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Fareham history walk
So, yesterday afternoon I ended up going on a history walk in Fareham. The organiser expected maybe 15 people to turn up... they got upwards of 50 ( Read more... ) -
Remember, remember...
...the fifth of November ( Read more... ) -
Today's ridiculous video
Today's ridiculous video is The Slow Mo Guys' latest storage upgrade...
It's worth watching the whole series of tech upgrades - the numbers involved are utterly ridiculous. I think my favourite is still the original storage upgrade, where the shiny new 130TB server lasted about a month before being filled! -
MOT time!
MOT time! The Alfa passed with only the one advisory: a slight exhaust leak which the garage has patched. Otherwise it's all running fine - no mean feat as its nearing 100k miles. The only other work needed this year was an aircon recharge... and a new pair of tyres thanks to an unexpected flat, but that was technically last year so I'm not ( Read more... ) -
Peter Pan Goes Wrong
Last weekend's excitement was going to see Peter Pan Goes Wrong at the Mayflower theatre in Southampton! And indeed Peter Pan did go very wrong in all the right ways.
I highly recommend it, and I think the live production is actually better than the BBC one from a few years ago. When it's live, the audience joins in...
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They're taking the hobbits to Isengard!
Sometimes, the algorithm finds the perfect video...
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Today's programming silliness
Today's programming silliness: creating a function with 16 parameters.
And then creating a second function with 39 parameters to call the first one.
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Today's randomness
I live ( Read more... ) -
The highly inaccurate guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2023: Results!
Interval act 1: Wow - some (all?) of the dancers have artificial arms/legs, and there's even a few in wheelchairs.
Interval act 2: I recognise that song, it's Imagine? Annnd now we have a complete mood swing with You Spin Me Round and a pair of giant inflatable wings, because Eurovision 😅. It's a wonderfully bonkers mashup of previous contestants ( Read more... ) -
The highly inaccurate guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2023!
Yes, I do still have a blog despite having not posted since um... last year 😅. But it's now May, which means it's time for me to once again ramble on at Eurovision! And it's here in England!
And who knows, maybe I'll actually start blogging again having finally gotten round to writing something...
Wait, there's a Scouse commentary ( Read more... )