How nerdy is this: I am stood in my kitchen, having a beer, using my tiny ickle Toshiba Libretto 70CT (new toy) on wireless. Ahh. Nerdy Joy! :-)
tom
- Thu Jul 31 23:38:28 2003
Yeah man! Never understood what those were for!???
tom
- Thu Jul 31 23:36:49 2003
Don't forget those white cotton bags that advertise some obscure software
Simon W
Szeged, Hungary - Thu Jul 31 19:00:15 2003
If you went, it would be your *DUTY* to araldite a huge beard to your chin and wear sandals, along with a t-shirt with a natty semi-political but also very nerdy slogan (such as: rm -r /bin/laden). You would also have to consume ALL the beer and entrall everyone with your anecdotes about the day you met Linus himself. Shame you're not going - would have been a laff!
tom
- Thu Jul 31 17:10:55 2003
Yea, I think it's God's way of telling you, despite how nice Edinburgh may be, that you're just not ready for a beard and sandals yet.
John
- Thu Jul 31 17:07:13 2003
Well done, you have avoided certain nerd-death!
Rob Lang
- Thu Jul 31 17:03:23 2003
Arrghh, i've just been offered a free weekend away in edinburgh to go to the linux developer conference. All food, accomodation and travel from london is included. And I can't make it. Arse.
Graf
- Thu Jul 31 15:31:37 2003
Rob, have you seen the latest weblog entry....?
John
- Thu Jul 31 10:44:38 2003
John, if that is case, then I think her family did really well - her dad is ex-RAF!
Rob Lang
- Thu Jul 31 09:39:37 2003
It's as near as dammit, Tom. Actually it was schwarzwaldekirschtorte (I may have mispelled it). Which is of course, everybody's favourite, Black Forest Gateaux.
John
- Wed Jul 30 17:32:06 2003
kirschtorte?
tom
- Wed Jul 30 16:41:26 2003
A bonus 5 points for the more linguistically adept amongst you, if you can find the name of a dessert popular in the 80s in amongst that highly implausible name.
John
- Wed Jul 30 16:06:39 2003
Maybe she's a nazi spy trying to infiltrate the RAF? Have you asked her what her middle name ? If it's Von Graussenheisser-merschlinker-vomptenschwarvwalde-kirschtorte-gerbruggenwaltze-horzigzwanzig-grubenbusmitdem-aberarschlig-manofverscheitlen you may have grounds for concern.
John
- Wed Jul 30 16:03:31 2003
Look, you bastards, I'm not that bad! John, you're just gutted because I am considerably more attractive than yao.
Rob Lang
- Wed Jul 30 15:36:03 2003
John: judging by what has won in the past, I would say he's in with a chance!
mad mumsie
- Wed Jul 30 14:21:12 2003
She's an arty type you say? Maybe you're going to be submitted as an entry to next year's Turner Prize?
John
- Wed Jul 30 13:52:18 2003
Thankyou all. I have been trying to work out why such a cute woman wants to date me. I think she might have more loose screws than a broken box of mecano!
Rob Lang
- Wed Jul 30 13:50:33 2003
As they are both called Kate, it does save me from having to remember another name!
mad mumsie
- Wed Jul 30 13:20:55 2003
What, is she hiding behind the really pretty girl on the left hand side who is clearly far too nice for the likes of you, Rob?
John
- Wed Jul 30 13:15:34 2003
Rob: Which one is she?
dsp
- Wed Jul 30 12:54:00 2003
Here's another picture of the poor woman who's decided to be me girliefriend (thanks to mad mum for sending me the pic):
Rob Lang
- Wed Jul 30 12:10:03 2003
We could do a punk ska song, but, frankly, I don't think they're much cop! I agree, though John. We should reform.
Rob Lang
- Wed Jul 30 12:07:49 2003
I've just checked the top 40, and we're not anywhere to be seen. Any suggestions as to what may have caused this?
John
- Wed Jul 30 11:26:50 2003
I seem to have missed the 's' out in Ben Folds Five, or perhaps I was talking about the Korean cover band.
John
- Wed Jul 30 10:53:04 2003
Right then boys, I have just decided it is our mission to reform Bovine Feline, and get a song in the charts by the end of this year. Currently I'm listening to Redneck Past by Ben Fold Five, which has to be one of the greatest songs ever written. It's inspirational.
John
- Wed Jul 30 10:52:04 2003
Does anyone else play Celebdaq?
dsp
- Wed Jul 30 10:31:19 2003
Whatever you do, don't get her wet(!)
Simon W
Szeged, Hungary - Wed Jul 30 08:51:38 2003
Her ears aren't THAT big. (I've got the photos on disk)
mad mumsie
- Tue Jul 29 22:45:23 2003
Don't be rediculous Rob - are you trying to tell us she only has three toes on each foot? What do you take us for?
John
- Tue Jul 29 18:57:16 2003
This is the artist's impression of Kate:
Rob Lang
- Tue Jul 29 16:54:02 2003
This is mad: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/3104093.stm
Rob Lang
- Tue Jul 29 16:36:27 2003
Pecuiliar fact about the US: in some towns/cities, you can purchase alcohol in any old grocery store. In others, you can purchase it only at "state liquor stores". And sometimes, one location cannot sell both liquor and beer. In still others, you can simply not purchase it. I'm moving to one of the latter. I believe restaurants can sell it and it's not illegal to have it. Just to sell it. Surely this phenomenon is isolated to the US?
Travis
- Tue Jul 29 16:28:57 2003
...through Hebediah, his servants. There shall in that time be rumours, of things going astray. Ehm...and there shall be a great confusion as to where things really are. And nobody will really know where lieth those little things wi...with a sort of rackey work base, that has an attachment. At this time, a friend shall lose his friend's hammer, and the young shall not know where lieth the things possessed by their fathers, that their fathers put there only just the night before... about eight o'clock.
A Prophet
- Tue Jul 29 16:21:05 2003
New link on the plugger: M16 Motorway
Links Plugger - Tue Jul 29 16:14:43 2003
Can you draw us an artist's impression of her and post it to the board...?
John
- Tue Jul 29 15:23:33 2003
Welllllllllllllllllllll..... what about Monday? Fez and everyfing? Look, you slippery Bastard, I'm not going to give up. You are going to meet her, damn you. Marky-G-bottom has not met her either - the only one in the lab who hasn't. I'm I boring you all by talking about Kate yet? No? Excellent, let me continue........
Rob Lang
- Tue Jul 29 15:21:24 2003
Nope I'm afraid me and Chie are going to Bristol this weekend to see our friend Gav... "And her standards dropped low" - nice Mr. Lang!
John
- Tue Jul 29 15:15:59 2003
So, John, you slack bastard. You coming to the TUC this Friday? *engaging Radstock - Nue Valbonne nagging mode*
Rob Lang
- Tue Jul 29 14:58:15 2003
Erm... yes, John, she does. And she grew... grew... grew and grew. Grew up to be, YES SHE GREW UP TO BE.... An art historian called Kate. And she went out with Robert. YES! She went out with Robert. And her standards dropped low. And fear started to grow on young Kate and show... No BLOKE called Kate. Not a geezer called Kate!
Rob Lang
- Tue Jul 29 14:54:01 2003
Does she have arms... and legs... and hands... and feet... this girl called Kate, a girl called Ka-a-a-a-te... No boy named Brian, not a boy named Brian...?!
John
- Tue Jul 29 14:33:37 2003
I'd just like to say that we staged a perfect kiss moment for him, and he bloody missed it. We noticed him as soon as he left the back of the house. He's as subtle as Monsieur Hulot!
Rob Lang
- Tue Jul 29 13:55:22 2003
She exists! At a recent family gathering at my Captain Black's, Cyberdad crept down the garden to the gazebo to take a photo of the love birds - unfortunately he forgot to move the foliage before he clicked the shutter, so we have a super photo of Kate and Kate from the waist down!! We asked him to repeat the task, but he said it was too stressful creeping down the garden unobserved. Ah well.....
mad mumsie
- Tue Jul 29 13:52:47 2003
Awwww, but she does! And she is soooooo cute! If you are free Friday, come to the TUC nightclub, where we will both be (along with Sam the mad Scot). I'm sure you'd like at least some of the music!
Rob Lang
- Tue Jul 29 13:46:53 2003
Having so far had no real visual proof, I'm not yet convinced as to whether or not she really exists.
John
- Tue Jul 29 12:27:05 2003
Given that looking for work is a boring thing to do, I am feeling remarkably jubilant. I'll put it down to having a lovely girlie I get to see this Friday!
Rob Lang
- Tue Jul 29 12:24:31 2003
Nice John...NAAICE!
Simon W
Szeged, Hungary - Tue Jul 29 09:25:45 2003
Travis - congratulations, and here's to the next five years! I am in fact raising my glass and toasting the event, although it's only orange juice (having said that, the thought of having a shot of whisky before 9AM is a constant temptation).
John
- Tue Jul 29 08:37:53 2003
Yes, it is a great shame about the van. If I was living in the UK at the moment and had a big yard and some money, I would have brought it.
Simon W
Szeged, Hungary - Tue Jul 29 07:51:26 2003
Rob, thanks for the congrats. I was but a babe of 19 when I married. As for the forum, either would be fine. Something that's simple for me to operate and requires little work. Sorry to hear about your fine vehicle. Mine yet runs with 160,000 miles on it.
Travis
- Tue Jul 29 02:47:10 2003
Does anyone remember the stutter rap? You can download it here:
http://www.tony-hawks.com/music.html
John
- Mon Jul 28 15:53:36 2003
Thanks John. I thought you might have been away. Still, I took some more piccies of the van, just before we took it down there. I'll post them on a memorial page.
Rob Lang
- Mon Jul 28 15:09:37 2003
Rob - I was away visiting family at the weekend - in fact I've only just seen your post for the first time now. Is it is ow Monday afternoon I'm pretty sure I'm too late... Sorry to hear about the final demise of the van Rob - if it's any consolation, don't forget he/she lives on in glorious entropy coded coefficients, albeit with the chrominance downsampled, to a series of discrete cosine transforms - the miracle that is JPEG.
John
- Mon Jul 28 14:58:55 2003
As far as I can see, XHTML is just to stop people being sloppy with their HTML.
Rob Lang
- Mon Jul 28 14:33:40 2003
I don't think I had it on the market long enough and the big fackin' dent in the back.
Rob Lang
- Mon Jul 28 11:13:06 2003
Sorry, I have just realised how stupid that post was, of course you couldn't sell it otherwise you wouldn't have sent it to the breakers, what I meant was, why were you not able to sell it?
Simon W
Szeged, Hungary - Mon Jul 28 11:01:57 2003
Rob - So what happened - were you not able to sell it?
Simon W
Szeged, Hungary - Mon Jul 28 11:00:17 2003
Aww Rob! :-(
tom
- Mon Jul 28 09:36:22 2003
My old yellow friend is now in the hands of the breaker gods.
Rob Lang
- Sat Jul 26 21:00:07 2003
Congratulations, T-Boy! 5 years! Damn! I was still an undergraduate then! As for a quick forum, what sort (like this) or perhaps like the Icar one?
Rob Lang
- Sat Jul 26 19:51:22 2003
Oi. I'm looking for a simple, quick forum-type thing. I don't need it to do anything but display posts. Any suggestions?
Travis
- Sat Jul 26 13:25:08 2003
Yesterday was the wife's and my fifth wedding anniversary. We're so old. And I'm very truly about to make the drive to Texas so I can get my Master's degree. A good weekend to all.
Travis
- Sat Jul 26 13:21:34 2003
John, if you're bored on Saturday night, will be going out with Byrn for a few drinks on account of me missus being away (I miss her) and I'll be taking the van to the breakers tomorrow. :( Also, it will be a friend's B'day party that night, so all rolled into one. Of course, anyone else is more than welcome to come along!
Rob Lang
- Sat Jul 26 00:05:34 2003
John: I think I remember what he did. Wasn't it post: "Its really anoying because Cold Fusion has used my bread board and left if covered in crumbs?"
dsp
- Fri Jul 25 15:40:13 2003
Tim, yep I remember that bit... But I thought I remember him doing something on the 'Maison with cold fusion as well... Or maybe that was just a smack induced fantasy.
John
- Fri Jul 25 15:37:49 2003
John: JAE does Cold Fusion at work.
dsp
- Fri Jul 25 14:54:45 2003
Hey can anyone remember if the 'Maison can do cold fusion or not? I remember Jon Ellis talking about it a lot, but I'm not sure if he could do it here or if it was somewhere else.
John
- Fri Jul 25 14:51:59 2003
Tim - yes, more or less - the cable from the phone socket goes through a filter/splitter (which came with it) first though. The router then has four ethernet ports in the back, so it acts as a hub for my little home LAN (just my PC and sometimes Chie's laptop). It also acts as a firewall and DHCP server, and has a little web based configuration thingy. It's more or less a PC in a very small box. Most important of all, it looks good. It's a Netgear DG814, about a hundred quid (maybe less now). I like it more than, say, my toaster, or my espresso machine.
John
- Fri Jul 25 14:39:18 2003
John: How does you router work, does it plug into the phone socket?
dsp
- Fri Jul 25 14:29:43 2003
Do you get simple harmonic motion after 5?
Rob Lang
- Fri Jul 25 11:32:25 2003
I am now on my fourth espresso of the morning. I am already starting to shake a bit.
John
- Fri Jul 25 10:23:54 2003
You're not trying to claim you'd forgotten the whole evening had ever happened are you? I sometimes try to, but my therapist told me that isn't healthy.
John
- Fri Jul 25 10:20:29 2003
John - the only reason I really wanted to see them is that Russ had the one photo on his site, and I couldn't place where we were, and I was sure that I had never owned a coat like the one I was wearing. One quick look at your comments explained that away though!
Scabz
- Fri Jul 25 09:42:21 2003
Now then, what should I have for breakfast...?
John
- Fri Jul 25 08:24:25 2003
Yes, they are rather special aren't they? At the time, I thought they were too shocking for the world to see... But now they don't seem so bad really.
John
- Thu Jul 24 15:52:24 2003
John - Russ has just directed me to your photos of the night out in Hampstead in 2000. I'm finding them highly amusing, yet fairly disturbing.
Scabz <jillrhodes295@hotmail.com>
- Thu Jul 24 15:45:48 2003
No, Chie wanted to go to her friends birthday party... in Lewisham. I guess we probably didn't leave until around 2am. It's a long way back, even with empty roads!
John
- Thu Jul 24 14:17:51 2003
What did you stay up doing? I hope to God it was nerdy!
tom
- Thu Jul 24 14:13:01 2003
I went to bad at just after 4am last night. I'm too old for that sort of thing!
John
- Thu Jul 24 13:36:23 2003
Dull dull dull dull.
John
- Wed Jul 23 11:13:04 2003
In fact, there's some pictures of one of my recent attempts at Japanese cooking here:
http://www.maison-de-stuff.net/john/pictures/japanesefood/
John
- Tue Jul 22 16:20:38 2003
I think that's nigiri and maki sushi respectively then, perhaps. Maybe the second one is bordering on a California Roll (although I think sesame seeds might have to come into it somewhere for that). I'm very fond of maki sushi - I often make the thinner ones with cucumber, daikon (yellowy cancer giving raddish) or umeboshi (pickled plums) in. The only down side being they take about 20 times as long to make as they do to eat. It's a real labour of love.
John
- Tue Jul 22 16:04:51 2003
I don't know the proper names for them, but the ones I know how to do are: 1) Rice with raw salmon/tuna on top with a strip of seaweed round the middle to hold it together, and 2) rolls made up of cucumber, fish sticks and avocado in the centre, a bit of mayonnaise to keep it together, then rolled in an outer layer of rice and finally seaweed on the outside, sliced into segments. And of course, soya sauce and wassaaaaaabi.
Omar
- Tue Jul 22 15:45:15 2003
Nice Omar! What kind of sushi...?
John
- Tue Jul 22 15:38:15 2003
Sushi tonight baby. You know it makes sense.
Omar
- Tue Jul 22 15:10:48 2003
I had a snadwich to eat yesterday... that's all!!!!!!!
tom
- Tue Jul 22 14:31:30 2003
I'm hungry.
John
- Tue Jul 22 13:23:56 2003
Oh splendidness! Today I've managed (thanks to Karl from work) to retrieve the files on the backup tape of my Reading uni PC, which was wiped clean when I moved to South Bank in April 2000. It's like a time capsule from 3 years ago. Not only has it got a lot of old research which might help me with my thesis, but it may also contain a couple of lost sets of pictures from three or four years ago... Watch this space.
John
- Mon Jul 21 19:25:51 2003
Yeah, that's what prompted the question. It looked interesting.
Simon W
Szeged, Hungary - Mon Jul 21 16:39:04 2003
Have you seen my aggregator?
http://www.maison-de-stuff.net/rss/
Basically it's an ASP script that performs HTTP requests for five or six different RSS feeds, and then converts the RSS XML into displayable HTML. The net result is that you get to read five or six web sites all on one page (not actually very convenient as it happens, but a nice idea nonetheless).
John
- Mon Jul 21 15:26:00 2003
I see, thanks John
Simon W
Szeged, Hungary - Mon Jul 21 15:22:25 2003
I think it stands for remote site syndication. It is basically a URL pointing to an XML file that lists recent updates to a site. This can then be incorporated (or aggregated to use the normal term) into someone else's website. I think it was originally used just by news websites so one news site could show headlines from another. Now it is most often associated with weblogs, so people can incorporate bits of other people's weblogs in their weblogs.
John
- Mon Jul 21 15:19:17 2003
Excuse me for being completely ignorant, but what the hell is an RSS feed?
Simon W
Szeged, Hungary - Mon Jul 21 15:09:41 2003
Yes, that's probably it. The Medina at Christchurch Green is not THE Medina though, but it'll have to do.
Simon W
- Mon Jul 21 15:05:56 2003
The rest of the pictures are here: http://www.extra.reading.ac.uk/alumni/rrev_pics.htm
John
- Mon Jul 21 15:03:23 2003
Now you mention it Simon, they do look a bit odd. For a start the quality is really low... The colours all look a bit washed out too.
John
- Mon Jul 21 15:02:35 2003
Isn't there still a medina on christchurch green surely...?
John
- Mon Jul 21 15:01:06 2003
I mourn the loss of Medina. I was intending to go back there one day.
Simon W
- Mon Jul 21 14:58:22 2003
There is something quite odd about those reunion pics on the Alumni website that worries me slightly.
Simon W
- Mon Jul 21 14:57:20 2003
No John, but how I really wish there was. There is also Marha Jo, which means Beef Good, but that's not very vegetarian. Anyway I much prefer pumpkin good.
Simon W
- Mon Jul 21 14:52:12 2003
In one of the pictures of the reading uni reunion, they seem to have caught Raj. Can you spot him (as a clue, he doesn't have any hair any more): http://www.extra.reading.ac.uk/alumni/images/rrevisited/Reduced%20Jpegs/DSC_0038.jpg
John
- Mon Jul 21 14:45:46 2003
Is there a kind of ladder of coolness then - courgette good, squash good, marrow good, and then at the top pumpkin good?
John
- Mon Jul 21 14:43:11 2003
I've got a fithy hangover too. Damn you purple turtle. Then I went on a mission to get a kebab from cemetary junction, but medina has gone so it's not the same. Ended up getting a horrible one from ye babam ye which I ate the chillis off and threw away. Then I had minestrone soup at home instead.
Graf
- Mon Jul 21 14:41:59 2003
Random odd fact: In Hungarian Tõk Jo! means really cool or good. Exactly translated it reads Pumpkin Good!
Simon W
- Mon Jul 21 14:33:51 2003
Yup. Done!
Simon W
- Mon Jul 21 13:45:40 2003
Ok Simon yes pencil us in please!
John
- Mon Jul 21 12:47:16 2003
John...can we vaguely plan for you visiting us sometime in November then?
Simon W
- Mon Jul 21 12:14:54 2003
Good answer! Ok... I'll accept that.
John
- Mon Jul 21 12:09:43 2003
...or even my control...
Simon W
- Mon Jul 21 12:05:24 2003
I would be playing with forces beyond me control.
Simon W
- Mon Jul 21 12:04:54 2003
Why not attempt to simulate it Simon? Gargle some stale beer for a few seconds, then spin round and round on the spot, then listen to it.
John
- Mon Jul 21 11:49:36 2003
Whoops! Yes I can only begin to imagine it's affect whilst hung over.
Simon W
- Mon Jul 21 11:22:52 2003
I'm suffering a bit of a hangover - one of those ones where you wander into the kitchen and surprise yourself with all the bizarre things you cooked whilst drunk.
So basically, I woke up to the bizarre mission impossible / norwegian wood combination.
I am now deeply confused.
John
- Mon Jul 21 11:19:48 2003
..Ribs are aching.... http://www.aprilwinchell.com/multimedia/media/mp3/MissionImp%5FNorwegianWood%2Emp3 ok, I'll shut up now but do check out that page!
Simon W
- Mon Jul 21 10:47:14 2003
You also HAVE to listen to Peter Seller's spoken monologue versions of Beatles songs, which are very funny, but then I am biased as I am as Sellers fan.
Simon W
- Mon Jul 21 10:43:14 2003
You can also listen to training tapes for KFC staff...
Simon W
- Mon Jul 21 10:31:53 2003
I suggest anyone who is as bored as I am visits http://www.aprilwinchell.com/multimedia/ and listens to some of the very bizarre music there including ABBA songs in Hindi.
Simon W
- Mon Jul 21 10:25:42 2003
Umpfh. It's Monday.
Simon W
- Mon Jul 21 08:40:27 2003
How was it? Any pictures?
John
- Sun Jul 20 13:10:10 2003
Yup.
tom
- Sun Jul 20 12:54:32 2003
Aha! You're back from being camp then!
John
- Sun Jul 20 11:40:28 2003
Morning Gaylords! Are you lot still gay?
tom
- Sun Jul 20 09:59:15 2003
Mmmmm leftover curry.
John
- Sat Jul 19 12:40:51 2003
I've got "Beer Des Flandres" here. The joy of cheapie supermarket stubbys.
Graf
- Fri Jul 18 21:52:29 2003
Bastard, I want beer! And whiskey!
Rusty
- Fri Jul 18 18:43:53 2003
Beer.
John
- Fri Jul 18 14:34:13 2003
Cheers John!
Simon W
- Fri Jul 18 13:39:31 2003
There's some nice pictures there Simon - I just had a quick look through. Particularly like the snowy ones.
John
- Fri Jul 18 12:59:41 2003
We will be banging on your door at 1pm.
Arch Bishop Kev
- Fri Jul 18 12:50:24 2003
I have added a load of pictures to my humble area of the maison.
Simon W
- Fri Jul 18 12:11:55 2003
But surely father, are we not also gathering for evensong today to mark the departure of Brother Darren from our midst? Did not the lord say unto his people in Tracey[12:27]: Thou art one bunch of greedy sods, that thou triest to drink twice in one day from the cup of thine lord. Knowest thou that it'll only lead to staggering about of thineselves, aching of heads, and feasting on such sinful foods as kebabs, and thou shalt regret in the morning.
John
- Fri Jul 18 12:00:48 2003
Wicked Brother John - I trust that we can expect your presence at the house of worship at 1PM? We hope to read some delightful scriptures and imbibe of sweet tasting cordials.
Father Mikey
- Fri Jul 18 11:14:03 2003
Yep, November would be fabulous...I am here until at least the end of Feb 2004...
Simon W
- Fri Jul 18 11:07:58 2003
Only really imported ones (which there seems to be a great selection of) There are some Hungarian ones and also sort of sour yoghurt stuff called Kefir or Tejfol. Oddly I saw large blobs of mozarella for sale in large plastic boxes yesterday at the cash and carry....
Simon W
- Fri Jul 18 11:05:44 2003
Yes I'd really like to. However owing to an arrangement between my university work and my job, I can't really take any time off, other than perhaps a long weekend, until November... I'm not sure if you'll even be there then!
John
- Fri Jul 18 11:05:25 2003
Hello again Simon! Hey, I've been meaning to ask. Are there any good cheeses in Hungary?
John
- Fri Jul 18 11:03:18 2003
Hmmm. John are you still planning to visit us...
Simon
- Fri Jul 18 10:53:43 2003
It's a sad day indeed when even the talc man is lost for words.
John
- Fri Jul 18 10:43:46 2003
John, perhaps, just for once, no-one's got anything to say, not even the talc company!
mad mumsie
- Fri Jul 18 10:22:31 2003
Hello again, is anyone around?
SimonW
- Fri Jul 18 10:10:19 2003
It's gone quiet again...
John
- Thu Jul 17 14:42:54 2003
Not really a piss up, just a quiet drink really. It was nice to talk to Dale about all things Japanese, and Gay Swan was there too.
John
- Wed Jul 16 10:35:23 2003
Sp, how was the piss up?
Rob Lang
- Wed Jul 16 08:23:53 2003
It could be worse, he could turn up suddenly and give us three hours notice that he's going to brutally murder us all.
John
- Tue Jul 15 18:52:01 2003
In typical Dale style, he turns up and gives us 3 hours notice for a piss up. Typical.
Rob Lang
- Tue Jul 15 17:29:18 2003
I would have quite liked to go to that reunion thingy, but we were up in Manchester to see R.E.M. playing at the Move festival. They were very good. Then, yesterday evening, after a rubbish journey back from manchester on the train, we went to see Dave Gorman doing his googlewacks show. This was also very good. Now I am back at work, which is not so good. But at least this office has decent air conditioning.
Graf
- Tue Jul 15 16:56:32 2003
On the off chance Lorenzo is reading, it turns out the British invented Lasagne!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3067455.stm
John
- Tue Jul 15 14:37:33 2003
I'm not quite sure how intercourse with an inhabitant of a monastery is going to help here.
John
- Tue Jul 15 14:30:35 2003
I might as well do a monk and blindly copy it out by hand!
Rob Lang
- Tue Jul 15 14:24:38 2003
Is the printer just doing fast show impressions? Eth eth eth eth eth eth butros butros gale, chris waddle, etc.
John
- Tue Jul 15 13:56:00 2003
I'm quite fond of latex too ... but not really in this weather.
Jimmy
- Tue Jul 15 13:27:12 2003
I just wish the bloody thing would print what was on THE DAMN SCREEN. It would make life so much happier. It just printed 100 pages of 'F', for christ sake!
Rob Lang
- Tue Jul 15 13:01:33 2003
Yea - I've noticed that sort of thing before - whats more, load it on a different PC and you suddenly find you've written 10 less (or maybe more) pages than you thought you had. For all it's difficulties, I still prefer using LaTeX.
John
- Tue Jul 15 12:59:26 2003
WYSINWIP - What you see is not what is printed. A new feature of MS Word.
Rob Lang
- Tue Jul 15 12:39:42 2003
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Rob Lang
- Tue Jul 15 12:38:21 2003
Bugger!
Jimmy
- Tue Jul 15 12:30:40 2003
Damn. I seem to have posted that twice.
Jimmy
- Tue Jul 15 12:30:27 2003
Damn. I seem to have posted that twice.
Jimmy
- Tue Jul 15 12:30:24 2003
I am here. But don't let that persuade you that you're *not* in a nightmare.
Jimmy
- Tue Jul 15 12:30:00 2003
I am here. But don't let that persuade you that you're *not* in a nightmare.
Jimmy
- Tue Jul 15 12:29:56 2003
I always used to have nightmares when I was young about still having to go into school during the summer holidays. Today is starting to feel a bit like one of those nightmares - is anyone at work/uni today...?
John
- Tue Jul 15 12:11:40 2003
This week, I have discovered there is a lot of child-like amusement to be had at Tom's site, given that he has (perhaps unwisely) given me a user account there, and is away for a bit.
John
- Tue Jul 15 12:09:08 2003
Right then, I'll take your silence as a confirmation that you are indeed Kev Frampton, the notorious East London gang leader and hydraulics seminar organiser from the 1960s, who was pecked to death by emus in 1987 before writing his autobiography, and going on to have a succesful career in daytime television.
John
- Tue Jul 15 11:56:47 2003
Which Kev is that then?
John
- Mon Jul 14 17:04:40 2003
.... except at night, of course !
Kev
- Mon Jul 14 16:39:23 2003
Does anyone know where I can buy a solar powered fan? I thought it would be really handy in this sort of weather.
John
- Mon Jul 14 15:36:03 2003
Rob: and I understand YOU didn't get lost once.
mad mumsie
- Mon Jul 14 15:15:04 2003
It's just too hot to work today.
John
- Mon Jul 14 14:42:38 2003
I walked quite a long way this weekend. Oh yes.
Rob Lang
- Mon Jul 14 13:50:51 2003
Oh yes, the reunion. It was OK. I more or less didn't see anyone there that I hadn't already seen in the past year or so anyway, so as a reunion exercise it was a bit weak. A lot of Chie's old friends from St. George's Hall had arranged in advance to meet there, which was really nice, but on the other hand it was too loud to talk really. I don't think the organisers had really thought it through - surely that's all everyone wants to do when they meet people from a few years back, have a natter and catch up. But the union insisted on playing very loud cheese. Still though, as I often used to go to Wednesday/Saturday nights at the union, it was a nice blast from the past.
John
- Mon Jul 14 12:37:50 2003
So, John, did you go to the reunion?
Rob Lang
- Mon Jul 14 12:17:42 2003
Simon - thanks I will check it out.
John
- Mon Jul 14 11:59:44 2003
Your URL parser is broken...
Simon
- Mon Jul 14 10:32:30 2003
John, have you looked at the xawdecode project on SourceForge? It's a linux TV related project. Don't know if it might be of use to you.
try here: http://www.sf.net/projects/xawdecode/
How's the enthusiasm today?
Simon
- Mon Jul 14 10:31:53 2003
There is a man who speaks from experience!!! John, how was the reunion?
Rob Lang
- Mon Jul 14 09:01:09 2003
Kivon, my good man. Maybe any money you accumulate would be better spent on a bus ticket or on supplies so as to help you escape your...situation. People you meet on the internet are all men of ill-repute. Or American. Or American men of ill-repute. Steer clear of them.
Travis
- Sun Jul 13 22:10:18 2003
Hi. Me call Êèâîí Àíäðåé. To me 17 years. I come Belarus.
In Internet I already about one year. I do not speak in English, but me
The help you is necessary. I do not have friends in real life. All
My friends in Internet. I am afraid to communicate with the people in the street, because
I very not beautiful. I the Invalid, me the people are afraid. The rescue I found in Internet.
But recently our family have plundered. At us have taken away all money, that we accumulated.
To me have forbidden to enter in Internet. We can not pay for Internet.
I do not know, how to me to live further. For me it there was a sense of all life.
I hope, that you understand me. To me nothing remains, how to count
On your help. Please. If it is not a pity, if you are allowed by yours
situation - help me. Could you to me list on WebMoney even
1 or 2 USD? I do not ask many money. To me though to pay Internet and to help
To the parents by money. It is my last hope. I think you me understand.
I very strongly ask you, though 1 USD. Please. Without Internet I am simple die.
If we shall not find money, it is necessary bay the computer. But as I can live
Without him. I do not have friends. To me nobody wants to help. Nobody understands.
I hope for your pity to me and I ask - Help please.
Mine of WM - Z504311215626
(E159093297191 R778134177682)
please, Help me!
Kivon <musikejay@narod.ru>
- Sun Jul 13 16:55:47 2003
I've got a better one... http://users.tinyonline.co.uk/bigh/bigh/pylonof.htm
tom
- Fri Jul 11 19:54:35 2003
Anyone else suffering an enthusiasm famine this afternoon..?
John
- Fri Jul 11 16:38:37 2003
How did you find that 'specialist art site', John - have you been looking over my shoulder? We can only hope that absolution is forthcoming during your visit to the garden of contemplation this lunchtime.
Mikey
- Fri Jul 11 10:49:52 2003
Hey boys and girls, I've found a site here with some really stunning aerial photography. You should take a look.
John
- Fri Jul 11 10:34:58 2003
Thank you Father Mike, your commitment to our regular prayer meetings at the long wooden altar lined with the stools of virtue and the taps of spiritual healing has been a constant source of inspiration to me.
John
- Fri Jul 11 10:28:27 2003
Brother John
A meeting has been called for 1PM at the local church to discuss your wicked behaviour. Please join the monks traipsing past your door at the appropriate time and bring 'repentance' vouchers to exchange for a foul tasting liquid by the low top wearing nuns at the church.
Father Mikey <mike.kenna@softel.co.uk>
- Fri Jul 11 10:18:38 2003
In that case Simon, there's never been a better time for me to ask:
Why aren't you drinking?
John
- Fri Jul 11 09:58:46 2003
How much are the alcohol rehab clinics, though?
Rob Lang
- Thu Jul 10 18:50:18 2003
...I forget to mention one of the most important things about being here......Beer is 30p a bottle, yes 30p ladies and gentlemen.
Simon W
- Thu Jul 10 18:30:24 2003
I need it for the work I am doing at the moment, for the company in Reading...
Simon W
- Thu Jul 10 18:28:46 2003
Sounds Radstockian, John.
Rob Lang
- Thu Jul 10 18:03:56 2003
Tom, if you ever manage to sell a system advertised as purely that, I would be well impressed.
John
- Thu Jul 10 17:18:43 2003
He he he..
tom
- Thu Jul 10 16:08:27 2003
Why, dare I ask, have you got an SQL server in the first place...? Is it there to purely to maintain a database of all the people trying to hack into it?
John
- Thu Jul 10 15:54:33 2003
In fact I am having to use one myself, to stop some completely random people logging into my SQL server!!
Simon W
- Thu Jul 10 15:36:34 2003
Rob: No! Tom: Yes!
Simon W
- Thu Jul 10 15:35:01 2003
Do they have firewalls out there?
tom
- Thu Jul 10 15:28:21 2003
So, Simon, it's not like the Eastern BLock equivalent of the 3rd world?
Rob Lang
- Thu Jul 10 14:17:19 2003
That has to be the weirdest thing I've seen in a long time...
Simon W
- Thu Jul 10 14:16:36 2003
John, that's scarey. They should do a dog one.
Rob Lang
- Thu Jul 10 14:09:34 2003
My excuse being, I'm waiting for my FPGA to compile:
http://members.jcom.home.ne.jp/2110342001/catprin/english/index.html#hiyoko
John
- Thu Jul 10 14:02:28 2003
dsp: Nice to here from you too. What are you up to these days?
Simon W
- Thu Jul 10 13:28:15 2003
Hoorah. That is good timing. We're getting the mortgage sorted this afternoon (we have a "mortgage promise" or something but we have to go and show them lots of bits of paper before they'll actually lend us the money. Don't ask me, I'm not the financial advisor).
Graf
- Thu Jul 10 13:17:25 2003
Graf: You'll be very pleased to hear that interest rates have just dropped another 1/4 percent. Even cheaper mortgage!
dsp
- Thu Jul 10 13:01:48 2003
Hi Simon! Good to hear from you and that you're liking Hungary!
dsp
- Thu Jul 10 13:01:15 2003
....I am glad to hear of someone planning to use cloth nappies. I always thought disposable ones are senselessly wasteful. It really bugged my once when I heard of a charity shipping disposable nappies to Romania as aid. There's no way that they could ever afford them so why tempt them to start using them when they could have cloth ones and then use them for longer.....I know there is the washing factor but it still seems daft. Oh well....
Simon W
- Thu Jul 10 12:06:01 2003
.....and there are trams and electric trolley buses in this town
Simon W
- Thu Jul 10 12:00:34 2003
Oh yeah, and you can get milk in polythene bags, and beer in returnable brown bottles
Simon W
- Thu Jul 10 11:59:07 2003
Simo
- Thu Jul 10 11:58:31 2003
Generally living costs (food, rent etc) are much cheaper, but anything like TV sets, computers etc is the same price as the UK or more. Generally pay rates are poor here.
Simon W
- Thu Jul 10 11:48:24 2003
Generally the food is much heavier, less vegetables and more meat and fat. The foreign misconception of Goulash is of course bunk. Goulash is a soup with largish pieces of meat in.
Simon W
- Thu Jul 10 11:46:49 2003
'Ello Rob. Well, the weather is generally hotter and finer. It's still got a fairly strong 'Eastern Block' feel but things are changing quickly. Some things are much better, like decent markets and buses!
Simon W
- Thu Jul 10 11:43:28 2003
Hi Simon! Good to see you about! What's it like in Hungary? What are the big differences? (apart from language)
Rob Lang
- Thu Jul 10 11:40:33 2003
It's funny the other day Susi and I were talking about the English bathroom carpet factor. Hungarian bathrooms also are tiled or whatever so you can just splash around and not worry, yours looks good
Simon W
- Thu Jul 10 11:33:24 2003
Yes, some, I am going to add them to my bit of the site very soon
Simon W
- Thu Jul 10 11:31:16 2003
Taken any pictures recently?
John
- Thu Jul 10 11:09:00 2003
Yeah, good thanks John. It's much better now we have moved, the flat is much nicer and we are in a much bigger town, so there's more to do. Also I have a broadband connection, which is nice.
Simon W
- Thu Jul 10 10:37:08 2003
How is life in Hungary Simon? Thanks - I got your email by the way! Sorry I haven't replied yet...
John
- Thu Jul 10 10:33:22 2003
Hello, it's me again
Simon W
- Thu Jul 10 09:43:51 2003
Congratulations on the new home Andy! Think how nice it will be every time your mortgage payment goes out not having to think you're actually just buying your landlord's girlfriend another bloody Fendi bag.
John
- Wed Jul 9 18:59:32 2003
The estate agent's picture is here
http://www.nichedra.co.uk/mh/nck04658/nck04658still.jpg
It's a maisonette, so we'll own the bottom floor, left half, and the back garden left half (which you can't really see in the pic)
Graf
- Wed Jul 9 17:48:26 2003
Graf: When can we see some pictures?
dsp
- Wed Jul 9 16:34:33 2003
I can safely say that I will not be doing any DIY that involves water, electricity or gas. Although I might put a phone-line extension in. (It's not in a cabled area, so we get to escape the tyranny of ntl).
Graf
- Wed Jul 9 16:08:36 2003
I learnt a very valuable DIY lesson I hope I can share with you. Whilst plumbing, never try and empty three litres of water into a two-litre container. Once you've removed the pipe, there's no stopping it.
dsp
- Wed Jul 9 15:33:57 2003
Congrats to Graf and Hester! Home-owning absolutely rocks!
dsp
- Wed Jul 9 15:32:39 2003
I did the laminate in our middle bedroom. Took me a few hours, but well worth it. I have the tools if you ever want some help...!? :-)
tom
- Wed Jul 9 15:30:48 2003
Nooooo, not DIY. I'll have to get tips from John. I fear that Hester will want to rip up the (brand new) carpets and put in laminate flooring. It's just like doing a jigsaw - except the pieces are more expensive. We've already got decking though, so that's a bonus.
Graf
- Wed Jul 9 14:44:17 2003
Muggy here, too, John.
Rob Lang
- Wed Jul 9 13:39:36 2003
Yeah Graf?! Coooool! Although you realise that you will be expected to do DIY from now on.
tom
- Wed Jul 9 13:08:10 2003
I'm in London today. It's very close, or muggy, or humid, or sticky, or whatever you call it.
John
- Wed Jul 9 12:08:50 2003
Feeling scared and excited. We're buying a house - we put in an offer today, it's been accepted and it's all kicking off.
Graf
- Wed Jul 9 12:08:20 2003
Is Olive Smith briney or oily?
John
- Wed Jul 9 12:03:49 2003
Pretty good. Working away as usual..
tom
- Wed Jul 9 12:02:08 2003
I've just spent 1 hour running around Whiteknighs house (admin hell) with the quite lovely Olive Smith, securing my money - which will be paid at the end of the week - rather than the end of the month. Now I am charging on with these thesis corrections. Still missing Kate big time, though.
Rob Lang
- Wed Jul 9 10:32:21 2003
How is everyone feeling this morning?
John
- Wed Jul 9 10:12:05 2003
Um.... 'doh'.. ? Threaten to send 'the boys' round. BASTARDS!
tom
- Tue Jul 8 20:38:18 2003
That's terrible Rob! I hope it gets sorted out soon!
John
- Tue Jul 8 16:47:55 2003
Well, that's it! The Unversity have failed to pay me for the 3rd month running. I literally have no money. Quite literally. 100 pounds over my overdraft literally. So tomorrow, I am going to sit in the finance office until they give me a cheque for the 2400 quid they owe me. And I am not going to move until they do. I can't afford to.
Rob Lang
- Tue Jul 8 16:35:53 2003
The nappies are as yet unused but you have to wash them a few times before first using them! They're a bit small for Mat....
Alex
In the Kitchen, - Tue Jul 8 16:25:25 2003
Were they soiled by Mat? (Alex's husband)
Rob Lang
- Tue Jul 8 13:49:07 2003
Alex: Have you had the baby yet? Or were the nappies soiled by a non-baby?
dsp
- Tue Jul 8 13:08:42 2003
Someone add a countdown..
tom
- Tue Jul 8 12:25:11 2003
T minus 6 weeks.
Rob Lang
- Tue Jul 8 12:17:23 2003
Not sure about flat screens but I have got a lot of recipe books hanging around......and twenty napies in the washing machine! Ah, the domestic life. Do I miss the high powered world of television? Nope. Rob: I am off already although as is always the case when you have some time off, I have an absolute stinker of a cold and I'm not allowed any drugs for it apart from paracetomol, which is crap. Six weeks to go today - eep!
Alex
In the kitchen, - Tue Jul 8 11:41:26 2003
I've heard you can buy special ear plugs to filter out Birmingham accents.
John
- Tue Jul 8 11:31:28 2003
The madlab is a modern furnace. We also have our fair share of noise. The powered robot floor has 5 robots skittering across it most days, the Puma 560 robot only makes noise when it turns sharply, the motor drivers for the wheelchair motors for the 4th year project squeal at the top of your range of hearing, the robot lawn mower is started up irregularly, that makes a whirring noise and Kevin Warwick makes an awful brommie noise.
Rob Lang
- Tue Jul 8 11:22:31 2003
Yea Simon, that would be good.
John
- Tue Jul 8 10:49:09 2003
A fleece with a corporate logo on, though...?
John
- Tue Jul 8 10:44:14 2003
Oh. And they're cold too. I often wear a fleece in August.
tom
- Tue Jul 8 10:32:01 2003
I quite often end up working in *very* fan-noisy corporate computer rooms. You have aircon fans, about 20,000 1U rack units, and about the same number of hardrives buzzing away. Don't even get me started on Freeserve's (et al) computer rooms.
tom
- Tue Jul 8 10:31:37 2003
No blanket, but I do have a jug of water. Mwahahahaaaaa.... How's the work going? Should we call on you at lunch then?
Simon
Noisy Fan Hell, - Tue Jul 8 10:15:27 2003
I think "good" there sould read "got".
John
- Tue Jul 8 10:14:55 2003
Have you good an old blanket or duvet at home you can throw over it? That might help muffle it a bit. P.S. I think I might come and join you at lunchtime.
John
- Tue Jul 8 10:12:12 2003
I think I might be about to commit an act of extreme violence on the extremely noisy 1U unit sat behind me. help. It will probably involve a pitchfork, electricity, and a marrow.
Does anyone else have to sit next to broken machines with broken fans "on test" all day long? What's your worst ever working environment?
Simon
Pangbourne, - Tue Jul 8 10:05:34 2003
Damn, they're catching up! Next they'll having running water and a toilet in the house. Welcome to the 21st Century. Just had a thought - this will be good for when you've stopped work (is that yet), Al.
Rob Lang
- Tue Jul 8 09:04:03 2003
Kewl! So you've got flat panel, touch screen displays with wireless internet and a rather good recipe database??? ;-)
tom
- Tue Jul 8 08:47:00 2003
Despite the best efforts of parcel force to keep our stuff arriving from Dabs, I am now posting from the comfort of my own kitchen where Mat and I have finally emerged into the 21st Century.
Alex at Home
- Mon Jul 7 19:17:17 2003
I'm planning on visiting the Hawkins this Thursday.
Rob Lang
- Mon Jul 7 13:49:24 2003
Tom - have you checked your email today? I sent you an email on this very subject just before midday today.
John
- Mon Jul 7 13:46:19 2003
When are we going to get drunk again?!
tom
- Mon Jul 7 13:32:00 2003
I've just calculated that you just spent 0.2% of your life calculating that little nugget!! ;-)
tom
- Mon Jul 7 13:31:46 2003
I have roughly calculated that time spent doing DIY has so far occupied approximately 0.001% of my life. I think you'd have to manage more like 0.5% (an hour a week over a sustained period) before you can be considered a grown-up.
John
- Mon Jul 7 13:12:58 2003
Also, your login bit broke for some reason.
tom
- Mon Jul 7 13:08:56 2003
Rob: 78sqn.3822.org (we had problems with the redirect chooseing to look at the whole url.. imagine the fun?!!!)
tom
- Mon Jul 7 13:08:30 2003
I'm still young.
Rob Lang
- Mon Jul 7 12:27:08 2003
Alex, I cannot believe that I am sat here reading about nappies!! I must be getting old. In fact, with John doing DIY (http://www.maison-de-stuff.net/archives/00000112.html) I think we all are....!!!
tom
- Mon Jul 7 11:34:18 2003
Muppet Politians: http://www.tom-watson.co.uk/teens.html
tom
- Mon Jul 7 11:31:41 2003
Thank you, John. I'm looking into that...
Travis
- Mon Jul 7 01:49:23 2003
Er, no it didn't work. But simultaneously a butterfly flapped it's wings in Clapham or Mongolia or somewhere, which caused a typhoon and the hard drive got corrupted and blah blah blah blah.
John
- Sun Jul 6 21:20:00 2003
does it?
Rob Lang
- Sun Jul 6 16:13:15 2003
I just wanted to see if the add message page on Tom's site actually worked...
John
- Sun Jul 6 12:51:28 2003
Mmmm it's definitely available on amazon.co.uk, although I'm not sure if they will ship outside of the UK. If they don't, then I'm sure one of us could act as a proxy and send it on for you.
John
- Sun Jul 6 11:05:53 2003
Perhaps you Brits can help me. I'm lookin' for a the UK DVD of '28 Days Later'. It's only now in theatres in the US. How the heck can I get my hands on one? Thanks.
travis
- Sun Jul 6 05:55:26 2003
Something in that message from Omar hints that he's had trouble with a virus today, but I can't quite pin it down...
John
- Fri Jul 4 16:32:39 2003
I plan on making Rob babysit as often as he's physically able :-)
Alex
- Fri Jul 4 15:14:41 2003
If I ever meet anyone who writes malicious viruses, I'm going to hurt them very very badly. Today has been an extremely irritating day. Roll on weekend, for the love of god...
Omar
- Fri Jul 4 14:47:19 2003
Thanks Alex! But I'm not really sure what tips I have to give, I haven't really had to do anything at all (so far at least)...
John
- Fri Jul 4 14:30:59 2003
Congratulations Uncle John! You'll be able to give Rob some tips.....
Alex
- Fri Jul 4 12:39:40 2003
Hey guys! Happy Friday!
dsp
- Fri Jul 4 10:53:29 2003
And by the way, if any of you parents-to-be need to get your hands on a large quantity of talc for your offspring, I think I know a man who can help...
John
- Fri Jul 4 10:48:43 2003
No problems Alex! It'll be a sad day when any (reasonable) topic of conversation is not welcome on the message board. Incidentally, I found out last week my brother and his wife are going to have another baby, so I'll have a second neice/newphew. It sounds like everyone's at it!
John
- Fri Jul 4 10:46:38 2003
Tom: Yep, there's an initial outlay of about 200 quid but that would see you through more or less from birth to potty. To use disposables over the same time would be £500-£700! We would hope to eventually have more than one child so economically it makes even more sense. Of course this doesn't take the cost of washing and drying into account - I should factor in the cost of a tumble dryer! But for me, its the fact that disposables are full of horrible chemicals that no scientist would ever want next to their baby's delicate skin, and the fact that nappies don't biodegrade for about a million years. I haven't actually used them yet but real nappy devotees assure me that its really not that much hassle and they've come on a long way from the terries we would have worn as babies. Check out www.thenappylady.co.uk if you need more convincing!
Sorry John, don't mean to turn your message board into a parenting one!
Alex
- Fri Jul 4 09:26:15 2003
This morning I will mostly be installing place and route tools.
John
- Fri Jul 4 09:21:34 2003
Ok John. Say hi... Thanks Alex. I think I'd prefer the traditional way. Must eb cheaper in the long run!?
tom
- Thu Jul 3 18:27:08 2003
No probs Tom - it turns out my Dad is popping in for a visit tonight, so I could have only stayed for one or two anyway...
John
- Thu Jul 3 14:39:28 2003
Tom: well if you want any advice or anything let me know, we're going for cloth nappies and I've got loads of info on them if you're interested.
Alex
- Thu Jul 3 13:26:00 2003
Well. Yes.. but I can't. Have to rush home. Off to Cornwall this evening!
tom
- Thu Jul 3 13:00:26 2003
Tom - d'you fancy a drink after work...?
John
- Thu Jul 3 12:37:23 2003
Have just arrived in South Bank.
John
- Thu Jul 3 12:36:48 2003
I too am in London.
tom
- Thu Jul 3 12:11:57 2003
I'm off to London today. Woopee.
John
- Thu Jul 3 10:49:00 2003
Doh. Ambiguity rules ko?!!!
tom
- Wed Jul 2 14:54:03 2003
I though Sarah was old enough to use the toilet?
dsp
- Wed Jul 2 13:16:46 2003
I think Sarah is keen for disposable nappies..
tom
- Wed Jul 2 12:45:01 2003
Hmmm, the a=c stuff confused me too although I was always in the bottom group for maths. Thanks for the tip about condensors - I was all for one of these as it could go in the kitchen but Mat insists that venting ones are better. I don't really care as long as the damn thing is good at drying the 12 gazillion nappies we're going to be washing a week......
Alex
- Wed Jul 2 11:49:46 2003
Are you growing the beans? Are you? No. So how can they be homemade??? ;-)
tom
- Wed Jul 2 11:05:13 2003
I'm making homemade baked beans. Mmmmm beans.
John
- Wed Jul 2 10:27:23 2003
Yes but what does "appliance equals cost" mean? It's a bit like saying "sausages equals london buses". I'd like a more formal definition of which set your equals operator is working on, please.
John
- Tue Jul 1 19:37:53 2003
It's just maths, init?
tom
- Tue Jul 1 17:21:18 2003
Maybe I've just turned dim then - what's all this 'a' and 'c' business...? Tres confusante.
John
- Tue Jul 1 17:12:14 2003
Not yet.
tom
- Tue Jul 1 17:09:59 2003
Tom, are you drunk?
John
- Tue Jul 1 17:05:47 2003
Warning: condensor dryers make lots of dust....
tom
- Tue Jul 1 16:39:35 2003
Given that 'a' = appliance, and that 'c' = cost. Are you looking for 'a' = 'c' or better??? snigger.
tom
- Tue Jul 1 16:38:17 2003
Thanks DSP. I did look at that but for some reason the ratings are all for the shop where the dryer is cheapest rather than the appliance itself. Its probably me looking in the wrong place though....I'll check again!
Alex
- Tue Jul 1 13:10:40 2003
http://www.dooyoo.co.uk/ contains lots of consumer reviews and ratings of stuff like that. Its quite good. It does reviews of other things too like books, videos, hotels, countries, ethnic minorities, industrial talcum powder manufacturers etc.
dsp
- Tue Jul 1 11:14:26 2003
Do any of you internet whizzes know of a website where there are Which? style reports on electrical appliances? I want to find out if people think the tumble dryer we're going to buy is crap or not. Cheers.
Alex
- Tue Jul 1 11:11:04 2003
Last months messages can be found here.
John
- Tue Jul 1 10:35:09 2003
That'll be July then.
tom
- Tue Jul 1 10:01:18 2003
Made me larf
Rob Lang
- Tue Jul 1 09:55:45 2003