAHHHTISHOOOOO!!!! ;)
Nigel
Thu Jun 14 09:02:52 2007
Nigel, I sense that you have a cold coming on, which can be directly attributed to this morning :) that'll learn'em.
Kev
Thu Jun 14 09:00:14 2007
This is true Lox! You are talking my "language"!! :D
Nigel
Thu Jun 14 08:52:35 2007
Nigel: I remember once when I arrived at work completely drenched and nobody gave a damn about it... :( Pretty bad feeling! Nothing that a cuppa can't fix though!
Lox
Thu Jun 14 08:46:33 2007
Morning Maisoneers... Talk about wet! Torrential here. I'm as wet as a wet thing in a very wet place. Does my employer give a hoot? Do they "heckerslike!" So I sit here in wet feet, wet trousers and am expected to be professional... Pah!
Nigel
Thu Jun 14 08:41:10 2007
Morning everyone....
Lox
Thu Jun 14 08:35:41 2007
What brings you here?
You're always welcome.
leadsmlm
Thu Jun 14 04:52:50 2007
Travis - yes I just watched the first episode of that new series - so are they getting quite a lot of publicity over there at the moment?
John
Wed Jun 13 22:21:15 2007
Glad you fellows liked it. I've seen a fair bit of their stuff. They had a special on HBO (I think you all know what that is) about a year ago. Now they have a series coming to HBO as well. I'm quite envious of you, John, for having seen them live. I don't think they will be performing anywhere near me any time soon. "Most Beautiful Girl in the Room" is a classic.
Travis
Wed Jun 13 21:46:37 2007
Hmm, I am at home, still at the office too :O)
Kev
Wed Jun 13 20:47:57 2007
I'm still at the office, would really like to be in the pub now though!
John
Wed Jun 13 20:29:34 2007
Tom: http://www.encorerecords.com/detail.aspx?productid=20995 - is this it? Is this any good?
Nigel
Wed Jun 13 20:29:23 2007
Well I notice a few sites with, er, torrent downloads of Boing! Otherwise it looks like an expensive ebay purchase! (or Amazon at Ј20!)
Nigel
Wed Jun 13 19:42:27 2007
Hmmm... 1991 or there abouts, Tom... I see what you mean about prices...
Nigel
Wed Jun 13 14:43:35 2007
Yup.
tom
Wed Jun 13 12:58:26 2007
blimey, Tom! You've obviously tried iTunes?
Nigel
Wed Jun 13 12:51:26 2007
I'm looking for "Funny How" by Airhead ("Funny how the girls you fall in love with never fancy you, funny how the ones you don't do...") I've seen the album ("Boing") on ebay for anything upwards of Ј16!
tom
Wed Jun 13 12:49:29 2007
Thanks guys... I'll pass on the best wishes to The Management.
tom
Wed Jun 13 12:48:24 2007
Talking of which ... this'll fox you all: "I can't find Bouncing Babies by The Teardrop Explodes." ... Ahhh, the memories... :)
Nigel
Wed Jun 13 12:46:02 2007
So... how big *is* this market then? I have visions of surreptitious alien robots all queuing up to buy these clandestine records. :D
Nigel
Wed Jun 13 12:14:20 2007
This song is not really for humans, it's for the race of robots that will annihilate all of humankind and take over the world - that's the market we're aiming at.
John
Wed Jun 13 10:06:57 2007
I've got it stuck in my head now:
The Humans are Dead.
We killed them. They're Dead.
The Humans are Dead.
Check that one - yes he's Dead.
We used poisonous gases...
...we poisoned their asses.
(well actually their lungs)
genius!
John
Wed Jun 13 10:01:37 2007
I liked the one where they introduced themselves as "formerly the 4th best parody folk duo in NZ - unfortunately we're no longer number 4, another band has come along and shuffled us down the rankings - they're called like of the conchords, they're a tribute band to us in fact, but a bit more popular than we are".
John
Wed Jun 13 09:59:20 2007
Flight of the Conchords, the 4th best folk parody band in NZ. fab stuff.
Rob Lang
Wed Jun 13 09:53:20 2007
Hmmm. Tricky. However Lox, I must give your girlfriend 10-out-of-10 for organisational/planning skills!
At the end of the day though, BOTH of you have to be happy with any arrangements made, otherwise there will always be a bad feeling which comes back to haunt you in the future. As for moving flat again - I agree that would be a great upheaval, and one you're only just recovering from the first time!
Nigel
Wed Jun 13 09:51:39 2007
Nigel: It's all complicated, after three months of seeing each other Chiara wants to have a "PROJECT" (I am getting to hate this word), and wants us to move to a flat together. But my flat is not good enough (and if she moves here she refuses to share the rent on the account that I already claim it from taxes, so it's ok to share bills but rent will still be on me) so she wants me to make another move to a different place (incidentally the one above her parents house)... I told her that after 3 months it seems a bit "early" to start talking about moving together, and frankly speaking I have only just settled here and getting to move everything again doesn't sound appealing at all (not to speak about the money that is wasted in the process). I let you imagine the reaction to this discussion....
Lox
Wed Jun 13 09:43:46 2007
[whisper]Morning! I'm trying to avoid going into one of those boring whole-office-meetings... Trying to look busy and avoid probing questions... In reality I'm surfing the 'net!!
Lox: You should say "Take me as I am - or never darken my doorstep again!!" OK it's a bit dramatic, but I find this morning is generally heading that way...[/whisper]
Nigel
Wed Jun 13 09:18:44 2007
Morning everyone, it seems that past is catching up with me and what I left 3 months ago came back to hunt me yesterday... I am talking about problems with girlfriends moving into my flat to stay together, I really do not know where to start telling... :(
Lox
Wed Jun 13 09:11:59 2007
Ah fantastic - have watched a few of those videos now, thanks for reminding me about those guys Travis!
John
Wed Jun 13 08:56:19 2007
Anyway Travis, that same YouTube channel (or whatever you call it) also had the robot song I mentioned just now in the post that you may not have seen. It is called "the humans are dead" - very funny.
John
Wed Jun 13 08:47:13 2007
Oh dear, a bit of a board breakage there...
John
Wed Jun 13 08:45:45 2007
Yes Travis I'm definitely a fan! Saw them at Glastonbury a few years back - I really loved their song "only for robots" which has a solo in it all done ib binary. Oh and I think they did some gangster rap, and gave each other rap names - if I recall correctly they were the rhymenoceros and the hip-hop-apotamus.
John
Wed Jun 13 08:36:58 2007
Well-done, Tom (and Tom's lady).
Travis
Wed Jun 13 06:14:43 2007
Flight of the Conchords, anyone? http://youtube.com/watch?v=iR2L98gobTQ
Travis
Wed Jun 13 01:54:07 2007
Yes Nigel - about a ten minute walk away. I think I went to a pub on that street a few weeks back.
John
Tue Jun 12 23:51:56 2007
Hey John... That building which has just collapsed in Victoria, London. That's near to where you work, isn't it?!?
Nigel
Tue Jun 12 23:31:04 2007
Tom: well it was all set up for me before I arrived, but yes, it has been pretty much hassle free - probably the first time I've been truly content using Linux on a day-to-day basis, rather than just putting up with it because I had to.
John
Tue Jun 12 23:00:22 2007
Tom: CONGRATS!!! I didn't know that the IIIrd was on the way! Good man!!
Lox
Tue Jun 12 22:50:35 2007
Cool... Ubuntu just works (well not quite like the Mac, but nearly).
tom
Tue Jun 12 22:13:28 2007
Yeah, I like "&&" when chaining as it's a kind of basic trace...
Nigel
Tue Jun 12 21:15:12 2007
Tom: we use a variant of ubuntu at work... but I'm still very much an amateur when it comes to Linux, so I wouldn't really know the difference between that and all the other major distributions. I am however getting quite nifty with bash, are you all aware of he joys of Ctrl+R? ... and I secretly really enjoying chaining about five commands together with the pipe operator, especially if one of them is something involving a "while". Mnph.
John
Tue Jun 12 21:01:30 2007
Tom: Congratulations! I didn't know there was Rowan III on the way!
dsp
Tue Jun 12 19:32:24 2007
Incidentally, I've been using DSL as my Linux of choice recently. not because it's superior in any way, just because of it's size. Even fully installed on my hard-disk it's only 131MB (decompressed) and includes Firefox browsing. True the big apps aren't there, only smaller/lesser version. But it's very fast and clean!
Nigel
Tue Jun 12 19:32:05 2007
Or even: I've been meaning...
John
Tue Jun 12 16:42:39 2007
...well I've mean meaning to set up "message board B" for a while now.... :)
John
Tue Jun 12 16:42:19 2007
Tom: Is it about now you, me, dsp and Sheri should start sharing stories on the board about "Waters Breaking" ??? :D
Nigel
Tue Jun 12 16:40:44 2007
...and what about number 4?
John
Tue Jun 12 16:38:34 2007
Ah!! :) - (Splendid!!)
Nigel
Tue Jun 12 16:38:14 2007
27th Jan 2008.
tom
Tue Jun 12 16:35:59 2007
Tom: I don't remember now - did you give an ETA for number 3 ?
Nigel
Tue Jun 12 16:35:01 2007
Ah. But is it the baby's plan?
tom
Tue Jun 12 16:27:30 2007
A week tomorrow is the plan.
dsp
Tue Jun 12 15:34:47 2007
dsp: no show yet then?
tom
Tue Jun 12 15:24:11 2007
John: which Linux do you use at work? I'm using Ubuntu on my work laptop.
tom
Tue Jun 12 15:23:51 2007
Well you asked for citations...
John
Tue Jun 12 14:29:08 2007
John: So what's your point?
dso
Tue Jun 12 14:12:41 2007
Yes actually I use Firefox on the Mac, mainly just because I like the consistency (my main machine at work runs Linux). I've never really used Safari a great deal, but it is interesting to hear it is now available on Windows. I'm not really sure what sort of a market it will attract though - the IE refuseniks will presumably continue on with Firefox, and people who really like Apple stuff probably already have a Mac anyway.
John
Tue Jun 12 13:33:12 2007
Jimmy: Watch the swinging watch... You need an Apple Mac... When you awake you will forget this conversation but go out and immediately buy a Mac....
(More seriously, I didn't know about a Windows version of Safari, but so far have no issues with Safari on the Mac. Though I believe some people prefer Firefox, I'm quite happy.)
Nigel
Tue Jun 12 13:20:55 2007
[6]
Jimmy
Tue Jun 12 13:04:34 2007
[3]
John
Tue Jun 12 12:59:08 2007
[2]
John
Tue Jun 12 12:58:08 2007
[1]
John
Tue Jun 12 12:54:18 2007
Hey- I'm using Apple's Safari for Windows. It looks very apple-y, but other than that, it's seems pretty good ;)
Jimmy
Tue Jun 12 12:23:22 2007
Tim, you're essentially saying "I was wrong. Rub it in".
Rob Lang
Tue Jun 12 12:03:11 2007
Citation needed.
dsp
Tue Jun 12 11:14:25 2007
Tom: so some people say, but apparently there are several towns in the Midlands using that name.
John
Tue Jun 12 10:43:37 2007
Bradley? That's not a common name.
tom
Tue Jun 12 09:08:46 2007
TM: YESSSSSS That's absolute GENIUS!!!! TIMONETTA BRADLIONA (female) or TIMOTEO BRADLIONE (male). There is decided then!
Lox
Tue Jun 12 08:02:45 2007
Muuuuummmmmm!
dsp
Mon Jun 11 23:35:14 2007
How about Tiny Tim for a boy or Timonetta for a girl? Not that i'm biased of course!
Tim's mum
Mon Jun 11 22:18:04 2007
Tim: in the spirit of what I believe is called "brinkmanship" - yes!
John
Mon Jun 11 21:31:28 2007
John: Is the Ј500 donation to the trust fund still honoured for a 'you know what' middle name?
dsp
Mon Jun 11 19:46:54 2007
Here's my top 3:
- \n Hastings
- 10 PRINT GEOFF 20 GOTO 10 HASTINGS
- All Of Your Hastings Are Belong To Us Hastings
The first is my favourite for the mischief.
dsp
Mon Jun 11 19:46:12 2007
Dsp is either afk or is pretending not to see...
Lox
Mon Jun 11 17:54:39 2007
...or for that continental feel, how about Geoff-Pierre?
John
Mon Jun 11 17:46:45 2007
The 11th commandment clearly states: thou shalt name thy second child Genghis. Or Geoff.
John
Mon Jun 11 17:45:35 2007
...or Geoff?
John
Mon Jun 11 17:43:41 2007
John: What's all this fascination with Geoff? How about Yarno?
Lox
Mon Jun 11 17:42:17 2007
...although the latter is not Genghissy enough for my tastes.
John
Mon Jun 11 17:41:59 2007
How about "10 print Geoff, 20 goto 10" Hastings?
John
Mon Jun 11 17:41:23 2007
If you're worried about the length, you could always introduce some sub-expressions. For example:
Lorenzo g1 g2 John g1 g2 g1
where g1 = Genghis
g2 = Geoff
John
Mon Jun 11 17:40:38 2007
Can we not squeeze a Genghis or Geoff in there somewhere? Lorenzo-Geoff-Genghis-John-Geoff-Genghis-Geoff perhaps?
John
Mon Jun 11 17:38:21 2007
Rob: Actually I think that Lorenzo John Hastings would be a massive success among the girls... OK THEN IT's DECIDED, Lorenzo John it is!
Lox
Mon Jun 11 17:34:21 2007
I too was thinking double barreled, how about Genghis-Geoff? Or Geoff-Genghis? Or Geoff-Geoff? Hey why stop at double barreled? Genghis-Genghis-Geoff-Geoff-Genghis has a certain ring to it.
John
Mon Jun 11 17:33:44 2007
Or you could name him/her after a relative you're fond of, such as "Mummy Hastings"
Rob Lang
Mon Jun 11 17:21:39 2007
How about a Double-barrelled first name? Such as "Lorenzo John". A bit like the Waltons, as in "Billy Bob".
Rob Lang
Mon Jun 11 17:20:57 2007
Dsp: I vote for Otto... Or Bradlioni... Ghengis is too exotic.
Lox
Mon Jun 11 17:14:38 2007
How about Genghis?
John
Mon Jun 11 16:52:36 2007
Dsp: Bradlioni (or was it suggested already?)
Lox
Mon Jun 11 16:40:48 2007
Re-run?
Re-run's nana
Mon Jun 11 16:05:06 2007
2.0?
Rob Lang
Mon Jun 11 15:55:34 2007
Thanks everyone. We don't have a bag packed yet, but we are trying to get our act together. Rob - we are hoping to manage a better name than 'no 2' - any suggestions?
dsp
Mon Jun 11 15:54:06 2007
Dsp: Goooooodddd Luck to you and Claire, I'll make sure to send some more chocolate biscuits for the newborn!! :D
Lox
Mon Jun 11 15:18:50 2007
Good Luck, tim! Are you going to call the baby No 2?
Rob Lang
Mon Jun 11 12:16:06 2007
Blimey Tim, that soon eh? Well good luck, hope it all goes smoothly. Not that I'm any kind of an authority on the subject but most people seem to say it is easier second time round.
John
Mon Jun 11 12:10:19 2007
Way to go, dsp!! On guard 24/7... car filled with petrol, bag packed and ready to go!?!?! :)
Nigel
Mon Jun 11 11:48:16 2007
Ah. Cool! I should check my comments! I hope you weren't arguing about chocolate biscuits. No 2 baby is expected a week on Wednesday...
dsp
Mon Jun 11 11:30:34 2007
Dsp: Actually I have already commented them yesterday, I cannot say how much it made me happy, then I started arguing my guts off with Chiara, but that's another story.. .:P
Lox
Mon Jun 11 11:17:22 2007
Lox, you have 1 new message
dsp
Mon Jun 11 10:54:24 2007
John/Rob: I am getting scared! :D But thanks nonetheless :P
Lox
Mon Jun 11 10:24:36 2007
John, he still doesn't fancy you, regardless what you say. You smooth old bastard.
Rob Lang
Mon Jun 11 10:18:17 2007
Yes Lox, cheer up! Whilst you do appear to get more than your fair share of bad luck in terms of employment, as Nigel points out you're also blessed in many ways - as the rest of us get fatter and older, you seem to get even more handsome every year!
John
Mon Jun 11 10:14:34 2007
Nigel: True, I'll try to stick to that view :P
Lox
Mon Jun 11 10:10:25 2007
Ah... You have my sympathies then... Not a good start to the week! Still, look on the bright side - You drive a VW Golf; you use Apple Mac; you are good-looking; young, free and single!! How can things *not* get better!!??? :)
Nigel
Mon Jun 11 09:30:47 2007
Nigel: Let's see... Mails to reply to, some phone calls and maybe visits to the suppliers, a massive argument with Chiara yesterday night, a dreary situation with an order that has been delayed and there is nothing I can do to make things better, lastly a mail from my "contact" in Japan that doesn't shed any positive light over my contract situation...Oh well... it's Monday isn't it?
Lox
Mon Jun 11 09:27:49 2007
Lox: What have you got planned for today, then? (I am back at my desk, staring at a group of snarling public...)
Nigel
Mon Jun 11 09:08:00 2007
Kev: I can envisage the landscape that you are looking at with your bacon sarnie, and mandatory cup of tea on the table. In a way it's a nice picture, very British.
Lox
Mon Jun 11 08:53:03 2007
Morning all! :)
Blistering heat already here - the walk from the carpark was enough to get me hot and bothered... :( Fog and a bacon-sarnie sounds good right now!
Nigel
Mon Jun 11 08:42:27 2007
morning all, munching on a bacon sarnie watching the fog outside :)
Kev
Mon Jun 11 08:31:54 2007
Morning... hard day ahead... :(
Lox
Mon Jun 11 08:30:20 2007
Nigel: It happens in Italy too, the problem with works of art is that they are too popular and even you treat them badly you always get people coming.... :(
Lox
Sun Jun 10 23:10:11 2007
Yes, as much as I like England, it continues to amaze me how many foreign tourists we have, considering how expensive it is here, and how generally appalling the standard of customer service is. I feel like I want to shake the hand of every tourist I meet, and thank them warmly for having persevered through it all.
John
Sun Jun 10 22:17:00 2007
It's really annoying how people seem to be able to scoff at tourists, isn't it? Treat them like dirt, whereas in actual fact we should treat them like long-lost friends for coming here and spending their money! I remember a bus-driver like that on Jersey. He kind of tutted in a rude fashion and then proceded to correct my pronunciation of some place-name or other. I remember taking it in the chin, in a good-sport way and laughing it off. It wasn't until later I realised how rude he was being. Sure let me know the right way to say it, but don't belittle me!
Nigel
Sun Jun 10 21:36:53 2007
Oh and the guy who drove the shuttle bus between the nearest station and the castle was an obnoxious old git. It really annoyed me that all those foreign tourists on that bus will probably go back home with a lingering impression of England based on that foul old codger. No wonder we always get nil points at Eurovision!
John
Sun Jun 10 21:09:05 2007
...but then, exactly that "oh well it was OK so mustn't grumble" attitude which I have just conveyed is what will perpetuate Britain being a rip-off country.
John
Sun Jun 10 21:05:12 2007
Having said all of that though, I did actually have quite a nice day out, despite it being overpriced...
John
Sun Jun 10 21:03:44 2007
It seems a bit of a vicious circle to me - I'm sure the people who run the place would say they need to charge a high entrance fee because a place like that costs so much to maintain. However, presumably lowering the price might also persuade more people to visit. Furthermore, if these crumbling old piles really are so expensive to maintain, so much so that they become prohibitively expensive to visit, then one has to wonder if it is really worth saving them at all. Besides all of that, I noticed in almost every room they made a point of mentioning what a wonderful venue the castle is for conferences and weddings - it sounds like a thriving commercial enterprise to me. I believe the whole thing is privately owned, not the usual National Trust / English Heritage. If the admission was half the price it actually was, I'd be saying good on them, but at 14 quid I can't help but think they're milking it a bit. Especially given that almost all the visitors seemed to be foreign tourists, who, from Hollywood etc, have an idealised image of England which this castle fits rather well.
John
Sun Jun 10 21:02:31 2007
Nah! I doubt it John! :)
There's fair; and there's rip-off. I am happy to pay over the odds for something I know I'm really going to like, or because I've always wanted to... whatever. But just on the off-chance something might be enjoyable, paying through the nose is just plain rude of the provider!
Nigel
Sun Jun 10 20:52:55 2007
I am starting to worry I am turning into one of those mean old men, who can't enjoy anything at all, and simply complains about how much it costs instead.
John
Sun Jun 10 19:38:43 2007
Indeed John: Ouch! Rip-Off Britain again, it seems...
Nigel
Sun Jun 10 19:18:09 2007
On the way back into London now. Yes Nigel Leeds castle is that photogenic one with the moat. It made for a nice enough day out I suppose, but is a bit overpriced for what it was - 14 quid each!
John
Sun Jun 10 18:19:26 2007
Well, it's Sunday evening now... The day prior to me returning to work (Booo!!!!) So I'm just enjoying a nice and civilised Gin and Tonic (or two) - I assume the rest of the working week will be appalling, so I need to have a... "pied-a-terre" in sanity and civilisation. This week has made me realise just how much I truly hate my present employment. However, as you may recall, I had the opportunity of an interview a couple of weeks back. Sadly, on arrival the job had changed from Permanent to Temporary. How cr&* is that!? So, as I say, a G&T is required...
Nigel
Sun Jun 10 16:53:29 2007
Hi all!
Hmmm... Is that the castle surrounded by the picturesque moat full of water? Very nice!! :)
Nigel
Sun Jun 10 15:46:16 2007
On the train now, heading to Leeds Castle. Apparently it is in Kent. Not Leeds.
John
Sun Jun 10 12:30:32 2007
Good morning. We're off to see a castle shortly, in an attempt to break our usual weekend cycle of getting up late, not planning to do anything, getting annoyed that we're wasting the day, and then ending up in a big argument. So that will be nice.
John
Sun Jun 10 11:12:23 2007
Aaaaaaannnnnnndddddd good morning!
Lox
Sun Jun 10 10:33:03 2007
John: Iwas planning to retire when I am 40 (if I arrive there) with a gazzillion pounds in the bank.... Mmmmmmm
Lox
Sun Jun 10 00:07:20 2007
...of course it also means we'll all have to work well into our 80s, because the kids of today will be utterly incapable of doing anything. Hmmm.
John
Sat Jun 9 22:41:20 2007
Kev - what are you talking about? Dumbing down like this is absolutely great for us - it means when this generation of ill-informed young whipper-snappers get out into the workplace, they're not going to present any competition at all to those of us who were lucky enough to have a reasonable education. This guarantees us all job security well into our 80s. :)
John
Sat Jun 9 22:39:51 2007
Kev: Yes, that is SO bad! As you all may recall my intention was to DO Physics - Teaching to be precise. In those days it was a REAL subject. Then I was told I'd have no chance of making a living so I headed off and did other things (much to my chagrin it now turns out...). People often scoff at this type of dumbing-down, as if we're being snobbish or stupid for daring to notice. But the truth is out there...
Nigel
Sat Jun 9 17:24:59 2007
Surfing the internet I just stumbled across this article about the state and quality of the physics taught in British schools. If its reliable ( which I would like to assume it is ) and am actually shocked at the dumbing down of education in this country, especially the rather frighting political overtones that is being passed off as education.
Kev
Sat Jun 9 17:18:00 2007
Diamond Car Insurance... That must be an old time favourite for "la Maison"....
Lox
Sat Jun 9 16:38:41 2007
Yes Nigel - I believe the old Diamond Car Insurance thread is still going too. :)
John
Sat Jun 9 16:28:08 2007
Hi all!
John, just noticed the Maison "Articles" thread, and the one about the "Ten Most Useful Languages" is still being commented on/to two-yeats after the start. Latest is June!
Nigel
Sat Jun 9 15:43:58 2007
Weather is reasonable here, but I'm feeling pretty lethargic and would be quite happy to just stay in.
John
Sat Jun 9 13:14:45 2007
Morning everyone! Sunny day in Florence might go for a bike ride in the center later... :P
Lox
Sat Jun 9 08:11:30 2007
:D - Quite understandable, John! I'm just an inveterate fiddler!! :)
Nigel
Fri Jun 8 19:22:46 2007
After getting use to all the really nice features of unix shells like bash over the past few months, I don't think I could ever go back to ms-dos again!
John
Fri Jun 8 18:30:10 2007
Afternoon! Hot out there - just sneaked in to cool down and "fiddle". Been running DOSBox on the Mac. Latest version is a Universal Binary. Using the [sdl] parameter in the .conf file it gives glorius full-screen DOS at 1440 x 900..!!! Retro like it never was! Exciting? Sad? Probably!! :D
Nigel
Fri Jun 8 16:26:40 2007
John: Fair point... well once the schedule is fixed for your honeymoon we can see if we can sneak a little holiday in Scotland, maybe even later in the year... During the winter I am sort of planning a trip to India, would you be interested?
Lox
Fri Jun 8 12:54:20 2007
Thanks Lox! Yes a trip to Scotland this summer would be fantastic, I definitely do have a few weeks' vacation I can take, although I suspect Chie might want to go use the time to go somewhere more exotic... Still haven't had a proper honeymoon.
John
Fri Jun 8 12:07:50 2007
MM: Well we need to be politically correct, we are grown ups now.... :D John is a marvellous Cicero when it comes to whiskey, when I had a chance to experience whiskey with him at the Quercus in Ikebukuro I was well impressed!
Lox
Fri Jun 8 11:15:18 2007
Lox: that's not a holiday to the highlands, that a booze trip!
Mad Mumsie
Fri Jun 8 10:30:44 2007
Lox: How strange you should mention Islay. Can you pick up BBC television programmes? If you can BBC 2 Springwatch Mondays to Thursdays (which has my daughter as one of the producers) spends half the programme on Islay, admittedly looking at wild life, but the scenery is lovely too. They have a website too, with video bits.
Mad Mumsie
Fri Jun 8 10:29:59 2007
John: Shall we organize a trip to Scotland then? How about 3/4 days around the highlands and distilleries? Do you have summer holidays this year?
Lox
Fri Jun 8 10:28:16 2007
MM: I'm quite envious! I was reading Alfred Barnard's "The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom" (first published 1885) last night which paints a fabulous picture of Islay. Would really love to visit some day (although I suspect it is not quite as picturesque now as it was over a century ago).
John
Fri Jun 8 10:14:02 2007
Lox: I have never lived in Scotland, not sure I want to, but I do love to visit. Cyberdad was born in London, but his father was born in Glasgow. We are staying on the outskirts of Aviemore in The Highlands.
Mad Mumsie
Fri Jun 8 10:09:11 2007
MM: Where in Scotland are you going to go to? I miss Scotland quite a lot, I love that place! How long have you lived up north before moving to London? Is Cyberdad Scottish too?
Lox
Fri Jun 8 09:46:50 2007
We've got Monster Munch in the kitchens here at work! Pickled onion flavour, mind, as opposed to the roast beef ones I always used to prefer... but still, delightfully nostalgic.
John
Fri Jun 8 09:37:33 2007
Happy Friday indeed. In two hours I'm off for a week's holiday in Scotland - my annual trip. Hope the weather is going to be OK.
Mad Mumsie
Fri Jun 8 09:07:57 2007
Happy Friday everyone!
dsp
Fri Jun 8 09:01:24 2007
Sunny in Pizzaland, finally after a week of gloominess and rain
Lox
Fri Jun 8 08:30:32 2007
Morning, its raining .. stupid weather
Kev
Fri Jun 8 08:14:07 2007
Morning!!! :)
Nigel
Fri Jun 8 07:38:28 2007
Morning everyone!
Lox
Fri Jun 8 07:19:35 2007
As I recall you had a large back garden - perhaps you could construct a kind of shanty town of assorted greenhouses, sheds and lean-tos to house all your offspring?
John
Thu Jun 7 22:05:50 2007
Tom: any plans to move house (or have you done so already without me noticing?) - what with baby number 8 (or however many it is now) on the way, isn't it going to be a bit of a squeeze?
John
Thu Jun 7 22:03:17 2007
I left the MacBook at work today, and on arrival at home I decided I wanted to do a bit of interweb etc... I turned on my old Windows laptop, and it is quite a painful experience to do anything with it now - so much so I have resorted to VNCing into my Mac Mini instead!
John
Thu Jun 7 22:02:18 2007
Just got back from the whisky society - Nigel I think the Scots' "cheers" is slainte perhaps? ...but I've never heard anyone seriously using that at the club.
John
Thu Jun 7 22:00:42 2007
Got much to do? Mine's a pain...
Nigel
Thu Jun 7 20:40:20 2007
Just mown the 'lawn'.
tom
Thu Jun 7 20:33:50 2007
Cheers! Or is it "bottoms up!" or "Skal!" or... What is it whiskey drinkers toast with, John?
Nigel
Thu Jun 7 20:17:24 2007
I'm off to the whisky society this evening. :)
John
Thu Jun 7 17:52:23 2007
...ness?
John
Thu Jun 7 17:46:16 2007
Evening chaps! Busy afternoon in the garden, and sorting the (in)famous garage! I'm getting a bit ruthless now and chucking out loads of stuff. If I knew if anybody needed something (reasonable!) I'd check before throwing etc... Otherwise, it's probably time for some Gui... Well, you know! :)
Nigel
Thu Jun 7 17:40:33 2007
John: Thanks for the nomination, the first point that I would like to address is vegetarian food. As you all know it is the real reason behind spam, so I propose to ban it alltogether from the world. Secondly I hereby nominate google best software engineer to deal with the problem of Spam and la Maison, John Alastair Hawkins, as it is clearly also the big G fault. Ok now you can pay me a fantastillion euro for my hard work. Thanks.
Lox
Thu Jun 7 15:49:40 2007
Yes!
Mad Mumsie
Thu Jun 7 15:36:41 2007
Are you all working?
tom
Thu Jun 7 14:42:54 2007
Sorry. Spam's off.
tom
Thu Jun 7 13:12:17 2007
Ever read "Timescape" Kev?
Nigel
Thu Jun 7 10:48:43 2007
Yes Lox, I nominate you to readdress our spam system.
John
Thu Jun 7 10:31:29 2007
It might just be messages from the future though, thats why alot of them don't make sense due to the time warping.
Kev
Thu Jun 7 08:33:32 2007
Morning!! :)
Nigel
Thu Jun 7 08:31:33 2007
In any case I think that the spam system at la maison needs to be readdressed as it seems that they are getting more and more into the board with their idiotic messages :(
Lox
Thu Jun 7 06:39:36 2007
Morning.... I thought that you might be interested in knowing what the Chiense spammer had to say:
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Thu Jun 7 01:16:36 2007
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Gay Blowf
Wed Jun 6 19:25:44 2007
I've just uploaded some "evidence" of my garage antics to a new blog entry, if anyone is interested!! :)
Nigel
Wed Jun 6 17:29:33 2007
Hi Webmaster! It was a pleasure to look through this site! there is a lot of new and fresh ideas)!Thank You
Gay Blowt
Wed Jun 6 17:00:45 2007
Mwuhahahaha!!!! An evil plan is hatched...!!!! :D At least Mini-ITX takes up so little room! Very tempting...! (By the way, is the sun over the yard-arm yet?)
Nigel
Wed Jun 6 16:53:31 2007
Unless I tell her!
Mad Mumsie
Wed Jun 6 16:51:37 2007
nigel, you need to check mini-itx.com or itx-warehouse.co.uk. you can pick up some cool hardware to run 24/7 servers. Not powerful but you can run linux + apache webservers and general mess abouth them and they are virtually silent so the other half wont even know it exists!!!
Kev
Wed Jun 6 16:44:38 2007
Great ideas, guys! :D I *did* contemplate a 24/7/365 server, but realise I don't actually have an industrial quality power supply (don't want to burn down the garage :~ ) As for lawn-mowing. Oh, that would be soooo good. Sadly my garden will defeat anything other than man-controlled. It's a nightmare! (Actually I would have thought a bit of LOGO programming and a few servos might have been a cheaper option than a BigTrak!! Neat toy though! :D
Nigel
Wed Jun 6 16:23:27 2007
I have a much better idea that takes the lawn mower concept much farther. You should look on Ebay and place a bid for a bigtrak somehow connect it your petrol lawnmower using the bits left over in your garage. All you have to do then is sit back and drink Guinness and admire you freshly cut lawn while your new robotic friend does all the hard work.
Kev
Wed Jun 6 16:04:05 2007
...or how about putting it into a novelty case, like an old lawn mower...?
John
Wed Jun 6 13:13:44 2007
Nigel: you should make your own data centre / server farm in your garage with all these frankenstein machines, and offer web hosting / bulk data processing.
John
Wed Jun 6 13:10:07 2007
Oh, and that WASN'T an advert by the way, just my excitement at getting the PC running so well!! :)
Nigel
Wed Jun 6 11:04:30 2007
... and of course, I won't get very much for it... but I need the room!
Nigel
Wed Jun 6 10:58:53 2007
Just in my garage... Browsing the internet on a home-built PC. Get this: 450mhz CPU, 194MB RAM, Windows ME on a 10GB HD and a cheapo USB WiFi stick. Runs like a rocket for web use and wordpro. Seriously faster than XP or Vista on a hyper PC. I know it's got severe limitations but it's running fine! (Selling it on Ebay :)))
Nigel
Wed Jun 6 10:57:41 2007
Hmmm... give it a couple of years maybe, doesn't really appeal much right now.
John
Wed Jun 6 10:03:40 2007
Your turn next? :p
tom
Wed Jun 6 09:53:51 2007
Only joking of course... congratulations Tom!
John
Wed Jun 6 09:52:27 2007
Bloody catholics, breeding like rabbits!
John
Wed Jun 6 09:52:08 2007
LOL! Thanks. :-)
tom
Wed Jun 6 09:46:48 2007
Congratulations Tom!! (I won't ask how you manage to change jobs, run marathons and STILL have enough energy to father a child, but ... Must be that vegetarian diet!!)
Nigel
Wed Jun 6 09:39:37 2007
Oh. We're having another baby in January.
tom
Wed Jun 6 09:21:39 2007
Myspace is a bit odd. I couldn't see the point either. I suppose that teenagers can write on their own virtual walls rather than spray the ones in my neighbourhood?
tom
Wed Jun 6 09:21:06 2007
morning
Kev
Wed Jun 6 08:39:28 2007
Morning all!! :)
Nigel
Wed Jun 6 08:12:20 2007
Morning gents and ladies! Just busted 2 spam messages placed by someone who goes by the name of "Gay Blowx"... nuff said... :8
Lox
Wed Jun 6 06:05:34 2007
Yea I never really got the point of MySpace either Nigel - just a big mess, very low on any real content.
John
Tue Jun 5 23:31:00 2007
Just been surfing around "MySpace"... Seems like a lot of fakery and dodginess going on there. On one hand I can see the notion of MySpace is a good idea, but on the other, pointless as it's been completely ruined already...
Nigel
Tue Jun 5 23:17:02 2007
True Kev! I like to celebrate any time off I get with a nightly tipple! And Mr Guinness is such a sociable chap! :)
Nigel
Tue Jun 5 17:29:01 2007
Nigel: You and Mr Guinness seem to be rather good friends these days? I think I might say hello to him myself this evening :)
Kev
Tue Jun 5 17:24:58 2007
Hi all (Hi Tom too! How's the new job going?) :)
I rather like this "not-being-at-work-lark"! Today took the kids to school, popped to the PO, did a bit of "scripting" (learning Filemaker actually) and just cracked a Guinness! Rather good, as I say!
As for Spamalot - this makes me all nostalgic for Monty Python and Spam (of the tinned-meat variety!) Fritters to be precise. Awfully unhealthy but still...
Nigel
Tue Jun 5 17:16:48 2007
Hi guys.
tom
Tue Jun 5 16:47:16 2007
OOhhhhhh .... *that's* who I can blame!
Jimmy
Tue Jun 5 16:22:02 2007
Yea I quite enjoyed Avenue Q - in some places it wasn't really my sort of humour, but in other bits I did find it pretty funny. I really enjoyed the "bad idea bears" (presumably a rip-off of the care bears?) who pop up every now and again and persuade the main characters to drink heavily.
John
Tue Jun 5 16:13:05 2007
Was Avenue Q any good? I found an animated version of "The internet is for porn" which is apparently from that show. Which made me chuckle rather a lot.
Jimmy
Tue Jun 5 15:53:25 2007
... and there were several good piss-takes of Les Miserables (which had previously played for years & years & years at the Palace).
Jimmy
Tue Jun 5 15:50:47 2007
Yeah, well, my feeling is that you just have to take thing at face value. It was never going to be played by the original Pythons, so you can't expect the performances to be identical. And if they tried to emulate the original then it would be (as you wrote) money for old rope. For me, it was really fun to see an fresh, alternative presentation of something that's exceedingly familiar. I liked the way it had been made more musical, and the addition of the animation was really very Python-esque in my opinion.
Jimmy
Tue Jun 5 15:47:27 2007
Anyway Jimmy, if you did want to read my thoughts on Spamalot, you can find them here.
John
Tue Jun 5 14:56:10 2007
Ironically (but perhaps predictably) when you search for Spamalot, you get a lot of Spam. I was rather hoping my review might show up somewhere or other, but it seems not.
John
Tue Jun 5 14:52:29 2007
Jimmy - regarding your post yesterday (or whenever it was) - I too went to see Spamalot recently, did you read my review (if you can call it that). I actually left feeling a bit disappointed, but maybe that's just me...
John
Tue Jun 5 14:50:51 2007
John: No need, my French stretches as much as to understand that CRAP joke :D
Lox
Tue Jun 5 11:52:20 2007
(Lox, if you didn't get my earlier gag, allow me to translate the name of this popular vegetable into Italian for you: mangi tutti)
John
Tue Jun 5 11:27:25 2007
After some experimentation, I've determined the Smeatharpe offset is about two teeth, so this issue can be resolve by aiming your toothpick/finger about two teeth away from where your tongue suggests. However, I'm not yet clear whether it consistently offsets to the left or to the right. Of course, if you have a different tongue/teeth installed to the ones I'm using, your mileage may vary.
John
Tue Jun 5 11:25:38 2007
...in a delightful fit of irony I only ate half the packet.
John
Tue Jun 5 11:22:55 2007
Actually I did buy some mangetout last night for the first time in ages!
John
Tue Jun 5 11:22:33 2007
John: You forgot frozen value burghers in that list... As for yours, apart from the mandatory quorn (the little furry animal that is fed live squirrels bleeding but not quite dead yet), and the usual mangetout, did you move onto something else?
Lox
Tue Jun 5 11:17:13 2007
(In both cases, completely correct though...!)
Nigel
Tue Jun 5 11:05:10 2007
:D What are you two like!?!?
Nigel
Tue Jun 5 10:57:57 2007
Have you noticed when embarking on such a probing expedition that your mouth is apparently upside down.
Kev
Tue Jun 5 10:54:48 2007
I have a new Meaning of Liff entry: Smeatharpe - an item of food lodged in your teeth, which your tongue suggests is in one place, but cannot be found upon probing with a toothpick or finger.
John
Tue Jun 5 10:46:08 2007
I think I can imagine Lox's shopping list: 24 pot noodles, one large bottle of ketchup, fish fingers, 6 pack of monster munch, and some foie gras.
John
Tue Jun 5 10:31:09 2007
Er.. Morning...!
Nigel
Tue Jun 5 10:28:14 2007
Pasta Pasta Pasta
Fusilli Boy
Tue Jun 5 09:53:26 2007
Morning all, will you be buying pasta Lox ?
Kev
Tue Jun 5 09:13:43 2007
Morning maisoneers... Today I must do some food shopping or I'll starve !
Lox
Tue Jun 5 06:28:57 2007
Hi all! Well the car has just passed its MOT - always a worrying time, but apparently all was OK this year... Phew! Let's celebrate with a Guinness! ;)
Nigel
Mon Jun 4 17:20:29 2007
Jimmy: Ah.... In that case I hope they show it here in Italy sooner or later I'd love to see it...
Lox
Mon Jun 4 11:21:05 2007
It's the Monty Python musical based on the Holy Grail, of course! How can you not know these things???
Jimmy
Mon Jun 4 10:33:52 2007
Jimmy: Define Spamalot.... :P
Lox
Mon Jun 4 10:32:01 2007
Hello everyone! I've just had an ace weekend- Alison & I went to see Spamalot. The show was really bloody funny. It was really great to see some of my all-time favourite gags being performed on stage!
Jimmy
Mon Jun 4 08:16:17 2007
Morning all! :)
Nigel
Mon Jun 4 07:35:50 2007
I have also realized that arriving on a Sunday is doubly shit because I cannot get any grocery shopping done and therefore I am also stuck with an empty fridge... :(
Lox
Mon Jun 4 06:08:43 2007
How shit is to suffer from jet lag both when travelling to and coming back from Japan? VERY SHIT! :(
Lox
Mon Jun 4 05:21:33 2007
Totally crap day until aperitif time, when we went to a small party for Gianfranco's birthday, then after that, with no "attaches" (read no females) we went to see a movie "The Darwin Awards" which was quite nice, considering that it was chosen solely because we happened to walk in front of the cinema... :P
Lox
Sun Jun 3 21:42:50 2007
Well, back now from Park Hall Farm and all the sheep, rabbits, cows and pigs. The rain started about 5pm and put paid to events. So back home now, Guinness in hand... :)
Nigel
Sun Jun 3 18:00:51 2007
Morning! I left Italy with a blistering hot weather and I find it now quite gloomy, rainy and cold!!! Cannot say I like it, but at least it is possible to sleep!
Lox
Sun Jun 3 10:36:44 2007
Morning all! I've just woken up, not raining here either... yet.
John
Sun Jun 3 10:05:02 2007
Morning Maisoneers! :)
Not raining here yet, so we'll take the kids out to the local show-farm place. No doubt the weather will change as soo as we get there!
Nigel
Sun Jun 3 09:41:51 2007
It is so nice here in Abergavenny! Sat out in the garden and had Pimm's this afternoon - utter bliss.
John
Sat Jun 2 23:06:48 2007
Evening! :)
Yes, the further you go west, the less of all types of interesting signals you seem to get, John! (Or so I've found anyway!)
Kev: I always get the feeling it's us Brits who aren't European... Stuck on this little island, out of the way a bit...
Nigel
Sat Jun 2 22:23:57 2007
Lox are you sure, I was always in two minds as to whether or not being Italian actually qualifies as European? :) :) :) :)
Kev
Sat Jun 2 19:26:51 2007
I am european again!! :D
Lox
Sat Jun 2 14:34:11 2007
...and as for the BBC article I totally agree!
John
Sat Jun 2 12:10:02 2007
Yes it is a nice day Nigel! I'm on the train now, watching the scenery whizz past under a lovely blue sky. Unfortunately my GPS isn't getting a signal, otherwise I could have told you exactly where I am. :)
John
Sat Jun 2 12:03:34 2007
Safe trip John! Lovely day out there!
A "nice" BBC article - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6714407.stm
Here-here! :)
Nigel
Sat Jun 2 10:43:23 2007
Morning all! I guess Lox is on a plane now? Anyway, I'm off to Wales for the weekend.
John
Sat Jun 2 10:05:14 2007
Yawn.. well i am off to bed now good night all
Kev
Fri Jun 1 23:55:17 2007
:) Not that I expect my roughly-treated ears could differentiate the new, higher-quality sound anyway. I once went to a concert where "Rose Tattoo" were the warm up act. My hearing was wrecked. Don't actually think I could hear the main act due to the ringing in my ears...
Nigel
Fri Jun 1 23:51:48 2007
lol "portable" I like that, I think that I will use that term when I lend my friends that latest "portable" episode of Lost.
Kev
Fri Jun 1 23:42:05 2007
Yeah, I've sussed out the process but not the difference technically. I suppose the tracks (14 in my case) are at a higher bit-rate. Plus having NO DRM makes them, er, more "portable"...
Nigel
Fri Jun 1 23:38:51 2007
Just sounds like a cash-cow to me... ... .... YEAR 2019 - Upgrade to new ITunes 8.9 you can get 4096Kps Ultra Super High Quality Recordings ony ВЈ19.99 per track
Kev
Fri Jun 1 23:36:30 2007
Hm,m Itunes, upgrade to HQ for more money, why weren't they that quality to start with!
Kev
Fri Jun 1 23:34:32 2007
Kev: Yeah, on the job front... I was sorely tempted though for just those reasons... Back to customer support for IT etc... Much better. Money was the same though... On balance I was being... "Sensible" (Did I really say that?)
Nigel
Fri Jun 1 23:32:54 2007
Cheers Kev! That *is* one of my aims! Though knowing my luck... Incidentally I've just upgraded iTunes to the latest 7.2. It has this higher-quality, DRM-free music on there now. Apparently I can upgrade all those tracks I've already bought, to HQ ones for Ј2.80... Can't yet see which tracks... but it looks intriguing!
Nigel
Fri Jun 1 23:31:12 2007
Nigel, yeah that sounds a bit offputting if it turning temporary like that, but then again how many jobs are really permanent? esp in the public sector or anything these days ?
Kev
Fri Jun 1 23:30:47 2007
Oops
Kev
Fri Jun 1 23:26:30 2007
Just make sure theres no falling off ladder incidents next week!
Kev
Fri Jun 1 23:26:12 2007
Just make sure theres no falling off ladder incidents next week!
Kev
Fri Jun 1 23:26:10 2007
Yes does sound a bit dismal, i suppose you miss out on office banter type things. A bit like being a bank clerk but with no counter to be behind.
Kev
Fri Jun 1 23:25:43 2007
Tea at work is a highlight of my day!! :) But yes, it's great not having to go for a whole week. I actually had a job interview this week. It had been advertised as "permanent" but when it came to the nitty-gritty it had been changed to "temporary" for 18-months. :( Having a mortgage and all, it was too risky for only a short-lived gain. Or so I felt...
Nigel
Fri Jun 1 23:25:42 2007
Sounds pretty miserable Nigel - all the more glad to hear you've got next week off then!
John
Fri Jun 1 23:22:27 2007
:D
Well the nearest to deskfast I get is a mug of tea at my 'station before the main doors open. It has to be finished and out of sight by the time the public arrive. After that I have to sit in a cramped tea-room the size of your average bathroom, with fifteen other people, twice a day. One person breathes in, the rest have to breathe out...
Nigel
Fri Jun 1 23:21:05 2007
yes, I mean how exactly do normal people manage to eat without the internet ?
Kev
Fri Jun 1 23:17:53 2007
I'm not sure my digestive system would work any more without a screen to stare at and a keyboard for the crumbs to fall into.
John
Fri Jun 1 23:16:28 2007
Well I am quite fortunate and have an excellent window seat.
Kev
Fri Jun 1 23:14:07 2007
John: I sit with my back to a window when dealing with the public... Natural light and a quick exit if I need it!!
Kev: Ah! Rumbled! Yes the old garage did feature in *my* plans, but perhaps not so in my better-halfs! (Incidentally I feel an Ebay selling spree coming on...)
Nigel
Fri Jun 1 23:13:11 2007
Ha ha! I hadn't heard deskfast before! I do that too!
John
Fri Jun 1 23:12:34 2007
Nigel, does that mean you will spend next week precariously hanging from a ladder whilst trying to clean out guttering? Perhaps you should "clean out your garage" and must not be disturbed ( secretly tinkering on your excellent collection of old computer bits :)
Kev
Fri Jun 1 23:09:53 2007
I know exactly what you mean Kev! I think that working culture comes along with a company - back in Pangbourne it just wasn't the done thing to work long hours... but also I guess I'm a lot more "career minded" than I used to be. A few years ago I was happy as long as the salary paid the rent, I could have a beer every now and again, and I could keep hold of my seat near the window. Incidentally I don't have a seat near a window now, and I didn't in Japan either. I think that speaks volumes. Errr.
John
Fri Jun 1 23:09:22 2007
Kev: worse, you jumped from unemployment into long-hours. A nasty shock to the system!
Nigel
Fri Jun 1 23:08:12 2007
a quick google search informs me that I really meant al-desko, I also partake in deskfast too.
Kev
Fri Jun 1 23:07:30 2007
That's a good reason then! :) I've just watched the weather for over here - Saturday sunny and warm; rain on Sunday. Although I am off work next week, I think Joc has plenty of "little jobs" lined up for me. I shall be busy!
Nigel
Fri Jun 1 23:06:35 2007
Actually, being a workaholic is something I can now understand. Previously ( to my current employment ) I dont think I ever really understood the working long hours hours mentality. Recently however ( the last year) i've gradually been eased into 8am-7pm lifestyle with a 20 minute el-deskso lunch ( ref. John). These days working till 7 seems like nothing out of the ordinary but I do remember a time when going home at 5.45 was the norm . Very strange.
Kev
Fri Jun 1 23:04:10 2007
Yes Nigel, it would be hard to deny based on this week's routine! However, I'm going to visit my grandmother over the weekend, and she doesn't have any form of internet connection, and I'm going to be back in London until Monday lunchtime. So that's a whole 60 hours or so of rest. :)
John
Fri Jun 1 22:55:31 2007
Travis, do you have an iPod? Have you seen the "iTunes U" within the iTunes store? Seems to mean "University". Hadn't noticed it before. Just found "Elementary Greek" in there. Seems to be a free audio book type of thing. Not seen this section before so as I explore I may realise it is of no use to anyone, but thought I'd mention it just the same. :)
Nigel
Fri Jun 1 22:55:13 2007
I think you mentioned "Workaholic" earlier in the week, John! ;)
Nigel
Fri Jun 1 22:47:33 2007
I'm still working... all though at least the wonders of VPN mean I'm now at home. Only had one beer in the fridge which didn't last long, will probably move on to the whisky in a bit, but still have a couple of things to sort out before I can really slack off.
John
Fri Jun 1 22:38:22 2007
Safe journey, Lox! :)
Nigel
Fri Jun 1 21:14:41 2007
Leaving the hotel, will connect from the usual lounge in Narita!! Hope everyone is ok and is having a great time drinking on a Friday evening!
Lox
Fri Jun 1 20:57:23 2007
Oh... You have my sympathies, John! I don't quite know why but the importance of an alcoholic beverage on my return was of utmost importance tonight!!
Nigel
Fri Jun 1 19:19:29 2007
Sounds nice Nigel! Alas I am still at work, and no prospect of leaving in the immediate future...
John
Fri Jun 1 18:36:27 2007
So then, I'm back home, with the prospect of a week off work and have just opened a Murphy's... Cheers! :)
Nigel
Fri Jun 1 17:53:56 2007
Indeed, but you also implied that the lack of perfect square waves was a fault with the sequence of sine waves. In fact, you can't get one in "The real world" either. So what's the problem?
Jimmy
Fri Jun 1 17:43:45 2007
hello !
Best regards
Fri Jun 1 17:21:47 2007
Erm yes. Like I said.
Rob Lang
Fri Jun 1 17:01:14 2007
You'll never get a "Perfect" square wave in the real world either ... because you're always bandwidth-limited. Find out how much bandwidth you require, and Mr. Fourier will tell you how many sine-waves are required to approximate your waveform up to your specified bandwidth limit.
Jimmy
Fri Jun 1 16:57:43 2007
MESSAGE
Ipatiplakat
Fri Jun 1 16:26:16 2007
Fourier theory is a mathematical system. It's not completely practical. You never get an exactly square wave, for example, because the real world doesn't quite work that way.
Rob Lang
Fri Jun 1 16:10:07 2007
So then John, your "monkeys" are what Google Gears is then! The ability to browse the internet off line!! :)))))))))
Nigel
Fri Jun 1 15:34:50 2007
John: Actually thinking about what I just said, since I know you a little, I take everything back...
Lox
Fri Jun 1 15:33:34 2007
John: If you manage to break Google I am personally going to make you King of the World and give you one hundred million dollars cash on the spot.
Lox
Fri Jun 1 15:32:48 2007
I thought Fourier showed a way to describe waveforms in smaller, easier to work with finite "series", which could be recombined to recreate the original. I guess (though am no expert) that this is a "lossy" system.
Nigel
Fri Jun 1 15:32:44 2007
...alternative get an infinite number of monkeys to randomly hit buttons on the keyboard until they find the page you're looking for. One of the great things about this approach is that you don't even need the internet, as the infinite monkey theory goes, one of those monkeys will write the page you're looking for.
John
Fri Jun 1 15:29:31 2007
I propose a new genetic search algorithm. Start of with a pool of randomly generated URLs, then enter each one into your browser and assign them a score based on how relevant the results are. Then mutate and breed the best URLs together, and repeat. Several million iterations of this ought to find you the page you want.
John
Fri Jun 1 15:24:51 2007
Noone in this office can bear to contemplate the idea of Google search going down. How will we search the net?
Rob Lang
Fri Jun 1 15:12:57 2007
In the ongoing saga of my challenging week at work, I'm about to try and avert one disaster by potentially causing another. If you've got anything important you need to search for, may I suggest you get it done in the next ten minutes or so?
John
Fri Jun 1 14:54:11 2007
I thought Fourier demonstrated that waveforms could be approximated by sine waves. To replicate many waveforms, you need an infinite number of sine waves, which is impossible.
Rob Lang
Fri Jun 1 14:22:31 2007
There was once a Mr Fourier
Who proved that waveforms were curvier
He went round the bend
Signing lines without end
Showing that cosines were funnier
Nigel
Fri Jun 1 14:16:52 2007
:D
Nigel
Fri Jun 1 13:15:54 2007
Killing sine-waves could be a very bad idea. There was once a Mr. Fourier who demonstrated that all waveforms are composed of sine-waves. So if you destroyed sines, you'd pretty much destroy everything else as well. And that goes doubly for JPEG (and I'm sure John will back me up here) which is based on the DCT - the discreet cosine transform. Just thought I should warn you about the possible consequences, before you destroy TV, music, photographs, radio, Maths teachers etc. ...
Jimmy
Fri Jun 1 12:54:31 2007
Sheri? You there? What are you up to?
Nigel
Fri Jun 1 11:52:13 2007
MESSAGE
Ipatiplakat
Fri Jun 1 11:48:22 2007
I suppose that's the theory behind "Biorythms".. Maybe...
Nigel
Fri Jun 1 11:44:37 2007
Sine waves are nasty. KILL THE SINE WAVES.
Rob Lang
Fri Jun 1 11:12:31 2007
Thanks Rob! As has often been said before I'm sure, life is like a sin (sine?) wave - it can be kicking you in the nuts one day, then giving you a head and shoulder massage the next.
John
Fri Jun 1 11:10:45 2007
Morning! :)
Nigel
Fri Jun 1 08:59:11 2007
John-o, just read your blog. Glad things have turned around for you, pal! There were some dark days in there. :)
Rob Lang
Fri Jun 1 08:37:23 2007
Oh I think I can do better than that Kev. (I think this was dsp's fine craftsmanship - I've no idea how it works, it just does)
John
Fri Jun 1 08:26:45 2007
I suppose we'll never know what you were "showing off" john ( unless you provide a link to last month that is ?)
Kev
Fri Jun 1 08:12:58 2007
Too cold? Hokkaido is the best part of Japan! (well, in terms of scenery anyway, obviously it's a bit lacking in terms of bars and stuff)
John
Fri Jun 1 08:08:24 2007
I am the only one here at the moment, you guys and gals are all sleeping soundly in your comfy beds, while I have already put a good 5 hours work under the belt! I wanna go homeeeeeeeeeeee...
Lox
Fri Jun 1 05:54:26 2007
John: Show off..... Actually I have just met the emperor, nice chap, very quiet, promised me Hokkaido but I had to turn down because it's too cold.
Lox
Fri Jun 1 02:07:13 2007