I'm fed up of Linpus Linux Lite that came pre-installed with my netbook. I've never been able to get the webcam to work, and settings aren't kept between sessions ( Read more... )

I was trying to translate a recipe from the back of the packet of lentils and got stuck on one phrase: “La lenticchia non va tenuta a bagno. Si consiglia una scelta a dito e un accurato lavaggio prima della cottura” Scelta is quality and dito a finger, so I think this is asking me to manually check the lentils [for stones] since they’ve not been ( Read more... )

Spent the last week with the outlaws. They have lunch at 1pm and dinner at 7pm precisely, and now I'm back home I've lost my hunger cues. Somebody ring a bell or something. Ta!

Try pulling your head out of your Web2.0-hole and designing something critical.

Peace.

An interesting read for the geeky among you: design decisions, software systems, failure modes etc ( Read more... )

Alistair Darling MP ( Read more... )

http://www.newsobserver.com/news/health_science/story/1526601.html

http://childpolicyinfo.childreninscotland.org.uk/index/news-app?story=7843&category=24

Missed yesterday's Edinburgh Cycle Forum meeting because the childminder has broken her arm & I was looking after the daughter. This morning I see a link from one of the other members, with some impressive cycling in the city.

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I've used Matt Forsythe's RSS icons at work, and had a wee look at his site. Nice illustrations, including this big red dragon:


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