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JUST POPPING IN
to wish everyone a Happy Easter! -
Good news, bad news
Good news: Robert has not only completed his book but got it published
www.lulu.com/product/paperback/shadow-path/14952620
Bad news: Fran beat me to it, so I can't really do a post about it now. :-(
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MACHINES BEHAVING BADLY*
At least, that seems to be this month's theme.
Do we have any washing-machine diagnosticians in the house?
Our chamine has a dial plus handle, with which to set it to the desired programme. The handle then travels round the dial until it reaches the end point for that cycle (thus telling the cognescenti that it's time to empty the tumble dryer ( Read more... ) -
'PUTERY PROMBLE GREETS 2011
Once upon a time on a computer far away (well, probably the attic) there was a little floppy disc. This disc liked D&D, and hoarded lots of lovely Word docs about it. It kept on hoarding and hoarding them till it got too full, and got terrible cramps in all the diodes down its left side. It needed to sleep it off! So it's owner put it aside ( Read more... ) -
RUDDY 'ECK!
55. How did that happen? -
BEES IZ CLEVER BUZZERS
A news item about bees caught my eye today. Apparently, they're better at route-finding than their brains entitle them to be.
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/24/bees-route-finding-problems
Recalling the poem about how they're not meant to be able to fly either, it occurred to me that
The bumblebee is oddly wrought
Cybernetically it ought
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Here be the screen grabs from femsc 's LJ, as mentioned in previous post, wot recounts a weirdness in how her Journal and Friends Page display. All advice on how to get it looking normal again gratefully received.
01 - Top of Femsc's LJ
02 - femsc's friends page
03 - middle of post on femsc's friends page
04 - start of post on femsc's friends page
05 - ( Read more... )