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So, having abandoned this for a long time here goes again ( Read more... )

Following on from an interesting discussion last night. Human evolution has been rendered almost redundant by technological and sociological development allowing us to far exceed the capabilities of the most beautifully evolved other species on earth by artificial augumentation. But if it were possible, what things that other species have developed ( Read more... )

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Have just got back from the holiday part of my easter holidays and I now have to get on with work and revision for the next fortnight, which is no fun at all. So I'm going to remember holidays instead.

Me and lightningstate went to the Brecon Beacons for a couple of days. In deference to what might have been expected for Wales it was bright and sunny. We spent ( Read more... )

So, on summarising the time since I last posted on this ( Read more... )

So I hear I haven't updated this for $AGES - having just got back from London and being bored here I'll try and put down a bit more info. So, a meme to start with. Stuff about next year and this year to follow.

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The disadvantage of having a balcony attached to my room is turning out to be a constant desire to go out onto it, adopt some suitably dramatic pose and make some megalomanical utterance along the lines of "The World is Mine!" (evil laughter). The effect would be improved by having a crowd of minions down below with torches and pitchforks, but I ( Read more... )

Today I have been pitied by more foo's than Mr T could pity in a lifetime. This is what you get for standing for most of the day with a fixed smile trying to convince the skeptical public that the Physics Society was the best thing since sliced bread (a poor invention that makes bread go stale quicker). This isn't an easy sell at the best of times ( Read more... )

The good sysadmin, bad sysadmin act doesn't seem to be making much of an impression of my computer. Damn its eyes.