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Strangely disturbing
There is a consultant in the office today from the Netherlands, working on a proof of concept project for some middleware we are thinking of buying ( Read more... ) -
Where the BBC lives
Has anybody but me noticed that the BBC news site not only always spells Kimi Räikkönen's name wrong (as Raikkonen), but also insists on calling Ireland "the Irish Republic ( Read more... ) -
Uncertain ground
You know the way sometimes it seems that your memory of an event is so radically different from somebody else's that the only rational explanation is that the universe branched and then merged again, and you went down different branches? This is what happened to me yesterday ( Read more... ) -
Mid-autumn changes
Tuesday of last week was a beautiful autumn day, sunshine from a blue, infinitely deep sky on red and golden leaves, a faint bite in the air - just enough to remind you that winter was on its way, not enough so that you would actually be inconvenienced by, heaven forfend, having to put on gloves or anything ( Read more... ) -
Nuggets of wisdom
They certainly cannot be described as pearls... nor probably as wisdom but indulge me1) The less often that you fail, the more your failures prey on you. It used to be just part of who you were, but now that you have succeeded, not succeeding every time is suddenly a big deal ( Read more... ) -
Yes actually
I left my old job, and was kind of obnoxious about it. Then I spent three weeks thinking about things, then started my new job. And, hmm, stuff happened, and now I'm going to go backwards - back to my old job in Itella next week ( Read more... ) -
Sometimes
Sometimes, the only way to get over my urge to smash people's heads together is to play Peggle Deluxe while listening to the News Quiz.
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Wired
grumble grumble
Two hours of sleep earlier, filled with tedious and restless dreams where I live a work day over and over without a single interesting or even dreamlike event in the whole thing. I would much prefer nightmares.
Now I'm wide awake, given up on getting any more sleep. Wondering about the bizarre decision I heard about in work yesterday ( Read more... ) -
Spotted (entry with content)
Okay, not much content, but whatever ( Read more... )