When I arrived at the (as it was then) University of Wales, Aberystwyth the entire inbound data connection was 34 megabit.

Some very clever caching made this work very well all things considered for the users.  I certainly was always fairly impressed with what I got.  The upgrade, later in my time there, to 155mbit over microwave (initially ( Read more... )

The fastest graphics accelerator I own is almost certainly the one in my mobile phone.

The very fact my mobile phone *has* a graphics accelerator somewhat amuses me.

Its a funny world.

Inside the car is a small display, as many modern cars now have, showing you temperature. Today, for the first time ever, I saw it read minus 15 centigrade ( Read more... )

Firstly, a genuinely splendid wedding that allowed us to spend time around people we've both grown so fond of and sadly can only rarely and fleetingly be around. We do both wish you well, and look forward to the first opportunity we get to head south again and catch up ( Read more... )

Spending 7 and a half hours solid merchandising red wine, and not buying a bottle at the end of your shift (and no, I don't have any at home already!)

I am sure a number of you who read this will have seen this already, but for those who haven't, have a shufty.

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Made us laugh anyway =)

Well the weather isn't any better up here either, and the rain does indeed remind me a lot of those early autumn days in Aber when you aren't quite sure where that office is, or which laundrette takes which coins and has a working spinner (saves money see ( Read more... )

Its been great having Paul up to visit. Whilst sadly I haven't been able to have any time off work or anything, fortunately the shifts I work are crazy enough that Paul was sensibly asleep for a good chunk of at least a few of them. This allowed us to do things in afternoons and evenings when I had finished ( Read more... )

Sorry - forgot to post the bit I meant to in the last post about Linux ( Read more... )

Time for another run through whats been going on with me I guess. Can't promise it will enthrall, but there we go ( Read more... )